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Death Squad 108:Morgan vs Sandalio PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kesigan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by aint no sunshine. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 7 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. St Pierre did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Gracie is looking to stall here but St Pierre recovers full guard.
Gracie trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gracie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! St Pierre looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. St Pierre looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from St Pierre!
St Pierre decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bubba Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
Kesigan St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Gracie.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Pierre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre landing knees to the head.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kesigan St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie tries for a takedown but St Pierre manages to get underhooks.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, St Pierre has passed into half guard.
Gracie trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre escapes and gets back to his feet.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bubba Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! St Pierre slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
St Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St Pierre haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bubba Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but St Pierre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kesigan St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Gracie.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
St Pierre prevents Gracie from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, St Pierre rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by St Pierre!
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kesigan St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Pierre defends it nicely.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but St Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from St Pierre. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie wants a takedown.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
St Pierre gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St Pierre swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kesigan St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but St Pierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kesigan St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Gracie.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but St Pierre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St Pierre to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but St Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bubba Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushing down on St Pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is working for a kimura but St Pierre is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but St Pierre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his way into side control.
St Pierre is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
St Pierre stops Gracie from passing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, St Pierre rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by St Pierre!
St Pierre wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kesigan St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kesigan St Pierre!
Kesigan St Pierre 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chase Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Invictus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Invictus has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Lance Invictus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Invictus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Invictus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dunn throws a looping overhand right but Invictus ducks down to avoid it.
Dunn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dunn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) in the buildup to the fight.
Dunn misses with a hook.
Dunn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Invictus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Lance Invictus has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Dunn looks to land a combination but Invictus avoids it well.
Invictus tries to clinch
and Dunn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Invictus thinking.
Dunn scores with a body shot.
Invictus slips under a jab from Dunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn takes a swing at Invictus's ribcage but misses.
Invictus walks into a stiff left hand from Dunn.
Invictus is rocked!
Dunn cracks Invictus with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chase Dunn!
Chase Dunn took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Speedy Supps + Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kniezelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kniezelis comes to the cage accompanied by SH - Cukrus. Darius Kniezelis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Owen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Owen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kniezelis fails to land with a series of punches.
Kniezelis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kniezelis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Owen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kniezelis.
We've been informed that Owen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kniezelis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kniezelis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darius Kniezelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen scores with a one two! Kniezelis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kniezelis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kniezelis lands with a straight right. Owen didn't see that one coming.
Kniezelis misses with a straight left.
Owen has managed to clinch.
Owen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kniezelis.
Owen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kniezelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kniezelis misses with a wild combination.
Owen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Owen connects with a high kick.
Owen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Owen tries to throw a body punch but Kniezelis avoids it by throwing Owen back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Owen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kniezelis tries to break the clinch but Owen is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen looking to slow down the pace here.
Owen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kniezelis manages to break the clinch.
Owen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kniezelis lands a jab to the nose.
Kniezelis misses with the combination.
Owen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Owen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Owen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kniezelis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kniezelis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owen tries to clinch up.
Kniezelis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owen instigates a clinch.
Kniezelis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice elbow from Kniezelis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kniezelis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kniezelis is trying to push Owen away but Owen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Owen taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Owen on the inside.
Kniezelis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Owen has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Owen obliges.
Owen can't find room to land a body shot as Kniezelis controls the action.
Kniezelis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kniezelis tries to work over Owen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Owen tries to throw a body punch but Kniezelis avoids it by throwing Owen back against the cage.
Kniezelis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kniezelis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kniezelis is trying to push Owen away but Owen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee calls for Owen to work.
Owen tries a knee to the head but Kniezelis blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Kniezelis as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Owen.
Kniezelis struggles to land a body shot inside as Owen controls his hands.
Kniezelis is trying to break the clinch but Owen is controlling him.
Kniezelis tries to work over Owen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kniezelis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen prevents Kniezelis from breaking the clinch.
Owen leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Owen.
Kniezelis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Owen looks to land a combination but Kniezelis avoids it well.
Kniezelis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Owen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kniezelis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kniezelis misses with an uppercut.
Kniezelis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kniezelis.
Owen instigates a clinch.
Kniezelis wants to break free but Owen has control.
Kniezelis prevents a body shot from Owen.
Owen prevents Kniezelis from breaking the clinch.
Kniezelis can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kniezelis tries to break free but Owen pushes him back against the cage.
Kniezelis misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kniezelis.
Kniezelis is trying to force a seperation but Owen has the dominant position.
Owen looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kniezelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Owen prevents Kniezelis from breaking the clinch.
Owen trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owen is trying to maintain a safe position but Kniezelis gets an underhook and turns Owen into the cage.
Owen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owen prevents a body shot from Kniezelis.
Kniezelis manages to break the clinch.
Kniezelis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Owen misses with a two punch combination.
Kniezelis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kniezelis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kniezelis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Owen counters with a body kick.
Kniezelis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Owen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Owen tries to clinch but Kniezelis is having none of it.
Kniezelis misses with a double jab.
Kniezelis throws a body punch but Owen moves out of range.
Owen tries to bum rush Kniezelis with a series of wild strikes but Kniezelis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darius Kniezelis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kniezelis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kniezelis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Owen circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Owen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darius Kniezelis is winning the standup battle so far.
Kniezelis misses with a two punch combination.
Owen tries to clinch but Kniezelis moves out of range.
Kniezelis connects with a jab.
Kniezelis throws a series of punches but Owen avoids them all with ease.
Kniezelis tries a head kick but it misses.
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kniezelis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kniezelis lands with a nice combination. Owen backs away looking to recover.
Kniezelis throws a right hand that misses
and Owen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kniezelis!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Owen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Owen prevents Kniezelis from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen stands up and beckons Kniezelis to his feet.
Kniezelis lands a front kick.
Owen closes the distance and clinches.
Owen tries to work over Kniezelis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Owen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kniezelis avoiding damage as Owen throws knees to the body.
James Owen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Owen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kniezelis misses with a body punch.
Owen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kniezelis is defending well for now.
Owen misses with a knee strike.
Owen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kniezelis avoids it.
Kniezelis breaks from the clinch.
Owen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kniezelis, pushing him back against the cage.
Owen misses with a knee strike.
Owen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kniezelis's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Owen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kniezelis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kniezelis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kniezelis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Kniezelis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Owen avoids the head kick by Kniezelis.
Owen wants to clinch up but Kniezelis keeps it at a distance.
Owen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kniezelis circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Owen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kniezelis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kniezelis misses with a double jab
and Owen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kniezelis won't be happy with that.
Owen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kniezelis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Owen wants to clinch up but Kniezelis keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Owen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Owen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Owen blocks a head kick by Kniezelis.
Owen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kniezelis swats away the attempt to clinch by Owen.
Kniezelis throws a head kick but Owen moves out of range.
Owen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Owen blocks a head kick by Kniezelis.
Owen clinches up with Kniezelis and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kniezelis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kniezelis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Owen misses with a punch to the body.
Owen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kniezelis is trying to break the clinch but Owen is controlling him.
Kniezelis managing to block the knees to the body from Owen.
Owen lands with a light punch inside.
Kniezelis tries to work over Owen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen tries to work over Kniezelis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kniezelis blocks a body shot from Owen.
Kniezelis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kniezelis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owen lands with a left to the head.
Owen prevents Kniezelis from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Owen.
Owen keeps control of Kniezelis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kniezelis blocking some punches.
Kniezelis breaks the clinch.
Owen tries to clinch but Kniezelis moves out of range.
Owen dodges the punch combination from Kniezelis.
Owen wants to clinch up but Kniezelis keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kniezelis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Owen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Owen moves in looking to clinch but Kniezelis pushes him off.
Kniezelis circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Owen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Owen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Owen tries to clinch up but Kniezelis circles away and keeps his distance.
Owen avoids the head kick by Kniezelis.
Kniezelis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Owen circles away quickly and effectively.
Owen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kniezelis throws a sloppy head kick and Owen moves out of range easily.
Kniezelis throws a head kick that misses.
Owen wants to clinch up but Kniezelis keeps it at a distance.
Owen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kniezelis's head.
Kniezelis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Owen tries to clinch there but Kniezelis circles away.
Owen throws a right hand that Kniezelis ducks under and follows up with a left that Kniezelis also avoids with ease.
Owen has closed the distance and engaged Kniezelis in a clinch.
Owen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kniezelis backwards.
Owen is trying to maintain a safe position but Kniezelis gets an underhook and turns Owen into the cage.
Kniezelis wants to get back to striking at distance but Owen won't allow it.
Kniezelis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kniezelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kniezelis can't break the clinch.
Kniezelis lands a nice elbow.
Kniezelis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kniezelis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owen looks to land a combination. Kniezelis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kniezelis throws a lazy head kick
and Owen counters with a takedown into side control.
Owen decides to stand back up. Owen steps back and let's Kniezelis get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Owen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darius Kniezelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kniezelis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Owen counters with a shoot takedown. Kniezelis fights it but they end up in guard.
Owen gets to his feet - Kniezelis follows without any prompting.
Owen tries to clinch up.
Kniezelis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kniezelis swats away the attempt to clinch by Owen.
Owen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kniezelis misses with a straight left.
Owen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kniezelis.
Kniezelis misses with a low kick.
Owen tries to clinch up but Kniezelis circles away and keeps his distance.
Kniezelis swats away the attempt to clinch by Owen.
Kniezelis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Owen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kniezelis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kniezelis misses with a body kick.
Kniezelis misses with a series of wild punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kniezelis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Owen - the referee stops the clock and Kniezelis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Owen. Kniezelis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kniezelis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Owen takes the fight into the clinch.
Kniezelis wants to break free but Owen has control.
Kniezelis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kniezelis wants to get back to striking at distance but Owen won't allow it.
Owen lands a nice uppercut.
Owen looking to throw knees to the head but Kniezelis is blocking nicely.
Owen tries a body shot but Kniezelis blocks it.
Owen trying to stall but Kniezelis improves his position.
Owen slows down the pace here.
Owen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kniezelis's efforts to push away.
Kniezelis breaks from the clinch.
Owen lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kniezelis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kniezelis.
Kniezelis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Owen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kniezelis won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owen stands up.
Owen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Owen is trying to maintain a safe position but Kniezelis gets an underhook and turns Owen into the cage.
Kniezelis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Owen has him pressed against the cage.
Kniezelis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kniezelis prevents a body shot from Owen.
Owen lands a nice uppercut.
Owen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kniezelis or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kniezelis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kniezelis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kniezelis can't find room to land a body shot as Owen controls the action.
Owen trying to land knees to the body.
Kniezelis wants to break free but Owen has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Owen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Owen 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Owen!
James Owen made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodlust Horde Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Ali!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Morbid Conditioning School $350 in the buildup to the fight.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Ali tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller cracks Ali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Ali throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller moves out of range as Ali strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ali is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Ali cracks Miller with a good jab.
Ali throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
Miller cracks Ali with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ali looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Miller finish him?
Ali is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali misses with an uppercut
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ali leaves his chin hanging out and Miller seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ali crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zack Miller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Carrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley's entrance music is Doesn't Remind Me -Audioslave. A fine choice. Abe Bradley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Carrell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Carrell.
Bradley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carrell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been told by Bradley's head coaches at Bipolar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick by Carrell misses
and Bradley counters with a solid body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carrell - that will leave a mark!
Carrell connects with a high kick.
Bradley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bradley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Bradley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carrell forces Bradley back against the cage and clinches.
Carrell lands a shot to the body.
Carrell lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Abe Bradley has been cut.
Bradley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley tries to break the clinch but Carrell is controlling the position.
Bradley is looking to break free of the clinch but Carrell has double underhooks.
Carrell is working Bradley over against the cage.
Carrell dodges an elbow strike from Bradley.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carrell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carrell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Carrell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carrell clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carrell.
A short body shot lands from Carrell as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carrell misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley breaks the clinch.
Jack Carrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Carrell.
Carrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carrell is looking to land body kicks.
Carrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good standup being displayed there by Carrell as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Carrell.
Carrell scores with a nice head shot.
Carrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradley moves out of range of the leg kick from Carrell.
Carrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrell misses with a kick to the body.
Carrell throws a leg kick but Bradley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bradley doesn't manage to clinch there - Carrell circles away.
Bradley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carrell to score with a decent uppercut.
Carrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradley wants to clinch.
Bradley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carrell digs a good body shot into Bradley's ribs.
Carrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bradley will feel that in the morning.
Bradley is looking to clinch but Carrell is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carrell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carrell duly obliges.
Bradley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Carrell misses with a head kick.
Carrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carrell!
Carrell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carrell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bradley's head.
Carrell thumps Bradley with a low kick.
Carrell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bradley under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Carrell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Bradley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bradley tries to clinch up.
Bradley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carrell. Carrell obviously looking to wear him down.
Bradley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carrell.
Carrell lands with a kick to the temple. Bradley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abe Bradley's cut is getting worse.
Bradley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bradley wants to clinch but Carrell slips to the side
and Carrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Carrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Jack Carrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carrell throws a body kick that misses.
Bradley ducks right into an uppercut from Carrell.
Carrell lands a nice shot that snaps Bradley's head back.
Carrell pushes Bradley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carrell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carrell lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrell blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Carrell.
Bradley misses with an elbow over the top.
Carrell lands a nice uppercut.
Bradley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carrell blocks an elbow strike.
Bradley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carrell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abe Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrell 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.
Carrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bradley's calf.
Carrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carrell rushes Bradley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley is trying to break free.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Carrell is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradley throws an elbow but misses.
Carrell slowing the pace effectively.
Carrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carrell blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrell lands a body punch.
Carrell digs a right hand into Bradley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bradley's gas tank.
Bradley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bradley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Abe Bradley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Carrell misses with a punch to the body.
Carrell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bradley misses with an elbow over the top.
Carrell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carrell cracks Bradley with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carrell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bradley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradley throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Carrell.
Carrell misses with a punch to the body.
Carrell misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradley throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carrell.
Carrell scores with a shoulder strike.
Jack Carrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bradley is trying to force a seperation but Carrell has the dominant position.
Carrell misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Carrell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley throws an elbow but it misses.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Carrell is controlling him.
Bradley misses with an elbow strike.
Carrell tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Carrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abe Bradley'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!
Carrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Carrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bradley's sensitive parts.
Carrell lands a head kick!
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carrell avoids a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jack Carrell has been cut.
Carrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Carrell pushes Bradley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrell digs a right hand underneath Bradley's ribcage. Bradley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Carrell on the inside.
Carrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Bradley.
Carrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jeez, Abe Bradley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Carrell stalling the fight.
Carrell blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Carrell.
Bradley pushes off an throws an elbow but Carrell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bradley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bradley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carrell has him pressed against the cage.
Carrell lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Carrell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Carrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bradley is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Carrell.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carrell pushes Bradley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carrell creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bradley with a big uppercut! Bradley tries to clinch up but Carrell pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bradley to the mat! Bradley covers up and Carrell unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Carrell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Everette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Redban has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Redban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Everette!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everette scores with a hook.
Redban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Everette tries to keep at a distance but Redban has taken the fight into the clinch.
Redban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Redban lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Redban.
Everette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redban.
Everette misses with a lunging right hand
and Redban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redban tries to bum rush Everette with a series of wild strikes but Everette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Everette on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Redban takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Everette jabs Redban to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Everette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redban drops his hands momentarily and Everette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Everette fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Redban on the side of the head.
Redban misses with a head kick.
Everette scores with a body shot.
Everette sizes up Redban with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Everette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Redban takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everette lands an overhand right.
Redban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Everette thuds a left hand into Redban's body.
Everette throws a body punch but Redban moves out of range.
A left and a right from Redban both land. Nice combination.
Redban tries to clinch but Everette moves out of range.
Redban fails to land with a series of punches.
Everette scores with a body shot.
Redban loads up on a big right hand but Everette slips the punch.
Redban misses with the combination.
Redban on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Everette shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Redban eats them both and turns towards Everette to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Everette.
Everette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redban lands with a straight right. Everette didn't see that one coming.
Redban shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Redban.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Everette, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everette punishes Redban's body with a nice straight punch.
Everette jabs Redban to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Everette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redban was well out of range. Poor timing from Everette.
Everette avoids the head kick by Redban.
Redban lands a jab-cross combination.
Redban throws the left hand but Everette avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Everette.
A left lands for Everette.
Everette lands a jab.
Everette is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Redban had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Everette lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Everette lands with a nice combination. Redban backs away looking to recover.
Redban lets loose with a powerful body kick. Everette will feel that in the morning.
Everette fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Redban looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Everette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Redban takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Redban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redban moves out of range as Everette strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redban throws a right and a left that Everette avoids nicely.
Redban misses with a series of wild punches.
Redban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Everette.
Redban swinging wildly here.
Everette wants to slow Redban down by chopping away at his legs.
Redban plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Redban drops his hands momentarily and Everette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Redban throws a right and a left that both miss.
Everette throws a combination. Redban tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Redban fails to land with a series of punches.
Redban tries to bum rush Everette with a series of wild strikes but Everette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Redban doesn't manage to clinch there - Everette circles away.
Everette lands a nice shot to the body.
Everette connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Redban.
Everette swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Everette - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redban.
Redban looks to land a combination but Everette avoids it well.
Redban looks to throw the jab but Everette is out of range.
Redban throws a right hand that Everette ducks under and follows up with a left that Everette also avoids with ease.
Everette lands with a shot to the body.
Redban is breathing heavily.
Everette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danga de danga de dang - Redban scores with a four punch combination!
Everette lands a slapping body shot.
Everette misses with a wild body shot.
Everette ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Redban does no damage.
Everette scores with a shot to the body.
Everette getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Everette misses the shot to the body.
Redban takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Redban misses with a double jab
and Redban takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Everette there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Everette dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Everette.
Everette throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Redban on the side of the head.
Redban will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Redban moves in looking to clinch but Everette pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Everette.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Everette.
Everette swats away the attempt to clinch by Redban.
Everette missing with a left hand there. Redban was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Redban.
An inside leg kick from Redban misses.
Redban misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Redban misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Redban checks a leg kick.
Redban tries to clinch but Everette moves out of range.
Redban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Everette misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Everette.
Everette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brian Redban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redban wants to clinch up but Everette keeps it at a distance.
Redban scores with the left hand. Everette knows he should have avoided that one.
Everette works Redban's body with a nice hook.
Redban takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Redban ducks right into an uppercut from Everette.
Everette lands a nice shot that snaps Redban's head back.
Everette takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Everette catches Redban right on the button with a cross.
Redban wants to clinch up but Everette keeps it at a distance.
Everette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Redban is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redban takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Redban falls off balance throwing a combination
and Everette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Everette thuds a left hand into Redban's body.
Redban throws a series of punches but Everette avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Everette dodges the punch combination from Redban.
Everette jabs Redban right on the nose. Redban blinks but takes it well.
Everette sizes up Redban with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Everette scores with a nice right hand.
Everette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Redban doesn't seem bothered though.
Everette misses with a wild combination.
Everette misses with a low kick.
Redban fails to land with a series of punches.
Danny Everette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Everette.
Everette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redban gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Everette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Everette scores with a jab. Redban acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Redban will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Everette stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Redban.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everette ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Redban misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Everette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Everette checks a low kick from Redban.
Everette ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Redban thuds his right hand into Everette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Everette ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Everette scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Redban looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Everette connects with a body shot that sends Redban's belly button to the back.
Redban is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Redban with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Everette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Everette lands a nice hook to Redban's body. Redban takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redban lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Redban.
Everette finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Redban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redban on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Everette, as that shot connected.
Everette misses with a few strikes there.
Everette scores with a hook to the body. Redban takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Everette fails to land with a series of punches.
Redban misses with a two punch combination.
Everette connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Redban's hands.
Good shot there by Everette.
Everette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Everette swings for the body but Redban moves out of range.
Everette misses the shot to the body.
Redban dodges the punch combination from Everette.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Everette.
Everette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redban moves away.
Redban misses with a combination
and Everette counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Everette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Everette ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Everette. Redban does a little dance to reset his feet.
Everette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Everette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Redban's head.
Everette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Everette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Everette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Redban in his tracks.
Everette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redban moves away.
Everette lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Redban is rocked!
Everette throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Redban on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Redban with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Everette to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Everette scores with a jab.
Oh Redban is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Everette lands with an overhand left.
Everette lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Everette catches Redban right on the button with a cross.
Everette misses the shot to the body.
Redban connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Everette momentarily.
Redban seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Everette.
Redban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Everette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redban.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Redban throws a series of punches but Everette moves out of range.
Everette moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Everette avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Redban falls off balance throwing a combination
and Everette counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Redban drops his hands momentarily and Everette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Everette in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Redban tries to bum rush Everette with a series of wild strikes but Everette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Everette. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Redban misses its intended target.
Everette throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Everette ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Everette swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Redban.
Everette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Everette ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everette scores with a jab to the body.
Everette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Everette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redban.
Redban throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Everette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Everette with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Redban looks to land a combination. Everette sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Everette takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Everette stuns Redban with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Everette. Beautiful body shot.
Everette lands a nice hook to Redban's body. Redban takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Everette blocks a low kick nicely.
Everette lands with a nice body punch.
Everette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Everette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Everette lands with a nice combination. Redban backs away looking to recover.
Everette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Everette lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everette with a jab.
Redban on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Everette ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Everette is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Redban rather than just go for the knockout.
Everette digs a good hook to Redban's body.
Everette misses the shot to the body.
Everette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redban was well out of range. Poor timing from Everette.
Everette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redban moves away.
Everette works Redban's body with a nice hook.
Redban is looking to clinch.
Redban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Everette.
Redban scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Everette slips a jab and a cross from Redban.
Redban on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Everette misses with a body shot.
Everette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redban manages to avoid it.
Redban misses with a double jab.
Everette takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redban misses with a double jab
and Everette counters with a right hand to the body.
Redban throws a right and a left that Everette avoids nicely.
Redban misses with a head kick.
Everette scores with a jab to the head.
Everette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Redban doesn't seem bothered though.
Everette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Redban. That did some damage!
Redban keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A combination from Redban does no damage.
Brian Redban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Everette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Redban.
Redban walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Redban throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redban on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Redban tries to clinch but Everette moves out of range.
Everette thows a body shot but no joy.
Danny Everette is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Redban takes a jab right on the kisser.
Everette tries to land a front kick but Redban steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Everette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Everette 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Everette!
Danny Everette very nearly forgot to thank Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Leslie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Leslie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leslie throws a hook but Austin blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Austin.
Leslie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Austin lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Austin.
It looks like Reginald Leslie has been cut.
Leslie trying to land knees to the body.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
Austin cracks Leslie with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin lands a shoulder strike.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but Austin blocks it.
Leslie tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
Austin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leslie looks winded!
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
Austin lands a hook that snaps the head of Leslie backwards.
Austin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Austin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Austin as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Austin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
Austin taking a breather.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Austin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leslie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Austin.
Austin manages to break the clinch.
Austin clinches up with Leslie and pushes him back against the cage.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leslie backwards.
Leslie looking to slow down the pace here.
Austin gets through Leslie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leslie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Austin lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leslie as Austin tries to tie him up.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Austin lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin lands with a right to the head.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but Austin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Leslie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Austin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Austin lands with a short shot to the head.
Austin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leslie or not.
A body shot lands from Austin.
Austin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Austin works on Leslie's body with a couple of short punches.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Austin.
Austin connects with a body shot.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Austin has cracked Leslie with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Austin lands another huge swinging hook and Leslie tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Leslie, before Austin can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Austin!
A relieved looking Jack Austin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thuam Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaka comes to the cage accompanied by Heart of a Champion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thuam Chaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka slips under a jab from Bellic.
Chaka shoots in but no luck this time.
Chaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chaka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bellic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Bellic does it's job there.
Bellic misses with a body shot.
Bellic misses with a wild body shot.
Chaka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bellic is defending against the submission attempts here by Chaka.
Bellic tries to roll over but Chaka keeps him under control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaka is working for a kimura but Bellic is defending it quite comfortably.
Chaka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka is looking to advance position but Bellic won't allow it.
Bellic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chaka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chaka's back!
Chaka breaks Bellic's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Chaka slips nicely into half guard.
Chaka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chaka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chaka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bellic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaka is looking to advance position but Bellic won't allow it.
Bellic is trying to stand back up but Chaka is controlling him
Chaka is trying to work for a kimura but Bellic is defending well.
Bellic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Chaka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chaka wants to pass to mount but Bellic is defending the position.
Chaka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chaka has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bellic defend it? Chaka steps over the head and cranks it - Bellic is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Chaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thuam Chaka!
A very excited looking Thuam Chaka 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Sandalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by OneRepublic - Counting Stars. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sandalio's choice of entrance music: World's Greatest. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good low 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlito Sandalio!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandalio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Sandalio throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Sandalio counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Morgan throws a hook but Sandalio avoids it easily.
Sandalio 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.
Nice shot by Sandalio.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Sandalio. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandalio.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Sandalio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sandalio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan throws an off balance right hand
and Sandalio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandalio.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sandalio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Andrew Morgan has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Morgan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morgan.
It looks like Carlito Sandalio has been cut.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Sandalio moved out of range.
Morgan misses with a hook. Sandalio ducked under it nicely.
Sandalio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a head shot.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Sandalio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Sandalio moved out of range nicely.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Sandalio moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Morgan - just one landing.
Sandalio drops his hands momentarily and Morgan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sandalio lands a nice hook to Morgan's body. Morgan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sandalio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Morgan 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.
Sandalio lands with a cross.
Sandalio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Sandalio slips the punch.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Sandalio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandalio.
Morgan throws a jab when Sandalio was well out of range.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Sandalio moved out of range.
Sandalio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sandalio.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Sandalio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sandalio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Sandalio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sandalio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sandalio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sandalio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandalio misses the target.
Sandalio throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Sandalio.
Sandalio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandalio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Sandalio throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Sandalio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sandalio blocks a jab.
Morgan misses with a hook. Sandalio ducked under it nicely.
Sandalio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Sandalio.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Sandalio counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morgan is rocked!
Sandalio ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Sandalio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sandalio throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandalio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sandalio can pounce on him.
Sandalio connects with a looping right hand.
Andrew Morgan's cut is getting worse.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sandalio, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Sandalio misses its intended target.
Morgan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sandalio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sandalio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sandalio throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Sandalio misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Sandalio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sandalio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morgan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sandalio misses with a straight left.
Sandalio scores with a decent looking hook.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Sandalio dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morgan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sandalio missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sandalio lands an overhand right.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandalio is just out of range.
Carlito Sandalio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandalio scores with a spinning back kick!
Sandalio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Morgan lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandalio lands a jab.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Sandalio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandalio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sandalio misses with a straight right.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Sandalio's head but Sandalio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandalio's corner calls for a 1-2. Sandalio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandalio connects with a nice looking jab.
Morgan scores with a three punch combo!
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andrew Morgan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sandalio lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Sandalio ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandalio.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Sandalio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandalio.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sandalio.
Sandalio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sandalio scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Sandalio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sandalio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Sandalio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sandalio lands a body shot.
Sandalio scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Sandalio does no damage.
Morgan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandalio.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Sandalio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jeez, Andrew Morgan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Sandalio counters with a left to the body.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Sandalio moves away and avoids it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sandalio. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sandalio connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sandalio clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sandalio throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandalio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves out of range as Sandalio strikes.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan scores with a sloppy right hand. Sandalio should have avoided that one.
Sandalio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Sandalio avoids it well.
Sandalio throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Sandalio moved out of range.
Sandalio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Sandalio ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Sandalio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Sandalio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sandalio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Sandalio.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrew Morgan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlito Sandalio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Carlito Sandalio waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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