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Wednesday Wars 54 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riley McCollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin J. Candie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Candie. McCollins comes to the cage accompanied by The Go Getter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley McCollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin J. Candie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candie blocks a head kick by McCollins.
McCollins swings for the body but Candie moves out of range.
McCollins is looking to land body kicks.
McCollins drives through and clinches with Candie against the cage.
Candie just leaning against McCollins, taking a breather.
Candie tries to throw a body punch but McCollins avoids it by throwing Candie back against the cage.
Candie has hold of one of McCollins's legs. McCollins is fighting the takedown attempt but Candie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
McCollins keeping moving, preventing Candie from controlling successfully.
McCollins wants to sweep here but Candie controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candie works over McCollins with some ground and pound from guard.
Candie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 64 cap] . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candie wants to stand but McCollins is controlling his posture from full guard.
McCollins keeping moving, preventing Candie from controlling successfully.
McCollins keeping full guard, as Candie tries to pass.
Candie throwing strikes from guard but McCollins blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Candie ducks under a wild hook from McCollins.
McCollins moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McCollins misses with a knee strike.
McCollins tries to land knees in the clinch but Candie avoids the damage to the body.
McCollins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Candie or not.
McCollins wants to get back to striking at distance but Candie won't allow it.
Candie misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCollins misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCollins misses with a knee strike.
McCollins lands a nice uppercut.
McCollins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Candie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Candie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Candie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCollins tries to land a knee to the head but Candie blocks with his arms.
McCollins scores with a shoulder strike.
McCollins tries to land knees in the clinch but Candie avoids the damage to the body.
Candie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Candie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McCollins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Candie throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCollins manages to break the clinch.
McCollins moves into the clinch.
McCollins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Candie avoids it.
Candie managing to block the knees to the body from McCollins.
McCollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Candie connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCollins. McCollins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Candie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCollins's waist but McCollins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Candie off to one side.
McCollins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCollins misses with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from McCollins. No joy for Candie on that attempt.
McCollins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McCollins throws a sloppy body shot
and Candie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Riley McCollins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Candie blocks the leg kick.
Candie dives in for a single leg takedown but McCollins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Riley McCollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin J. Candie.
McCollins trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candie working aggressively here.
Candie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McCollins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCollins tries to land knees in the clinch but Candie avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Candie lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCollins landing knees to the head.
Candie avoiding damage as McCollins throws knees to the body.
Candie misses with a body punch.
Candie trying to control the position but instead, McCollins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Candie into the cage.
McCollins lands a body shot in the clinch.
McCollins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCollins scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Calvin J. Candie has been cut.
McCollins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCollins trying to land knees to the body.
McCollins can't find room to land a body shot as Candie controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley McCollins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin J. Candie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Candie.
McCollins misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Candie.
McCollins scores with a jab. Candie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good shot there by Candie.
An inside leg kick lands from McCollins.
Riley McCollins is winning the standup battle so far.
Candie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCollins throws a sloppy head kick and Candie moves out of range easily.
Calvin J. Candie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Candie goes for a double leg but McCollins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McCollins continues to drive forward.
Riley McCollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin J. Candie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCollins tries a knee to the head but Candie blocks it.
Candie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riley McCollins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCollins missing with knees to the body.
McCollins tries to land knees in the clinch but Candie avoids the damage to the body.
McCollins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCollins looking to slow down the pace here.
Candie pushes McCollins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCollins lands a nice knee to the body.
Candie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Candie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Candie is breathing heavily.
Candie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCollins is trying to break the clinch but Candie is controlling him.
McCollins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCollins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from McCollins.
McCollins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCollins cracks a nice hook into Candie's ribs.
Candie digs a good body shot into McCollins's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCollins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Candie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCollins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Candie.
McCollins loads up on a big right hand but Candie slips the punch.
McCollins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCollins wants it to stay on the feet.
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!
Candie misses with a leg kick.
Candie shoots in and gets a takedown into McCollins's guard.
McCollins kicks Candie off and gets to his feet.
Candie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McCollins defends it nicely.
Riley McCollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Candie misses with a left hand
and McCollins counters with an outside leg kick.
Candie has a takedown stuffed.
McCollins blocks the body kick.
Candie misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candie dives in and grabs McCollins's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCollins pushes down on Candie's head and hops out.
McCollins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Candie moves away.
McCollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Candie lands with an uppercut that bounces McCollins off the cage and back into range.
Candie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McCollins desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Candie wants to stand up but McCollins is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Candie seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candie works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCollins struggling a bit here.
Candie has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Candie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McCollins.
McCollins looks to land a body kick but Candie moved away.
Candie darts in looking for a takedown but McCollins gets double underhooks and turns Candie into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley McCollins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calvin J. Candie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McCollins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCollins closes the distance and clinches.
McCollins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCollins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Candie is keeping busy.
Candie blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from McCollins.
McCollins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCollins has a couple of punches blocked by Candie.
McCollins landing knees to the head.
McCollins landing knees to the body.
Candie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCollins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Candie.
McCollins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Candie.
McCollins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCollins tries to land knees in the clinch but Candie avoids the damage to the body.
McCollins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Candie avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCollins lands a nice shot to the body.
McCollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Candie controls his hands.
McCollins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Candie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Candie throws a punch but it's blocked by McCollins.
McCollins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by McCollins.
Candie swings wildly with an uppercut but McCollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCollins tries a body shot but Candie blocks it.
Candie looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCollins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Candie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCollins misses with a knee strike.
Candie lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCollins scores with a knee to the head.
McCollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Candie fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCollins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCollins gets a clinch.
McCollins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Candie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Riley McCollins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCollins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Candie misses with a knee strike.
McCollins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Candie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calvin J. Candie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCollins lands a nice uppercut.
McCollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCollins misses with a head kick.
McCollins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Candie.
Candie throws a lazy right hand but McCollins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCollins moves into the clinch.
McCollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCollins misses with a punch to the body.
Candie tries a body shot but McCollins blocks it.
Candie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCollins blocks it with crossed arms.
Candie tries a body shot but McCollins blocks it.
Candie tries a knee to the head but McCollins blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McCollins avoiding damage as Candie throws knees to the body.
McCollins lands a shot to the body.
Candie trying to stall but McCollins improves his position.
McCollins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCollins looking to throw knees to the head but Candie is blocking nicely.
Candie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Candie's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley McCollins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCollins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley McCollins!
Our winner, Riley McCollins, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Sherbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Till I collapse. Sherbo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Take Back the Power/ The Interrupters . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jango Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pavel Sherbo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherbo throws an overhand right that lands on Fett's shoulder, as Fett tries to avoid the shot.
Sherbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fett.
Sherbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fett lands a nice uppercut.
Fett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sherbo's efforts to push away.
Fett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sherbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fett misses with the head strike.
Fett lands with a left to the head.
Sherbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sherbo blocks the elbow strike.
Sherbo trying to control the position but instead, Fett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sherbo into the cage.
Fett works on Sherbo's body with a couple of short punches.
Fett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sherbo has had enough of the clinch but Fett keeps him there for the moment.
Fett has Sherbo pressed against the cage, preventing Sherbo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Fett.
Fett digs a right hand into Sherbo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sherbo's gas tank.
Sherbo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sherbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fett lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fett is controlling the pace.
Fett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fett is keen to just control but Sherbo is a slippery customer.
Fett keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sherbo defending well though.
Fett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sherbo's head.
Sherbo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sherbo is trying to stand.
Fett content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sherbo throws a right hand that misses
so Fett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fett throwing strikes from guard but Sherbo blocks nicely.
Sherbo trying to control the position.
Fett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett passes Sherbo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fett prevents Sherbo from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fett is trying to control. Sherbo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sherbo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fett keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sherbo is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jango Fett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sherbo throws a jab when Fett was well out of range.
Sherbo is still on wobbly legs! Can Fett finish him?
Fett thows a body kick. Sherbo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pavel Sherbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sherbo wants to stay close but Fett steps back to make room for something. Sherbo seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Fett and Sherbo drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jango Fett!
Jango Fett really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Furious George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Gibiatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Descending. 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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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Furious George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Gibiatti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gibiatti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps George thinking.
George works the jab nicely.
Gibiatti tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but George defends well and Gibiatti ends up having to push George into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
George has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gibiatti is trying to keep an underhook but George manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gibiatti tries to get to full guard but George has control of the leg.
George is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibiatti wants to control but George is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George controlling the action here.
George is looking to take a break and control but Gibiatti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti is looking to improve his position.
George is trying to control. Gibiatti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
George is taking a breather. Gibiatti says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
George wants to control but Gibiatti is keeping him busy.
Gibiatti trying to hold on to George's head to control him but George postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gibiatti has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
George is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gibiatti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gibiatti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from George.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
George shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gibiatti is trying to defend but George finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've been hearing good reports from George's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
George thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gibiatti's head.
George trying to control from Gibiatti's half guard. Gibiatti has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
George trying to control but Gibiatti is working from the bottom.
George controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gibiatti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George postures up.
George trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gibiatti keeping moving, preventing George from controlling successfully.
Gibiatti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gibiatti keeping moving, preventing George from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
George shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gibiatti counters with an outside leg kick.
Gibiatti slips a straight right by George.
Gibiatti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gibiatti fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti lunges at George with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by George's hand.
George fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
George tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gibiatti defends well and George ends up having to push Gibiatti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
George wants a takedown but no success here.
George working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gibiatti scores with a nice short uppercut.
George's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George tries to circle away but Gibiatti has him pinned against the cage.
Gibiatti looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
George has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibiatti prevents a body shot from George.
George is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gibiatti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite George's efforts to push 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 Furious George will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gibiatti is trying hard to land a takedown here. George sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
George fails to land the takedown.
A big head kick from Gibiatti and George is sent sprawling to the canvas!
George is rocked!
Gibiatti cracks George with a solid left hand.
Oh George is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gibiatti stopping the sweep attempt from George.
George has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gibiatti has passed into side control.
Gibiatti trying to control the action but George is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George is looking to reverse the position.
George seems to have got his legs back now.
George is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gibiatti connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gibiatti landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
George is trying to improve his position.
Gibiatti lands an elbow.
George is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gibiatti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Furious George overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
George looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gibiatti lands strikes from half guard.
Gibiatti lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
George trying to hold on to Gibiatti's head to control him but Gibiatti postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George is looking to improve his position.
George moves into full guard.
George looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
George throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gibiatti uses it to pass to side control.
Gibiatti lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear George down.
Gibiatti working the ground and pound.
Gibiatti is putting a hurting on George here, landing some big shots from side control.
George takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George tries to improve position but can't.
George is working hard here to advance position.
George takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
George tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gibiatti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
George avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gibiatti.
George sneaks back into half guard.
Gibiatti trying to control the action but George is working from the bottom.
Gibiatti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
George wants to control but Gibiatti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gibiatti is just content to waste time from the top position. George takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
George is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gibiatti landing some decent shots from guard.
George is trying to control the position from the bottom.
George keeping moving, preventing Gibiatti from controlling successfully.
Gibiatti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gibiatti throwing strikes but missing.
Gibiatti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gibiatti connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gibiatti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gibiatti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gibiatti slips under a jab from George.
Gibiatti shoots in and bounces George off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gibiatti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gibiatti with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibiatti throws a big elbow that misses.
George keeping moving, preventing Gibiatti from controlling successfully.
George bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gibiatti's guard.
George will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
George's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
George trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
George won't allow Gibiatti to sweep him here.
George has gone for a leg lock! Gibiatti slips out almost immediately though and dives into George's guard.
George looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George has his foot on Gibiatti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gibiatti works his way back into a safe position though.
George is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gibiatti is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibiatti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gibiatti distracts George with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gibiatti lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gibiatti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of George's head.
Gibiatti advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Gibiatti there.
Gibiatti winds up and cracks George with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
George missing with punches from the bottom.
George blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibiatti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti is trying to control. George wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gibiatti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gibiatti prevents George from improving his position.
Gibiatti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
George gets back to full guard.
Gibiatti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
George has momentary wrist control but Gibiatti slips an elbow through the middle.
Gibiatti stopping the sweep attempt from George.
Gibiatti got a little sloppy there for a moment and George has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gibiatti has managed to get both his arms back between George's legs - danger averted.
Gibiatti working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti preventing the sweep.
Gibiatti passes George's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gibiatti winds up and cracks George with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gibiatti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. George defending well though.
Gibiatti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gibiatti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gibiatti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but George does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
George tries to get to full guard but Gibiatti has control of the leg.
Gibiatti thows a huge punch but George dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
George trying to control but Gibiatti postures up.
Gibiatti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gibiatti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gibiatti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gibiatti!
Frank Gibiatti was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Mitchell (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leak defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Leak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leak moves away.
No joy there for Leak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Leak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leak misses with a head kick.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Leak moves out of range.
Mitchell scores with a three punch combo!
Mitchell throws a hook but Leak avoids it easily.
Leak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leak lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Leak avoids it well.
Leak ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mitchell scores with the left hand. Leak knows he should have avoided that one.
Leak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Leak slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Logan Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leak wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell throws a sloppy body shot
and Leak counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mitchell!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell wants to control but Leak postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak advances nicely into full mount.
Leak thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Leak landing shots from mount.
Mitchell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Leak tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Leak throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Leak looking to finish Mitchell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mitchell!
It looks like Logan Mitchell has been cut.
Leak throws some wild stikes that Mitchell manages to avoid easily.
Leak lands a big elbow.
That has opened up Logan Mitchell's cut even more.
Leak landing strikes from the mount.
Leak thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Leak.
The cut above Logan Mitchell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mitchell is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leak thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mitchell felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Leak landing strikes from the mount.
Mitchell is rocked!
Logan Mitchell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Logan Mitchell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kelly Leak!
A victorious Kelly Leak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is When the Saints Go Marching In. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gorden!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Andre throws a lazy head kick
and Gorden counters with a leg kick.
Gorden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Andre.
Gorden misses with a hook. St Andre ducked under it nicely.
St Andre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gorden will feel that in the morning.
A cross from Gorden lands.
St Andre throws a wild body kick that Gorden sees coming a mile off.
St Andre dodges the punch combination from Gorden.
St Andre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gorden's coach down at LeBeau Ground Fighting was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gorden's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
St Andre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gorden tries to clinch but St Andre is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorden.
St Andre lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from St Andre misses its intended target.
A slow jab from St Andre misses its intended target.
St Andre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Andre wants it to stay on the feet.
Gorden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre misses with a series of wild punches.
Gorden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gorden misses with a takedown
letting St Andre counter with a right hand.
St Andre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Andre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gorden will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick from St Andre.
St Andre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorden is just out of range.
St Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorden slips under a jab from St Andre.
St Andre misses the shot to the body.
St Andre loads up on a big right hand but Gorden slips the punch.
St Andre tries a low kick but Gorden avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gorden.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gorden or perhaps it was just good defense by St Andre, which made it look bad.
Benjamin St Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Gorden.
Gorden misses with a hook.
St Andre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gorden's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Andre throws a leg kick but Gorden sees it coming and moves out of range.
St Andre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
St Andre throws a shot to the body.
Gorden misses with a leg kick.
St Andre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Andre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice takedown defense from St Andre. No joy for Gorden on that attempt.
Gorden defending well as St Andre loads up on a big left hand.
Gorden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Andre scores with a spinning back kick!
St Andre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Andre throws a hook to the side of Gorden's head but Gorden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre blocks the body kick.
St Andre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
St Andre scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin St Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorden moves out of range of the body kick.
St Andre misses with a wild body shot.
St Andre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Andre misses the body punch
and Gorden counters with a good low kick that St Andre was not able to check.
Gorden lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Andre's sensitive parts.
Gorden throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Andre.
Gorden throws an overhand right that lands on St Andre's shoulder, as St Andre tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by St Andre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Andre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gorden ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.
Gorden connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 Andre slips a straight right by Gorden.
Gorden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Andre tries to sprawl but Gorden drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gorden tries to pass the half guard into mount. St Andre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gorden is trying to control. St Andre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Andre actively working from the bottom here.
St Andre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gorden is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gorden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin St Andre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gorden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Andre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Andre looks to land a left hand but Gorden moved out of range nicely.
St Andre throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gorden.
St Andre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gorden.
Gorden shoots in and bounces St Andre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Andre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gorden defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Andre is pulling down on Gorden's head to control his posture.
Gorden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre has his foot on Gorden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gorden works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorden trying to control the position from guard on top but St Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Andre is trying to keep Gorden in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gorden wants to control from the top but St Andre keeps moving.
St Andre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Andre checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - St Andre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from St Andre. No joy for Gorden on that attempt.
Benjamin St Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Gorden.
St Andre lands a leg kick that knocks Gorden off balance momentarily.
Gorden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for St Andre.
Gorden drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gorden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gorden's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gorden should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, St Andre has tightened it up now! Gorden should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Benjamin St Andre!
During a confident post fight interview, Benjamin St Andre thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayrton Pena Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ayrton Pena Milani!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone tried to score with a low kick but Pena Milani checks it.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Pena Milani's front leg but catches the back leg as Pena Milani tries to avoid it.
Ayrton Pena Milani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena Milani.
Stone throws a leg kick but Pena Milani sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pena Milani misses with a head kick.
Pena Milani moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Stone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stone has Pena Milani pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Stone pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pena Milani tumbling to the mat - Stone dives into Pena Milani's guard.
Stone cracks Pena Milani with a solid left hand.
Pena Milani looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena Milani wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pena Milani looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pena Milani looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pena Milani!
Stone is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena Milani tries to stand but Stone is controlling his head.
Stone struggling a bit here.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Stone struggling a bit here.
Pena Milani stands up and beckons Stone to his feet.
Pena Milani takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena Milani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Stone.
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Pena Milani.
Pena Milani utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Stone.
A body shot lands from Pena Milani.
A hook to the body from Pena Milani.
Stone is looking for a takedown.
Pena Milani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pena Milani lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Sean Stone has been cut.
Nice elbow from Pena Milani.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pena Milani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena Milani misses with an elbow over the top.
Pena Milani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena Milani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Pena Milani scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pena Milani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stone's brow.
Pena Milani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pena Milani lands with a right to the head.
Pena Milani misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Pena Milani.
Pena Milani tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Pena Milani back against the cage.
Pena Milani scores a nice knee to the body.
Pena Milani unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Pena Milani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Pena Milani lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Sean Stone's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Pena Milani.
Pena Milani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pena Milani.
Pena Milani digs a right hand into Stone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stone's gas tank.
Pena Milani trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pena Milani gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pena Milani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Pena Milani.
Pena Milani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pena Milani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pena Milani tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pena Milani misses with a punch to the body.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Pena Milani, against the cage.
Pena Milani avoiding damage.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayrton Pena Milani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pena Milani tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena Milani lands with an overhand left.
Pena Milani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pena Milani throws a lazy head kick
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pena Milani throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stone avoids the head kick by Pena Milani.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena Milani fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena Milani blocks a jab.
Pena Milani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pena Milani's head.
Pena Milani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena Milani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone throws a head kick that Pena Milani semi-blocks.
It looks like Ayrton Pena Milani has been cut.
Stone avoids the head kick by Pena Milani.
Pena Milani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pena Milani - that will leave a mark!
Pena Milani darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pena Milani misses with a kick to the body.
Pena Milani is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Pena Milani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pena Milani checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pena Milani throws a nice head kick!
Stone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena Milani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena Milani takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pena Milani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pena Milani throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Pena Milani throws out a powerful jab.
Sean Stone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pena Milani lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pena Milani lands a big head kick that sends Stone tumbling to the mat! Pena Milani takes a step backwards and waves Stone back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stone is rocked!
Stone lands a nice looking body kick.
Pena Milani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Ayrton Pena Milani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pena Milani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena Milani throws a head kick that misses
and Stone counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena Milani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Pena Milani thuds his right hand into Stone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pena Milani takes a step back to recover.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Pena Milani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone motions for Pena Milani to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone throws a right and a left that Pena Milani avoids nicely.
Pena Milani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena Milani takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoids the head kick by Pena Milani.
A telegraphed right hand from Pena Milani misses the target.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Pena Milani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pena Milani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A lazy body kick from Pena Milani
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena Milani throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone misses with a low kick as Pena Milani jumps back.
Pena Milani blocks a head kick by Stone.
Pena Milani tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena Milani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ayrton Pena Milani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stone lands a two punch combo.
Pena Milani throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Pena Milani throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stone's head.
Stone checks a low kick from Pena Milani.
Pena Milani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Pena Milani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Pena Milani down.
Pena Milani takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pena Milani to score with a decent uppercut.
Pena Milani avoids the head kick by Stone.
Pena Milani throws a lazy head kick
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Pena Milani was not able to check.
Pena Milani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena Milani misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a low kick but Pena Milani moves out of range easily.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pena Milani doesn't seem bothered though.
Pena Milani throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pena Milani checks a leg kick.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pena Milani throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Pena Milani throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stone counters with a nice body kick.
Pena Milani throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Pena Milani misses with a body kick.
Pena Milani connects with a looping right hand.
Pena Milani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sean Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pena Milani on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That kick from Stone tenderised Pena Milani's leg. Pena Milani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pena Milani shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Pena Milani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena Milani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pena Milani tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Pena Milani on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pena Milani has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stone.
Pena Milani takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pena Milani tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pena Milani's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena Milani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Stone tenderised Pena Milani's leg. Pena Milani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pena Milani tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Pena Milani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Pena Milani blocks the leg kick.
Pena Milani misses with a two punch combination.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena Milani's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stone misses with a leg kick
and Pena Milani counters with a head kick. That will keep Stone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fighters circling - Pena Milani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ayrton Pena Milani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena Milani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena Milani misses with a straight left.
Pena Milani ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Nice body punch from Pena Milani.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena Milani moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pena Milani misses with a straight left.
Pena Milani lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pena Milani 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ayrton Pena Milani!
Ayrton Pena Milani made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jameson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson misses with a low kick.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jameson.
Hernandez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jameson throws a leg kick but Hernandez checks it.
A clash of legs there as Hernandez blocks the low kick.
Jameson throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jameson, right into the meat.
Hernandez with a nice cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jameson 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 Hernandez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hernandez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hernandez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jameson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hernandez tries to move to mount but Jameson blocks the move with his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jameson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson is not content to let Hernandez control the position.
Jameson sneaks back into half guard.
Hernandez misses with a head shot. Jameson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jameson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jameson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jameson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hernandez is controlling him.
Jameson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jameson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hernandez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jameson scoring well with a low kick there.
Hernandez checks a leg kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jameson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson tries to work over Hernandez's front leg with a kick but Hernandez checks it.
Jameson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hernandez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hernandez blocks a leg kick.
Jameson throws a leg kick but Hernandez moved away.
A leg kick checked by Hernandez.
A jab from Jameson misses.
Jameson blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hernandez blocks the low kick.
Jameson misses with an uppercut
and Hernandez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jameson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hernandez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.
Jameson controls Hernandez momentarily but Hernandez frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez prevents Jameson from getting back to his feet.
Jameson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hernandez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jameson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jameson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jameson!
Hernandez wants to control but Jameson postures up.
Hernandez gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jameson wants to control but Hernandez is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jameson ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Jameson walks into a stiff left hand from Hernandez.
Jameson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hernandez connects with a leg kick. Jameson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jameson looks for the body kick but Hernandez saw that one coming.
Jameson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jameson misses the jab.
Jameson swings widly with a right hand
and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jameson won't be happy with that.
Hernandez controls the position.
Hernandez wants to take a breather but Jameson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hernandez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jameson has his foot on Hernandez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hernandez works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez chips away with some ground and pound.
Hernandez with a nice head shot there.
Hernandez postures up in Jameson's guard and throws a big left but Jameson blocks it.
Jameson is trying to control the position but Hernandez postures up.
Jameson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hernandez won't allow Jameson to get back to his feet.
Hernandez trying to control but Jameson is working from the bottom.
Jameson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jameson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jameson.
Jameson checks a low kick from Hernandez.
Jameson throws a lazy body kick
and Hernandez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hernandez looking to sit in guard and control but Jameson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jameson looking to pass the guard.
Jameson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hernandez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jameson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hernandez is proving hard to escape from.
Miguel Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hernandez striking off his back but it's not causing Jameson any problems.
Jameson stands up and waves to Hernandez to follow him.
Jameson misses with a hook to the body
and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jameson won't be happy with that.
Hernandez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jameson is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hernandez.
Hernandez wants to control but Jameson is keeping him busy.
Hernandez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jameson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hernandez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jameson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jameson regains half guard, as Hernandez was trying to land strikes.
Jameson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hernandez.
Jameson is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jameson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez moves out of range of the leg kick from Jameson.
Hernandez tries to score with a low kick but Jameson moves his leg out of the way.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jameson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
James Jameson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez fails with the takedown
and Jameson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jameson, right into the meat.
Hernandez misses with a hook.
Jameson throws a leg kick
so Hernandez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hernandez is looking to work some ground and pound but Jameson has wrist control.
Hernandez trying to control but Jameson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jameson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hernandez, into his guard.
Hernandez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hernandez has his foot on Jameson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jameson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jameson preventing the sweep.
James Jameson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hernandez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jameson has passed into half guard!
Hernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hernandez wants to improve his position but Jameson is controlling well.
Jameson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jameson is looking to stand but Jameson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson wants to stand but Hernandez is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Jameson trying to control but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez is trying desperately to improve position.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jameson wants to stand but Hernandez is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hernandez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jameson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jameson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hernandez hang on?
Jameson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hernandez wants to hold on but Jameson pushes him away.
Hernandez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jameson seems to be working for a kimura but Hernandez defends the submission attempt.
Miguel Hernandez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jameson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hernandez 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mattews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marcolini's choice of entrance music: Raffaella Carra - Rumore. This should be fireworks!
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Mattews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Marcolini!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcolini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mattews moves away.
Mattews takes the fight into the clinch.
Mattews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Marcolini catches Mattews right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Matt Mattews has been cut.
Mattews moves into range and clinches up with Marcolini.
Mattews lands a right hand.
Mattews managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Mattews is working for takedown but Marcolini is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marcolini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mattews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Mattews avoids the damage to the body.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the head but Mattews blocks with his arms.
Marcolini tries a knee to the head but Mattews blocks it.
Nice body punch from Marcolini.
Marcolini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mattews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marcolini missing with knees to the body.
Mattews takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcolini is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marcolini has Mattews pressed against the cage, preventing Mattews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattews drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Mattews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mattews is breathing heavily.
Marcolini misses with a body punch.
Marcolini is trying to maintain a safe position but Mattews gets an underhook and turns Marcolini into the cage.
Mattews works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mattews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcolini keeping moving, preventing Mattews from controlling successfully.
Mattews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mattews won't allow Marcolini to sweep him here.
Mattews postures up.
Mattews sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marcolini's guard.
Marcolini wants to get back to his feet.
Marcolini is looking for a sweep. Mattews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've been hearing that Mattews has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mattews is looking for a kimura but Marcolini is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mattews to get the leverage.
Mattews is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marcolini sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini tries to get to full guard but Mattews has control of the leg.
Mattews trying to pass the guard but Marcolini defending well.
Marcolini works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mattews stays in close to Marcolini's body and controls the position.
Mattews gets to his feet - Marcolini follows without any prompting.
Nice takedown defense from Marcolini. No joy for Mattews on that attempt.
Marcolini lands a big uppercut and Mattews crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mattews looks OK. Marcolini waves Mattews back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcolini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattews is defending well for now.
Mattews avoiding damage as Marcolini throws knees to the body.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mattews avoids it.
Marcolini is trying to maintain a safe position but Mattews gets an underhook and turns Marcolini into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Marcolini.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the head but Mattews blocks with his arms.
Mattews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcolini trying to land knees to the body.
Mattews breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Mattews with that takedown attempt.
Mattews has closed the distance and engaged Marcolini in a clinch.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Mattews avoids the damage to the body.
Mattews is looking for a takedown.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the head but Mattews blocks with his arms.
Marcolini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mattews blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mattews jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marcolini walks away with a smile on his face. Mattews gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mattews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marcolini's waist but Marcolini gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mattews off to one side.
Marcolini lands a lovely overhand right.
Matt Mattews's cut is getting worse.
Marcolini gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mattews to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mattews puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcolini is staying active underneath Mattews, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marcolini wants to control but Mattews is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marcolini wants to improve his position but Mattews is controlling well.
Mattews lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marcolini is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mattews's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mattews's back!
Mattews is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Marcolini tightening his grip on Mattews, looking for the choke.
Marcolini struggling to land strikes to the head as Mattews covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Marcolini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Mattews's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mattews walks into a left hand.
Marcolini looks to throw the jab but Mattews is out of range.
Mattews instigates a clinch.
Mattews blocks a body shot from Marcolini.
Mattews goes for a takedown attempt but Marcolini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mattews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marcolini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mattews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mattews loses concentration momentarily and Marcolini pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Mattews crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Marcolini finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marco Marcolini!
Marco Marcolini seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Silence. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rambo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nelson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rambo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nelson - the referee stops the clock and Rambo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nelson. Rambo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rambo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rambo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Rambo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rambo tries to avoid it.
Nelson cracks Rambo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson scores with a nice head shot.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rambo moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nelson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rambo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rambo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Nelson! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kuma Nelson!
Our winner, Kuma Nelson, 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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