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LFC Fight Night 7 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Kolyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soren Holst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holst has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Soren Holst enters the cage!
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edgar Kolyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Soren Holst!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolyan throws a combination. Holst tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kolyan lands a big head kick that sends Holst tumbling to the mat! Kolyan takes a step backwards and waves Holst back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Holst is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolyan goes for a small jab and connects. Now Kolyan goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Holst stumbles back but Kolyan runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Holst to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Holst will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edgar Kolyan!
Our winner, Edgar Kolyan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Soren Holst had this to say: 'He was the better man. My opponent has showed me there's still a lot to learn. Well done!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remember The Name - Fort Minor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Arthur!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arthur jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Arthur finds it's target.
Arthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clean and Green in the buildup to the fight.
Arthur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arthur moves into the clinch.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arthur digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Morgan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arthur is defending well.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arthur throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Arthur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan keeps control of Arthur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Arthur.
Arthur wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arthur is pushing Morgan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arthur tries to circle away but Morgan has him pinned against the cage.
Arthur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arthur wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Arthur misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arthur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arthur throws an elbow but it misses.
Arthur gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
A left hand lands to the body for Arthur.
Arthur prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arthur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur breaks the clinch.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arthur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arthur looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Robert Arthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthur throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Arthur misses the target.
Arthur throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a series of strikes. Arthur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arthur misses with a body shot.
Arthur tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthur misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arthur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arthur throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arthur misses with a hook.
Arthur's coach down at Basics -LOD- was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Arthur's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Arthur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arthur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Arthur dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arthur closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arthur.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Arthur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Arthur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Arthur wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
Arthur stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morgan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Arthur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arthur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Arthur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arthur.
Arthur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arthur tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arthur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arthur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur wants to clinch.
Arthur throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arthur.
A slow jab from Arthur misses its intended target.
Arthur tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arthur has managed to clinch.
Arthur is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morgan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arthur is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arthur's efforts to push away.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arthur 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arthur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Justin Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arthur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arthur throws a right hand that misses
and Arthur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arthur misses with a combination
and Arthur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arthur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arthur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Arthur 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!
A swing and a miss from Arthur.
Arthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Arthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Arthur wants to clinch.
Arthur just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Arthur misses
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur swinging wildly here.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arthur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arthur tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan walks into a jab.
Arthur throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Arthur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Arthur keeps moving.
Morgan won't allow Arthur to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arthur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan drops back looking for a leg! Arthur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Arthur manages to kick Morgan off! Morgan jumps back into Arthur's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Arthur has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arthur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arthur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robert Arthur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arthur closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arthur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Arthur.
Justin Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Arthur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arthur winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Arthur!
Robert Arthur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Worf Roshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roshenko has chosen QoNos Death Swell as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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278 lbs
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263 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Worf Roshenko!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier misses with the combination.
Roshenko misses with a body kick.
Frazier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roshenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roshenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roshenko throws a leg kick which misses Frazier's front leg but catches the back leg as Frazier tries to avoid it.
Frazier with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier thuds his right hand into Roshenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roshenko misses with a head kick.
Roshenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Frazier.
Roshenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roshenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Roshenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roshenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Frazier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Frazier is breathing heavily.
A jab from Frazier misses.
Roshenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Roshenko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Roshenko has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Worf Roshenko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Crack! A monster head kick from Roshenko and Frazier falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Roshenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Worf Roshenko!
Worf Roshenko spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimentor Boycoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rekis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Rekis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dimentor Boycoff!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boycoff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rekis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rekis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boycoff bucks up and tries to throw Rekis off but instead Rekis has got his back!
Boycoff has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Rekis throwing damaging strikes from the back! Boycoff could be in trouble here!
Rekis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rekis lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Boycoff hold on?!
Boycoff looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rekis scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Boycoff is looking for a way out.
Rekis is working the ground and pound. Can Boycoff escape?
Boycoff is keeping busy.
Rekis 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.
Rekis scores with strikes from the back.
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.
Rekis lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Rekis is working the ground and pound. Can Boycoff escape?
Rekis has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Boycoff.
Boycoff trying to get back to his feet but Rekis is in full control for now.
Boycoff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rekis is working the ground and pound. Can Boycoff escape?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rekis lands shots to the head and Boycoff turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Rekis!
During a confident post fight interview, John Rekis 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 Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Casey Penn!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Penn was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Penn looking to control.
Gracie gets to his feet - Penn follows without any prompting.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Penn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Penn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Penn pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Penn sits in half guard.
Penn working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gracie's thigh. Gracie counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Penn defends it easily.
Penn is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Penn 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.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Penn misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn lands a two punch combo.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Penn on his heels. He'll look to pass Penn's guard now, I'm sure.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Casey Penn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Penn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Penn tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Penn looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense.
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!
Penn stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Casey Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Penn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penn lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Penn tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice takedown defense from Penn. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Penn looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
We've been told by Gracie's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn misses with the combination.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
Penn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Penn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Penn leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Penn's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Penn defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Penn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Penn manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn controlling the position.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Penn 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!
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gracie fails with the takedown
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Penn.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Penn throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
Penn looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Penn's guard.
Gracie pushes down on Penn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Penn to stand up.
Penn lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Penn against the cage but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Penn is controlling Gracie's trapped leg to prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie wants to stand but Penn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Renzo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Penn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Penn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Penn in his guard.
Penn passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Penn escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Penn!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Casey Penn.
I've got Penn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Penn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KJ Noons!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Noons counters with a head kick.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Frost tries for a takedown but Noons circles away easily
and Noons counters with an inside leg kick.
Frost looks for a takedown but Noons sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noons plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jack Frost has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noons lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noons's coach down at Clean and Green was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Noons's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Noons throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Frost doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Noons counters with a body kick that stops Frost in his tracks momentarily.
Frost is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frost if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice sprawl there from Noons as Frost shoots in.
A nice leg kick lands there from Noons.
Noons lands a big head kick that sends Frost tumbling to the mat! Noons takes a step backwards and waves Frost back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost has his takedown stuffed
and Noons finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Noons.
Frost throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Noons's waist but Noons gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frost off to one side.
Noons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
KJ Noons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Noons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Noons.
Frost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Noons.
Noons throws a head kick that half lands.
Jack Frost's cut is getting worse.
Noons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Noons lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frost tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jack Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noons lands a big head kick that sends Frost tumbling to the mat! Noons takes a step backwards and waves Frost back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Frost is rocked!
Frost has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Noons.
Oh Frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frost seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Noons - that will leave a mark!
Noons moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Noons thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frost if he has to take too many more of those.
Noons throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost shoots in looking for a takedown but Noons manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Frost's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Noons throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Frost.
Jack Frost's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Noons bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Noons throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Frost crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). KJ Noons!
KJ Noons bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonatan Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Magamutdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali Magamutdinov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonatan Jose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Magamutdinov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magamutdinov, pushing him back against the cage.
Jose gets control of Magamutdinov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jose will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jose has his hands on Magamutdinov's head, controlling the position.
Jose wants to sweep but no luck.
Jose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jose tries to get out of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jose holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonatan Jose just wasn't active enough.
Jose closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Magamutdinov quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magamutdinov wants to control but Jose is keeping busy.
Magamutdinov wants to improve his position but Jose is controlling well.
Jose working the head and body with strikes.
Magamutdinov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Magamutdinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jose.
Jose is working Magamutdinov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jose sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jose connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Magamutdinov's head.
Magamutdinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Magamutdinov, not yet.
Jose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose stands up over Magamutdinov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've been hearing good reports from Jose'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.
Magamutdinov has his foot on Jose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jose works his way back into a safe position though.
Jose is looking to work some ground and pound but Magamutdinov has wrist control.
Jose is stalling in the full guard.
Jose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magamutdinov is keeping the position for now.
Jose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magamutdinov on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose postures up in Magamutdinov's guard and throws a big left but Magamutdinov blocks it.
Jose has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jose trying to control the position from guard on top but Magamutdinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jose is stalling in the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonatan Jose.
Magamutdinov dives in and grabs Jose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jose pushes down on Magamutdinov's head and hops out.
Magamutdinov shoots for a takedown but Jose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magamutdinov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jonatan Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Magamutdinov.
Magamutdinov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jose counters with a single leg into guard. Magamutdinov didn't expect that.
Jose drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Magamutdinov dives on top into guard.
Jose is pulling down on Magamutdinov's head to control his posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magamutdinov trying to control but Jose is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magamutdinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jose is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonatan Jose 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.
Magamutdinov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jose counters with a takedown into side control.
Magamutdinov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jose's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jose seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magamutdinov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Magamutdinov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jose postures up and lands a big shot to Magamutdinov's brow.
Magamutdinov is trying to control the position but Jose postures up.
Jose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jose lands a couple of elbows.
Jose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jose controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jonatan Jose has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jose clinches with his opponent.
Jose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jose controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose struggles to land a body shot inside as Magamutdinov controls his hands.
Jose ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jose no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Magamutdinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jose is trying to control the position but Magamutdinov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose controlling the position.
Magamutdinov slips nicely into half guard.
Magamutdinov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Magamutdinov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jose is trying to control but Magamutdinov passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magamutdinov is looking to take a break and control but Jose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jose is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jose is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Magamutdinov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonatan Jose dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jose stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Magamutdinov misses with a two punch combination.
Jose clinches up with Magamutdinov and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jose.
Jose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jose breaks the clinch.
Jose moves into range and clinches up with Magamutdinov.
Jose turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jose manages to end up in side control.
Jose looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jose trying to control the position but Magamutdinov is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magamutdinov can't do much from the bottom here.
Jose scoring with punches and elbows.
Jose working the ground and pound.
Magamutdinov is not content to let Jose control the position.
Magamutdinov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magamutdinov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Magamutdinov tries to bench press Jose off him but Jose keeps the position.
Jose looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Magamutdinov is avoiding damage well.
Magamutdinov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Magamutdinov tries to buck Jose off but Jose is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose is staying tight to Magamutdinov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jose scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jose creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jose trying to control the position but Magamutdinov is working away.
Jonatan Jose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jose just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonatan Jose wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jose shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jose was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee asks Jose politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jose prefers to stall for the moment though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali Magamutdinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magamutdinov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jose's best efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonatan Jose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonatan Jose!
A victorious Jonatan Jose thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Askren might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West-Stronger. Knott has chosen Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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176 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buster Knott!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Knott to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Knott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knott trying to control the position from guard on top but Askren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Askren wants to sweep here but Knott controlling him for the moment.
Knott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Knott wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Askren's closed guard. He's half up but Askren has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Askren pivots and extends the arm, Knott falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Askren! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Askren!
A victorious Ben Askren thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Buster Knott spoke after the fight, saying 'I still have heaps of improvement, and I'm coming for you next time!'.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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