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Death Squad 102:Jack vs John PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ari Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Pettis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis moves into the clinch.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pettis stalling in the clinch but Love improves position.
Pettis has Love pushed against the cage.
Love just leaning against Pettis, taking a breather.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but Pettis has double underhooks.
Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
Pettis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pettis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Pettis moves away and avoids it.
Pettis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
Pettis tries to clinch
and Love counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Love keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ari Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Love lands with a good body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Pettis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pettis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pettis is rocked!
Love misses with a hook. Pettis ducked under it nicely.
Pettis is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
Pettis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Love connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Pettis to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Love!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ari Love!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kesigan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is aint no sunshine. Bradley has chosen Doesn't Remind Me -Audioslave as his entrance music. Kesigan St Pierre had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kesigan St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bradley.
Bradley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Bradley lands but St Pierre takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bradley pushes St Pierre away with a front kick.
Bradley keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bradley!
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
St Pierre slips under a jab.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
Bradley throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Bradley pushes him off.
Bradley misses with a body kick.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Bradley circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Bradley circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
Bradley lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Bradley pushes him off.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Bradley.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Bradley pushes him off.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Bradley circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradley throws a body kick that misses.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre rushes Bradley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Bradley throws a body kick that misses.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
Bradley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bradley misses with a body kick.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradley lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Bradley pushes him off.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradley.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley swinging wildly here.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradley lands a big head kick that sends St Pierre tumbling to the mat! Bradley takes a step backwards and waves St Pierre back to his feet - he wants the finish!
St Pierre is rocked!
Bradley throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradley looks winded!
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradley throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Bradley circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Bradley - that's a beauty! St Pierre is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Bradley can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abe Bradley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casy Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's my life. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casy Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Redban!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver moves out of range as Redban throws a body kick.
Redban will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Redban clinches with his opponent.
Carver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carver is trying to stall.
Carver manages to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Redban wanted to stand there but Carver had control of the position.
Carver is trying to hold Redban in close to prevent damage but Redban has managed to pass into half guard.
Carver is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Casy Carver wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Redban fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carver on the side of the head.
Carver is rocked!
It looks like Casy Carver has been cut.
Redban throws a series of punches but Carver moves out of range.
Redban fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carver, pushing him back against the cage.
Redban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Redban is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Redban's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Redban is looking to break free of the clinch but Carver has double underhooks.
Carver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redban's efforts to push away.
Redban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Carver on the inside.
Carver tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Redban just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carver lands a nice uppercut.
Carver tries to pull guard but Redban holds him up against the cage and eventually Carver drops back down to his feet.
Carver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver prevents Redban from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carver.
Redban blocks an elbow strike from Carver.
Redban is trying to force a seperation but Carver has the dominant position.
Redban avoiding damage as Carver throws knees to the body.
Carver missing with knees to the body.
Carver tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Redban just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casy Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carver lands a knee to the head.
Redban has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carver prevents Redban from breaking the clinch.
Redban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Redban is trying to force a seperation but Carver has the dominant position.
Carver has Redban pressed against the cage, preventing Redban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carver looking to stall.
Our sources have told us that Carver has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Carver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Redban's defenses.
Carver lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Carver as the two fighters clinch.
Carver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver is trying to maintain a safe position but Redban gets an underhook and turns Carver into the cage.
Redban takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redban's efforts to push away.
Carver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Carver trying to keep a closed guard but Redban is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Redban gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redban does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brian Redban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Redban, right into the meat.
Redban misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Redban will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Casy Carver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carver tries to close the distance and clinch but Redban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redban misses with the combination.
Brian Redban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver wants to clinch but Redban slips to the side
and Redban counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Carver! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Redban!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Redban!
The defeated Casy Carver had this to say: 'I'm not myself today , sorry - I will show real me at the next show ! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kniezelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kniezelis comes to the cage accompanied by SH - Cukrus. 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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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Kniezelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lock!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kniezelis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like John Lock has been cut.
Lock loads up on a big right hand but Kniezelis slips the punch.
Lock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kniezelis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kniezelis misses with a few strikes there.
Kniezelis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lock clinches with his opponent.
Lock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kniezelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kniezelis digs a good body shot into Lock's 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!
Kniezelis cracks Lock with an open hand slap.
Kniezelis thows a body shot but no joy.
Lock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kniezelis throws a sloppy head kick and Lock moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Kniezelis. Beautiful body shot.
A left and a right from Kniezelis both land. Nice combination.
A left and a right from Lock both land. Nice combination.
Kniezelis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kniezelis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kniezelis.
Lock has a takedown stuffed.
Kniezelis misses with a body kick.
Lock slips a jab and a cross from Kniezelis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Kniezelis.
A jab from Kniezelis misses.
Lock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kniezelis throws an overhand right that lands on Lock's shoulder, as Lock tries to avoid the shot.
Kniezelis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Kniezelis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kniezelis is breathing heavily.
Lock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kniezelis is looking to wear down Lock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Lock.
Kniezelis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lock drops his shoulder and cracks Kniezelis with a huge uppercut! Kniezelis goes down! Can Lock finish him?
Kniezelis is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oh Kniezelis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lock stands and steps away. Kniezelis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kniezelis is aggressively charging in as Lock backs up avoiding any damage. Lock tosses out a jab and Kniezelis runs right into it face first! Kniezelis is out cold! Lock dropped down on all fours and is barking in Kniezelis's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Lock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Yi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi lands a nice hook to Strong's body. Strong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yi closes the distance and pushes Strong back into the cage.
Yi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yi lands an uppercut.
Yi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Strong up against the cage.
Strong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yi effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yi.
A body shot lands from Yi.
Strong wants to break free but Yi has control.
Yi pushes Strong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strong jumps guard but Yi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yi scores with a shot to the side of Strong's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Yi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Strong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yi lands a nice shot to the body.
Yi lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Yi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yi pushes Strong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strong is rocked!
Yi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Strong to his knees! Yi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Yi!
Post fight, an emotional Master Yi said 'Your skills are inferior!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Al Shaq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zlatan Ibrahimovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mustafa Al Shaq's chin.
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26
135 lbs
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26
130 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mustafa Al Shaq!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Shaq looks to throw the jab but Ibrahimovic is out of range.
Al Shaq waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibrahimovic.
Al Shaq throws a hook but Ibrahimovic blocks it.
Al Shaq has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Al Shaq misses its intended target.
Ibrahimovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Shaq.
Ibrahimovic misses with a head kick.
Al Shaq misses with a hook.
Ibrahimovic throws a body kick that misses.
Al Shaq drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Al Shaq is rocked!
Ibrahimovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Shaq is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibrahimovic finish him?
Ibrahimovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Al Shaq seems to have recovered his senses.
Al Shaq looks to land a left hand but Ibrahimovic moved out of range nicely.
A solid body kick from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibrahimovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Al Shaq off the cage and back into range.
Ibrahimovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ibrahimovic misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Shaq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Shaq connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left lands for Al Shaq.
Ibrahimovic with a hook.
Whack! Ibrahimovic lands a heavy head kick that drops Al Shaq. The ref tackles Ibrahimovic to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Al Shaq was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
Zlatan Ibrahimovic made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Longoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Longoria comes to the cage accompanied by bang your head. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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36
130 lbs
39 - 53 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Longoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 53 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyodor Pending!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longoria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Longoria.
Longoria working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Longoria is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pending knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Longoria works to advance to full mount. Pending defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Longoria landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longoria is landing with some decent strikes but Pending is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Longoria landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longoria with the ground and pound from mount.
Longoria is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Longoria 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.
Pending is working to get back to half guard.
Pending is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Longoria lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longoria scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Longoria fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pending 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.
Longoria wants to finish this one by submission but Pending is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Longoria.
Longoria putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Longoria lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pending is looking to improve his position but Longoria isn't that keen on the idea.
Longoria breaks from Pending's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pending is rocked!
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!
Pending takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Longoria's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Longoria!
During a confident post fight interview, Manny Longoria thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Sandalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandalio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, World's Greatest. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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21
151 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Solid chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlito Sandalio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandalio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sandalio misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White takes one to the side of the head.
White has closed the distance and engaged Sandalio in a clinch.
Sandalio scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Sandalio blocks a body shot from White.
A right hook to the body lands for Sandalio.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sandalio looking to stall.
White tries a body shot but Sandalio blocks it.
Sandalio misses with a punch to the body.
White lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Carlito Sandalio has been cut.
Sandalio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sandalio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sandalio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White can't get the takedown.
Sandalio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sandalio keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sandalio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
White lands a damaging elbow.
Sandalio blocks a body shot from White.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sandalio takes an elbow to the forehead.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sandalio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White just leaning against Sandalio, taking a breather.
White looking for a takedown.
Sandalio misses with a punch on the inside.
White drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sandalio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carlito Sandalio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandalio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sandalio scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from White.
Sandalio avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandalio swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carlito Sandalio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
White moves away from the strike by Sandalio.
Sandalio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carlito Sandalio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White drops his hands momentarily and Sandalio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White moves away from the strike by Sandalio.
White scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sandalio blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to stall here but Sandalio recovers full guard.
White trying to control but Sandalio is working from the bottom.
White sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sandalio's guard.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White is pressing down on Sandalio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sandalio is holding on for now.
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sandalio defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White not doing much here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
White is trying to work for a kimura but Sandalio is defending well.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sandalio keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White is thwarting Sandalio's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlito Sandalio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
White shoots for a takedown but Sandalio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White has closed the distance and engaged Sandalio in a clinch.
Sandalio lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
Sandalio looking to slow down the pace here.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sandalio smiles and moves away.
Sandalio connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sandalio throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a takedown into side control.
White tries to score with some ground and pound. Sandalio controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sandalio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandalio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sandalio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sandalio is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.
White working the ground and pound from side control.
White has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Sandalio is having none of it.
Sandalio is in all sorts of trouble here.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White punching from mount but Sandalio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
White looking to control but Sandalio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sandalio is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
White lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sandalio hang on?
White goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sandalio is on top in guard.
Danny White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandalio trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White working a defensive guard but Sandalio passes into half guard.
White gets back to full guard.
Sandalio got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sandalio has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlito Sandalio's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sandalio lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
Sandalio moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
We've been told by Sandalio's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sandalio connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sandalio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White prevents a body shot from Sandalio.
White misses with a body punch.
Danny White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sandalio prevents White from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandalio.
Sandalio misses with a punch to the body.
White stalling in the clinch but Sandalio improves position.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sandalio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sandalio controlling the action here for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandalio's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a body punch.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carlito Sandalio's cut is getting worse.
White lands a right hand.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandalio controls his hands.
White has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandalio controls his hands.
Sandalio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Sandalio is working White over against the cage.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sandalio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sandalio.
White jumps guard.
Sandalio preventing the sweep.
Carlito Sandalio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White wants to improve his position but instead Sandalio has moved into half guard.
White is trying to control but can't.
White is looking to improve his position.
Sandalio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
White wants to improve his position but Sandalio is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlito Sandalio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sandalio misses with a low kick.
Sandalio throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandalio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandalio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sandalio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sandalio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sandalio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Danny White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White wants to clinch up but Sandalio keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandalio is looking to score with low kicks.
White connects with a right hand. Sandalio shakes it off.
Sandalio misses with a left hand
and White counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sandalio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sandalio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Sandalio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White tries to clinch up but Sandalio circles away and keeps his distance.
White instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White looking to stall.
Sandalio misses with a punch to the body.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlito Sandalio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny White!
Danny White tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gelardie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gelardie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to domination by pantera. Morgan has chosen OneRepublic - Counting Stars as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
166 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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27
165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Gelardie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Morgan cracks Gelardie with a right hand to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morgan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morgan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gelardie slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Gelardie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gelardie.
Gelardie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gelardie postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Gelardie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gelardie stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Gelardie scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelardie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gelardie is in close to Morgan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morgan wants to stand but Gelardie is controlling the position.
Gelardie throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gelardie wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Gelardie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gelardie 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.
Gelardie chips away with some ground and pound.
Morgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gelardie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gelardie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gelardie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gelardie with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gelardie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gelardie throwing strikes but missing.
Gelardie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Gelardie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gelardie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gelardie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gelardie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gelardie postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Gelardie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gelardie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gelardie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gelardie stops Morgan from standing up.
Gelardie landing with the ground and pound.
Gelardie prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Gelardie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Gelardie with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Gelardie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gelardie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gelardie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gelardie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gelardie working over Morgan with some ground and pound. Morgan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gelardie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gelardie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Gelardie.
Gelardie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Morgan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gelardie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gelardie connects with a nice short shot to Morgan's temple.
Gelardie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Gelardie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gelardie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gelardie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gelardie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gelardie raining down shots from the mount!
Morgan is bucking up trying to escape but Gelardie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morgan is rocked!
Gelardie landing punches.
Morgan is still in real trouble! Can Gelardie finish him?
Gelardie unloading with bombs!
A big strike lands for Gelardie! That's really hurt Morgan and he's turned his back - Gelardie keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Gelardie jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Gelardie!
Ryan Gelardie is the new lightweight champion!
Ryan Gelardie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Carrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Riggs's choice of entrance music: big gun - AC/DC. John Riggs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Carrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs throws a wild body kick that Carrell sees coming a mile off.
Carrell misses with an uppercut
and Riggs counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carrell tries to buck Riggs off but Riggs is having none of it.
Carrell's coaches at Dragon MMA Academy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Carrell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carrell tries to get out of the position.
Riggs working the strikes but Carrell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs is looking to advance position but Carrell won't allow it.
Riggs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Riggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carrell defending well though.
Riggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carrell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carrell is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riggs.
Riggs is thwarting Carrell's attempts to control the position.
Riggs lands with a punch from half guard.
Riggs is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Carrell is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Riggs! John Riggs retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking John Riggs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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