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Death Squad 116:Spartan vs Koko PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gracie!
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, Brett Strong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Strong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Strong is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Strong gets a clinch.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Strong is trying to pull guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strong is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gracie can't fight it off and eventually Strong manages to take the fight to the floor. Gracie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Strong postures up.
Gracie wants to stand but Strong is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Strong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Strong avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Strong blocks with his arms.
Strong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Strong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strong as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Strong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strong counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Strong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strong manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Strong instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gracie lands a knee to the head.
Gracie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strong managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Strong is blocking nicely.
Gracie landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Strong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie forces Strong back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Gracie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Strong is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strong blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gracie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Strong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Strong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Strong is controlling him.
Strong wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Strong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracie was covering up waiting for the punch and Strong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong with a nice head shot there.
Gracie wriggles free and stands up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Strong shows good takedown defense.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Strong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Strong circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
You can see the frustration on Strong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie stands up and beckons Strong to his feet.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Strong circles away.
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 Bubba Gracie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strong has managed to clinch.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strong blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strong blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strong.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Strong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strong.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Strong blocks with his arms.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strong is trying to break free.
Strong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gracie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strong avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Strong tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Strong has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Strong manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Strong prevents Gracie from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brett Strong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Strong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie tries to kick Strong off but Strong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Strong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Strong is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Strong prevents Gracie from standing back up.
Strong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Strong is avoiding it.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Strong defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Strong into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gracie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bubba Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Strong.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strong has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Strong jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Strong looking for a sweep. Not yet Strong, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Strong's guard.
Gracie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Strong keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Strong was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie wants to stand but Strong is controlling his posture from full guard.
Strong is working an open guard so Gracie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Gracie decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Strong!
Gracie has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Strong to the mat! Strong manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gracie dominated that second round.
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!
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie decides to stand back up. Gracie steps back and let's Strong get back to his feet.
Gracie tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Strong pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Strong blocks with his arms.
Strong manages to break the clinch.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Strong, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Strong against the cage but Strong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strong did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Strong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie gets to his feet - Strong follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie rushes Strong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie lands a knee to the head.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Strong tries to tie him up.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strong blocks it with crossed arms.
Strong is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gracie to keep the fight standing.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie lands a good knee to the midsection. Strong won't want to take too many of those.
Strong has Gracie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gracie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bubba Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bubba Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Strong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Strong is blocking nicely.
Gracie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Strong.
Gracie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie lands a knee to the head.
Strong tries to pull guard but Gracie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Strong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Strong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Strong is trying to pull guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strong is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strong is defending well for now.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Strong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gracie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Strong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Strong stalling against the cage.
Gracie misses with a knee to the head.
Brett Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apio Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Fong. The crowd seem to be enjoying Okafor's choice of entrance music: how i could just kill a man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 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, Dylan Dexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Apio Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor cracks a nice hook into Dexter's ribs.
Dexter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dexter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okafor counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been informed that Okafor 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.
Dexter misses with a looping left.
Dexter lands a glancing blow to the side of Okafor's head.
Dexter shoots in and drives through. Okafor sprawls well.
Dexter throws a right hand that Okafor ducks under and follows up with a left that Okafor also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick from Okafor.
Dexter lands with a nice combination. Okafor backs away looking to recover.
Dexter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okafor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dylan Dexter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dexter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okafor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dexter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Okafor as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Dexter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dexter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dexter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dexter shoots in and drives through. Okafor sprawls well.
Dexter looks to land a right hand but Okafor moved out of range.
Dexter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okafor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Okafor throws a leg kick which misses Dexter's front leg but catches the back leg as Dexter tries to avoid it.
Dexter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okafor counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor scores with a shot to the body.
Okafor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dexter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okafor lands a high kick!
Okafor with a jab.
Dexter is rocked!
Dexter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okafor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dexter rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor cracks Dexter's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Dexter slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Okafor can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apio Okafor!
Apio Okafor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Dylan Dexter spoke after the fight, saying 'Good Fight! Gratz! But I'll beat you next time.. Adios'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joney Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesigan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by aint no sunshine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joney Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kesigan St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snow jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with Snow around his waist. Snow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow landing knees to the body.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Snow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kesigan St Pierre has been cut.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snow pulls guard successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow wants to control the position but St Pierre says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
St Pierre wants to stand up but Snow is controlling the position.
Snow wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Snow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!
St Pierre prevents Snow from getting a body triangle.
Snow has his opponent's back but St Pierre is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Snow.
Snow lands a head kick. St Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre instigates a clinch.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow blocks an elbow strike.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Snow blocks it.
Snow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Snow blocks it.
Snow lands a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snow looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Snow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
Snow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Snow pulls St Pierre into guard.
Snow working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Snow's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Snow is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joney Snow just wasn't active enough.
Snow fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snow is looking to clinch.
Snow lands with a kick to the temple. St Pierre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Snow.
St Pierre moves into the clinch.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Snow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St Pierre moves into the clinch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Snow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Pierre just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joney Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
Snow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow misses with a knee to the head.
Snow scores a nice knee to the body.
Snow working St Pierre over with knees to the body.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Snow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joney Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kesigan St Pierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Snow scores with a head kick.
St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Snow avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
St Pierre gets a clinch.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Snow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snow landing knees to the body.
Snow lands a knee to the body.
Snow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Snow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Snow blocks it.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St Pierre to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joney Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snow landing knees to the head.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
Snow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Snow.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Snow.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Snow jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with Snow around his waist. Snow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Snow.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
Snow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snow.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Snow missing with knees to the body.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Snow throws knees to the body.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Snow tries to pull guard but St Pierre forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
Snow connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
Snow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Snow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snow.
Snow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
Joney Snow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
Snow lands a knee to the body.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
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 Joney Snow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kesigan St Pierre'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
St Pierre has Snow up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Snow pulls guard effortlessly.
Snow working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snow tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snow lands a head kick. St Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Pierre.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Snow throws knees to the body.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Snow blocks it.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Snow fails to pull guard.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Snow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Snow jumps guard but St Pierre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow jumps guard but St Pierre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joney Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Snow throws knees to the body.
Snow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snow tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Snow drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snow gets tackled into the cage by St Pierre. St Pierre maintains the clinch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
Snow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Snow 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. Snow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
St Pierre pushes Snow up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Snow throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Snow.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snow pulls guard effortlessly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow working a defensive guard but St Pierre passes into half guard.
Kesigan St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kesigan St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joney Snow!
Joney Snow spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Invictus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Invictus comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Lance Invictus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Bellic's chin.
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Invictus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bellic misses with a double jab
and Invictus counters with a one-two to the body.
Invictus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
David Bellic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Invictus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bellic as he jumps to the side.
Bellic misses with an uppercut. Invictus saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Bellic. Those never looked like landing.
Invictus tries to clinch there but Bellic circles away.
Bellic lands a jab to Invictus's midsection.
Invictus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Bellic.
It looks like Lance Invictus has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bellic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Invictus moves away.
Invictus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bellic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bellic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Invictus was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellic.
Invictus throws a nice looking combination but Bellic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bellic throws a right hand that Invictus ducks under and follows up with a left that Invictus also avoids with ease.
Bellic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Invictus slips a jab from Bellic.
Bellic looks to score with a jab to the body but Invictus is just out of range.
Invictus lands a right hook to the body.
Bellic misses with a hook.
Invictus tries to clinch up but Bellic circles away and keeps his distance.
Bellic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bellic misses with a lunging right hand
and Invictus counters with a straight right hand.
Invictus scores with the left hand. Bellic knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Invictus's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Invictus rushes Bellic and presses him up against the cage.
Invictus tries to land a knee to the head but Bellic blocks with his arms.
Bellic controlling the action here for a moment.
Invictus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Invictus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Invictus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Invictus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bellic stalks Invictus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Invictus's face. Invictus staggers backwards, shaken.
Invictus is rocked!
Bellic misses with a hook
and Invictus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oh Invictus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Invictus moves away from the strike by Bellic.
Bellic misses with a series of wild punches.
David Bellic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bellic connects with a stiff jab that staggers Invictus - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Bellic!
David Bellic took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing (Nothing over 40$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Doesn't Remind Me -Audioslave. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 6 - 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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Bradley's body.
Bradley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
It looks like Abe Bradley has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz drops Bradley with a beautiful combination! Bradley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Diaz is looking for the KO!
Bradley is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Bradley tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradley seems to have got his legs back now.
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Bradley wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bradley walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Abe Bradley's cut is getting worse.
Bradley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Diaz feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bradley sprawling to the canvas! Bradley rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Diaz finish him?!
Bradley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Bradley out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lawler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tom Petty- I Wont Back Down. Sam Rogers told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler throws a combination that misses
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ricky Lawler has been cut.
Lawler tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Rogers slips under a jab from Lawler.
Rogers 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.
Rogers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawler counters with an inside leg kick.
Lawler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lawler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rogers sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lawler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Rogers crashes against the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawler is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers has an Americana. Lawler didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rogers is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rogers hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sam Rogers!
In his post fight interview, Sam Rogers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulrich has chosen Zambombada as his entrance music. James Owen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Owen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Ulrich!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen stalks Ulrich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ulrich's face. Ulrich staggers backwards, shaken.
Ulrich throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Owen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ulrich is in Owen's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ulrich postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Owen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ulrich, into his guard.
Owen gets to his feet - Ulrich follows without any prompting.
Ulrich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Owen defends it nicely.
Owen has managed to clinch.
Owen is leaning against Ulrich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen lands with a right to the head.
Owen trying to land knees to the body.
Ulrich is trying to drag Owen to the mat but Owen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ulrich pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulrich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Owen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Owen wants to stand but Ulrich has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Owen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ulrich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Owen has managed to get both his arms back between Ulrich's legs - danger averted.
Ulrich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Owen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owen trying to control but Ulrich is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Owen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Owen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ulrich looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Owen passes into half guard.
Ulrich looking for submissions off his back.
Ulrich looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich actively working from the bottom here.
Ulrich is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Owen is tapping! Great win for Ulrich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Javier Ulrich!
Javier Ulrich is the new welterweight champion!
Javier Ulrich decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thuam Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaka comes to the cage accompanied by Heart of a Champion. Thuam Chaka had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thuam Chaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Miller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Miller 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.
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
Chaka shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Chaka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chaka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Thuam Chaka has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thuam Chaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chaka decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chaka.
Miller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A cross from Miller lands.
Chaka gets a takedown into half guard.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller trying to hold on to Chaka's head to control him but Chaka postures up.
Chaka maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Miller could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Chaka has cracked it and Miller is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Chaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thuam Chaka!
Thuam Chaka is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Thuam Chaka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Koko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with The Spartan's chin.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Spartan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko scores with a sloppy right hand. Spartan should have avoided that one.
Spartan throws a leg kick which misses Koko's front leg but catches the back leg as Koko tries to avoid it.
Koko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Koko.
Koko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koko duly obliges.
Koko throws an overhand right that lands on Spartan's shoulder, as Spartan tries to avoid the shot.
Spartan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koko cracks a nice hook into Spartan's ribs.
Koko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spartan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spartan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Koko tests Spartan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko swings for the body but Spartan moves out of range.
Spartan avoids the body shot from Koko.
Spartan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Koko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Koko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartan moves away.
Koko misses with a series of wild punches.
Koko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Koko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Koko.
Spartan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koko just misses with a punch to the body.
Koko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko cracks Spartan with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.
Koko lands a jab.
Koko misses with a few strikes there.
Spartan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koko.
Koko scores with a nice strike.
Koko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spartan is rocked!
Koko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Spartan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Koko drops Spartan with a huge uppercut! Spartan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Koko is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Koko!
Our winner, Michael Koko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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