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LVC #74 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asos Than (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Than comes to the cage accompanied by Spartan Grunt. Asos Than looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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257 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asos Than!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Than scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Than connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Than stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Than wants it to stay on the feet.
Than pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Than throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Than looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Than stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunt. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Than throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Than lands a head shot.
Than is breathing heavily.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Than shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Asos Than has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Hunt.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Than.
Than throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Than looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt dives in and grabs Than's left leg, looking for a takedown. Than pushes down on Hunt's head and hops out.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Than has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hand 2 Hand Combat $50 !!! in the buildup to the fight.
Than misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Than throws a big shot that misses.
Than wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Than throws out the jab.
Than comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Than.
Than throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Than swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Than swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hunt goes for a takedown attempt but Than pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big left from Than misses.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Than avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Than.
Than ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Than throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Than leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt slips a jab from Than.
Than scores with a nice head shot.
Than missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Than sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Than.
Hunt slips a straight right by Than.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Than.
Than throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Than but Than pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Than.
Than keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Than lands a jab.
Than just misses with a punch to the body.
Than swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
Hunt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hunt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Robert Hunt hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Than misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Than gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Asos Than seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Than jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Than looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Than misses
and Hunt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Than uses from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Than trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hunt's guard.
Hunt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asos Than 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.
Than lands a head shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt fails to land the takedown.
Robert Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Than misses.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
Than is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Than thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Asos Than has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Hunt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Than shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Than throws out the jab.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asos Than is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Than thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Than sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Than misses with a straight right.
Than thows a body shot but no joy.
Than fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Than throws out the jab.
Hunt pushes Than up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Than just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Hunt defending well as Than loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Than misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Than.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown but Than manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hunt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Than connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Than scores with a nice strike.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Than sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Than with a jab.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Than.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Hunt pulls guard effortlessly.
Than tries to stand but Hunt is controlling from the bottom.
Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Than is one step ahead there.
Than is looking to stand up but Hunt won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has his feet on Than's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches up with Than, looking for a takedown. Hunt pushes Than against the cage but Than circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Than throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Asos Than is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt darts in and clinches Than up against the cage.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Than.
Than throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Than thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Than tries to sprawl but Hunt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hunt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Robert Hunt hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Than. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Hunt with that takedown attempt.
Than throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Than.
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 Asos Than will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Than throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Than sprawls well. Than wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Than saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunt defending well as Than loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Than.
Hunt darts in and clinches Than up against the cage.
Hunt jumps guard.
Hunt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robert Hunt has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hunt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Than looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hunt controls the position.
Than takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Asos Than is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Than gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hunt controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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.
Hunt looking to ground and pound but Than is blocking nicely.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Robert Hunt hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Than.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Than, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Robert Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Than misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Than 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Asos Than!
As Asos Than got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Humiliation!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henderson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Ortiz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henderson Diaz!
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, Ryan Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Ortiz. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Ortiz tightens his grip and picks Diaz up, before dumping him to the ground. Diaz manages to land in guard.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Diaz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortiz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ortiz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortiz misses with a head shot. Diaz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Ortiz is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ortiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ortiz!
Ortiz tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Ortiz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ortiz gets full guard.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Ortiz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ortiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz tries to stand but Ortiz is controlling from the bottom.
Ortiz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Ortiz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Diaz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ortiz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ortiz lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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.
Ortiz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ortiz cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Ortiz has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $300 fee). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ortiz breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ortiz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ortiz lands a couple of good shots and Diaz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ortiz struggling to land strikes to the head as Diaz covers up.
Ryan Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz punches Diaz on the ear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Diaz is looking for a way out.
Diaz trying to control the position but Ortiz manages to sink in the hooks.
Ortiz is landing with strikes. Diaz can't take much more of this.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Diaz. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ortiz lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ortiz punches Diaz on the ear.
Diaz is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ortiz lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ortiz.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound. Can Diaz escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz has the hooks in. Diaz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ortiz punishes Diaz with strikes from the back mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Ortiz loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Diaz hold on?
Ortiz punches Diaz on the ear.
Ortiz lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Can Diaz hold on?! Ortiz is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ortiz lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Ortiz is striking well from the back but Diaz escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Ortiz sprawls well.
Ortiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ortiz wants it to stay on the feet.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Ortiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ortiz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henderson Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ortiz on the ground.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortiz works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ortiz slips nicely into half guard.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz looks to land a strike but Diaz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortiz works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ortiz is aware though and is defending well.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz throws a big elbow that misses.
Henderson Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ortiz content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Diaz has locked up a guillotine! Diaz's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Ortiz is holding on here and Diaz must be using up a lot of energy. Ortiz has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Diaz gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Henderson Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronikolai Reznitov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica-Nothing else matters . Reznitov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scarface - My Block. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronikolai Reznitov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznitov gets a clinch.
Reznitov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reznitov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reznitov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reznitov breaks from the clinch.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Reznitov.
Reznitov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Reznitov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reznitov tries to clinch
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reznitov won't be happy with that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reznitov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznitov struggling a bit here.
Hall works to advance to full mount. Reznitov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Reznitov is trying desperately to improve position.
Hall has isolated one of Reznitov's arms. Reznitov looking to fight him off but Hall twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tito Hall!
A very excited looking Tito Hall 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.
The defeated Ronikolai Reznitov had this to say: 'Tito Hall is a good fighter. I will look to rebound from that loss, and later in my career, I will prove myself as the greatest.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Costa Philippou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dean might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Will Smith-Geting Jiggy with it. Mike Dean has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Costa Philippou!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippou throws a right and a left that Dean avoids nicely.
Dean seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dean stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dean wants it to stay on the feet.
Philippou throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mike Dean has been cut.
Philippou misses with a takedown attempt
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown. Philippou fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Philippou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dean's guard.
Dean wants to stand up but Philippou is controlling him.
Philippou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippou has gone for a leg lock! Dean slips out almost immediately though and dives into Philippou's guard.
Dean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dean controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Philippou is proving hard to escape from.
Philippou looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Philippou has his foot on Dean's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dean works his way back into a safe position though.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Philippou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Philippou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dean wants to control from the top but Philippou keeps moving.
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!
Philippou has momentary wrist control but Dean slips an elbow through the middle.
Philippou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dean is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dean wants to control from the top but Philippou keeps moving.
Dean throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippou looking to control.
Dean works over Philippou with some ground and pound from guard.
Philippou keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dean postures up in Philippou's guard and throws a big left but Philippou blocks it.
Philippou utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Philippou keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philippou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dean is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippou is looking for a triangle but Dean pushes his legs off easily.
Philippou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Philippou keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean is working Philippou over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Philippou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dean trying to control but Philippou is working from the bottom.
Dean drops back looking for a leg! Philippou is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Philippou manages to kick Dean off! Dean jumps back into Philippou's guard.
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 Mike Dean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Dean's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dean stuffs the takedown attempt from Philippou. Philippou gets slowly back to his feet.
Dean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dean defends it nicely.
Philippou doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mike Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Costa Philippou.
Dean uses his free foot to push down on Philippou's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Philippou.
Dean punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dean postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Philippou looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean working Philippou over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean landing strikes from the mount.
Philippou is rocked!
Dean scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Philippou?
Philippou is still in real trouble! Can Dean finish him?
Dean looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Philippou covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Dean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Strecha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strecha comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Strecha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture clobbers Strecha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Diego Strecha has been cut.
Randy Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture lands with a nice body punch.
Couture misses the jab.
Strecha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
Couture throws a looping overhand right but Strecha ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Strecha gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Couture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Couture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strecha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Couture is able to avoid easily.
Strecha slips a straight right by Couture.
Couture jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Couture bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strecha's head backwards.
Couture on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Couture misses with a hook. Strecha ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strecha misses with a looping left.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Strecha lands with a right hand.
Strecha scores with a jab. Couture acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Couture throws a head kick but Strecha moves out of range.
Strecha clinches up with Couture and pushes him back against the cage.
Couture working aggressively here.
Strecha being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Strecha.
Couture trying to stall but Strecha improves his position.
Strecha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Strecha moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture stuns Strecha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strecha throws a series of punches but Couture moves out of range.
Couture throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diego Strecha's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strecha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Couture misses with a hook.
Couture throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Strecha.
Jab, jab by Strecha - just one landing.
Strecha moves out of range as Couture strikes.
Strecha connects with a right hand. Couture shakes it off.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Strecha is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Couture 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strecha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Couture misses.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Strecha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strecha misses with a hook.
Couture drops his hands momentarily and Strecha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Couture loads up on a big right hand but Strecha slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strecha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Strecha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strecha counters with a low kick, right behind Couture 's knee.
Couture circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Strecha drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Couture follows Strecha to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Couture!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francois Permitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikos Stalikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Permitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikos Stalikas!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalikas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Permitis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stalikas's guard.
We've been hearing that Permitis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Stalikas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stalikas keeping moving, preventing Permitis from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Francois Permitis just wasn't active enough.
Permitis tries to sprawl but Stalikas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stalikas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Permitis's head.
Stalikas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Permitis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Permitis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Permitis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Permitis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stalikas is aware though and is defending well.
Stalikas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Permitis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Permitis holds on and takes a little breather.
Stalikas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Permitis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stalikas has managed to get both his arms back between Permitis's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalikas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stalikas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalikas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stalikas postures up in Permitis's guard and throws a big left but Permitis blocks it.
My spies in Skylab Vegas inform me that Stalikas has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stalikas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stalikas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stalikas wants to control from the top but Permitis keeps moving.
Permitis is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Stalikas rolls with it to try and escape but Permitis cranks on the arm and Stalikas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Francois Permitis!
Francois Permitis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Bender!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender misses with an uppercut. Chantry saw that one coming.
Bender waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chantry.
Chantry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bender connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chantry scrambles back to his feet.
Bender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chantry slips a straight right by Bender.
Bender looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chantry lands an overhand right.
It looks like Blake Bender has been cut.
Bender walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bender takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bender misses with a shot to the body
and Chantry counters with a nice uppercut.
Bender is rocked!
Chantry lands a leg kick that knocks Bender off balance momentarily.
Chantry tries to score with a low kick but Bender moves his leg out of the way.
Chantry tries to score with a low kick but Bender moves his leg out of the way.
Chantry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bender keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chantry.
Chantry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bender moves away.
Chantry throws a right hand that Bender ducks under and follows up with a left that Bender also avoids with ease.
Bender dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Chantry's head coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bender scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chantry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bender swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bender keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chantry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bender finds it's target.
Chantry looks to land a combination but Bender avoids it well.
Chantry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chantry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bender looks to score with a jab to the body but Chantry is just out of range.
Chantry scores with a punch to the head.
Chantry connects with a single shot there.
Bender is still on wobbly legs! Can Chantry finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bender swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bender dodges the punch combination from Chantry.
Bender gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Chantry points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Bender wakes up just in time to hear Chantry thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Borden Chantry!
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