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UXC wild wednesday 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Ruell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kip Ruell!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith rushes Ruell and presses him up against the cage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Ruell saw that one coming.
Smith throws a right and a left that Ruell avoids nicely.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooh!!! Ruell has knocked Smith down with a huge combo! Ruell steps away and waves a wobbly Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Smith is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruell moves in close and cracks Smith with a massive right hand! Smith, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Ruell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kip Ruell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rob Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaazi Qyzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yaazi Qyzan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qyzan avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Qyzan counters with a straight right hand.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Qyzan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Qyzan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis looks to clinch
and Qyzan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Qyzan moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Davis connects with a high kick.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Qyzan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis tries for a takedown but Qyzan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Qyzan defends well and Davis ends up having to push Qyzan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Qyzan.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Qyzan prevents it.
Qyzan is pressed up against the cage. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Qyzan down to the mat. Qyzan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rob Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis wants to clinch
and Qyzan counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis thows a leg kick but Qyzan checks it
and Qyzan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Davis! Qyzan lets Davis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Davis is rocked!
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Qyzan as he avoids it easily.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis tries to clinch but Qyzan moves away
and Qyzan scores with a counter punch that sends Davis to the canvas! Qyzan smells blood - he's punishing Davis with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Davis has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaazi Qyzan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Mihaylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandar Mihaylov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Mihaylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Bobby!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby slips a jab and a cross from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov is looking to clinch.
Mihaylov misses with an uppercut.
Aleksandar Mihaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihaylov looks to land a right hand but Bobby moved out of range.
Bobby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bobby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mihaylov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bobby throws out the jab.
Mihaylov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bobby.
Mihaylov gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mihaylov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mihaylov stalling the fight.
Mihaylov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bobby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mihaylov prevents it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bobby has eaten all the pies!
Mihaylov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bobby blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mihaylov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aleksandar Mihaylov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Bobby.
Mihaylov prevents the takedown attempt.
Bobby wants a takedown but no success here.
Mihaylov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bobby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mihaylov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bobby looks winded!
Bobby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mihaylov prevents it.
Mihaylov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobbys head.
Mihaylov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bobby backwards.
Bobby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mihaylov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mihaylov scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Hank Bobby has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Mihaylov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mihaylov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bobby is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bobby is still on wobbly legs! Can Mihaylov finish him?
Mihaylov creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bobby's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bobby drops to his knees and Mihaylov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandar Mihaylov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vince Vito!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vito connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Vito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vito's waist but Vito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Vito.
Vito cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vito looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Vito in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vito thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vito.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie pushes a forearm under Vito's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Vito is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Prime told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Prime!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dean scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Prime.
Prime doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dean counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dean slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean throwing strikes from guard but Prime blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime trying to control the position.
Prime looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Prime escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dean gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dean engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Prime clinches with his opponent.
Prime pulls guard.
Prime working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dean has passed into half guard!
Prime blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Still in half guard, Dean seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prime really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prime is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Prime is defending against the submission attempts here by Dean.
Dean moves into full mount! Prime won't be happy about that!
Dean looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prime tries to lock up and control but Dean gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Dean dominated that round.
That's time! Dean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prime.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prime is defended easily by Dean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dean is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dean shoots in and bounces Prime off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dean controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean postures up in Prime's guard and throws a big left but Prime blocks it.
Dean is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Prime wants to sweep but no luck.
Dean is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dean 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.
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.
Dean throwing strikes from guard but Prime blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prime closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dean circles away.
Patrick Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Prime.
Prime shoots for a takedown but Dean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Jay Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prime is defended easily by Dean.
Dean closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Prime's guard.
Dean is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean stands and throws Prime's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dean in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dean has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Prime!
That's four 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.
Dean controlling the pace for now.
Dean lands a heavy elbow.
Prime is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dean content just to control the position here.
Dean seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Prime for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dean looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Dean dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dean darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Prime is looking to improve his position.
Prime avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dean.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime has a hand on Dean's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dean takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Dean raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean controlling from the full mount.
Dean throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dean content just to control the position here.
Dean has isolated one of Prime's arms. Prime looking to fight him off but Dean twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Dean!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greedy Assfister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Fartsmells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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143 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greedy Assfister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scotty Fartsmells!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assfister tries to clinch up
and Fartsmells counters with a slapping leg kick.
Assfister wants to clinch.
Assfister tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fartsmells lands a nice looking body kick.
Assfister wants to clinch
and Fartsmells counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assfister throws an elbow but it misses.
Assfister definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fartsmells with a knee to the head.
Assfister creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fartsmells avoids a wild elbow strike from Assfister.
Assfister misses with an elbow strike.
Assfister looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fartsmells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fartsmells trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Assfister throws an elbow but misses.
Assfister lands an elbow inside.
Fartsmells tries to land knees in the clinch but Assfister avoids the damage to the body.
Assfister misses with an elbow strike.
Assfister managing to block the knees to the body from Fartsmells.
Fartsmells missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fartsmells misses with a knee to the head.
Fartsmells lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fartsmells misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assfister.
Assfister misses with an elbow strike.
Fartsmells looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Assfister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Assfister just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fartsmells's brow.
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!
Assfister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Assfister misses with an elbow strike.
Assfister misses with an elbow strike.
Fartsmells blocks an elbow strike.
Assfister pushes off an throws an elbow but Fartsmells leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fartsmells misses with a knee to the head.
Fartsmells throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assfister blocks it with crossed arms.
Fartsmells misses with a knee strike.
Assfister creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fartsmells avoids the elbow strike from Assfister, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fartsmells takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Scotty Fartsmells has been cut.
Fartsmells blocks an elbow strike from Assfister.
Assfister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fartsmells tries to land knees in the clinch but Assfister avoids the damage to the body.
Fartsmells with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Assfister throws an elbow that misses.
Fartsmells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fartsmells blocks the elbow strike.
Assfister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Assfister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Assfister misses with an elbow strike.
Fartsmells throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assfister blocks it with crossed arms.
Fartsmells looking to throw knees to the head but Assfister is blocking nicely.
Fartsmells misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assfister.
Assfister comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fartsmells avoids the elbow strike from Assfister, against the cage.
Fartsmells blocks an elbow strike from Assfister.
Assfister misses with an elbow strike.
Assfister looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fartsmells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Assfister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fartsmells missing with knees to the body.
Assfister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fartsmells tries a knee to the head but Assfister blocks it.
Assfister throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fartsmells lands a nice knee to the body.
Assfister misses with an elbow over the top.
Fartsmells throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assfister blocks it with crossed arms.
Fartsmells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assfister is defending well for now.
Assfister throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Assfister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fartsmells blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scotty Fartsmells will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scotty Fartsmells's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Assfister wants to clinch
and Fartsmells makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Assfister moves in looking to clinch but Fartsmells pushes him off.
Assfister tries to clinch but Fartsmells moves out of range.
Fartsmells throws a push kick but Assfister slaps the foot to one side.
Assfister looks to clinch
and Fartsmells moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fartsmells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Assfister misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fartsmells obliges.
Fartsmells lands a good knee to the midsection. Assfister won't want to take too many of those.
Assfister misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Assfister throws an elbow but misses.
Assfister creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fartsmells blocks an elbow strike from Assfister.
Assfister avoiding damage as Fartsmells throws knees to the body.
Fartsmells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assfister is defending well for now.
Fartsmells looking to throw knees to the head but Assfister is blocking nicely.
Fartsmells avoids the elbow strike from Assfister, against the cage.
Scotty Fartsmells seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fartsmells blocks the elbow strike.
Fartsmells utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Assfister throws an elbow but misses.
Assfister gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Assfister pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fartsmells dodges an elbow strike from Assfister.
Fartsmells blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assfister pushes off an throws an elbow but Fartsmells leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fartsmells trying to land knees to the body.
Fartsmells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Assfister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assfister misses with an elbow strike.
Assfister lands an elbow inside that Fartsmells shrugs off.
Fartsmells avoids the elbow strike from Assfister, against the cage.
Assfister gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Fartsmells.
Assfister managing to block the knees to the body from Fartsmells.
Assfister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Assfister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fartsmells throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fartsmells blocks the elbow strike.
Assfister creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fartsmells blocks an elbow strike.
Assfister misses with an elbow over the top.
Fartsmells dodges an elbow strike from Assfister.
Fartsmells throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fartsmells misses with a knee to the head.
Fartsmells tries to land knees in the clinch but Assfister avoids the damage to the body.
Fartsmells dodges an elbow strike from Assfister.
Assfister pushes off an throws an elbow but Fartsmells leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Assfister gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Assfister throws an elbow but it misses.
Assfister misses with an elbow over the top.
Fartsmells dodges an elbow strike from Assfister.
Assfister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fartsmells tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assfister avoids it.
Assfister lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Scotty Fartsmells's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assfister throws an elbow but it misses.
Fartsmells misses with a knee strike.
Fartsmells tries to land knees in the clinch but Assfister avoids the damage to the body.
Fartsmells utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fartsmells blocks the elbow strike.
Fartsmells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assfister is defending well for now.
Assfister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fartsmells tries a knee to the head but Assfister blocks it.
Fartsmells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Assfister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fartsmells missing with knees to the body.
Assfister pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Assfister has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Assfister lands a nice elbow.
Fartsmells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fartsmells with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Greedy Assfister will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scotty Fartsmells's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Assfister has Fartsmells up against the cage in a clinch.
Assfister pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Assfister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fartsmells throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Assfister throws an elbow but misses.
Assfister is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fartsmells misses with a knee strike.
Fartsmells connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assfister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assfister throws an elbow that misses.
Fartsmells landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fartsmells throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fartsmells misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assfister throws an elbow but it misses.
Fartsmells takes an elbow to the temple.
Fartsmells blocks an elbow strike from Assfister.
Assfister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Assfister misses with an elbow strike.
Assfister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fartsmells trying to land knees to the body.
Fartsmells looking to throw knees to the head but Assfister is blocking nicely.
Fartsmells avoids the elbow strike from Assfister, against the cage.
Fartsmells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fartsmells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assfister is defending well for now.
Fartsmells avoids a wild elbow strike from Assfister.
Fartsmells dodges an elbow strike from Assfister.
Assfister pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assfister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fartsmells avoids a wild elbow strike from Assfister.
Assfister pushes off an throws an elbow but Fartsmells leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fartsmells landing knees to the head.
Assfister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assfister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fartsmells blocks the elbow strike.
Fartsmells blocks an elbow strike from Assfister.
Fartsmells blocks an elbow strike from Assfister.
Assfister lands an elbow inside that Fartsmells shrugs off.
Fartsmells with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Assfister pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fartsmells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fartsmells misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assfister.
Fartsmells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fartsmells tries to land knees in the clinch but Assfister avoids the damage to the body.
Fartsmells tries to land knees in the clinch but Assfister avoids the damage to the body.
Fartsmells throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fartsmells trying to land knees to the body.
Assfister throws an elbow but it misses.
Fartsmells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fartsmells misses with a knee to the head.
Assfister managing to block the knees to the body from Fartsmells.
Assfister throws an elbow but it misses.
Assfister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Scotty Fartsmells's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Assfister throws an elbow that misses.
Fartsmells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fartsmells dodges an elbow strike from Assfister.
Fartsmells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fartsmells lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fartsmells with a knee to the head.
Fartsmells blocks the elbow strike.
Fartsmells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Assfister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Assfister misses with an elbow over the top.
Assfister misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fartsmells unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fartsmells blocks an elbow strike from Assfister.
Fartsmells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fartsmells missing with knees to the body.
Fartsmells avoids the elbow strike from Assfister, against the cage.
Fartsmells misses with a knee strike.
Fartsmells blocks an elbow strike from Assfister.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Assfister.
Fartsmells misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assfister.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scotty Fartsmells.
I think Fartsmells 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Vangard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, TJ Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ross Vangard !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vangard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vangard avoids it really well and circles away.
Grant is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vangard .
Sloppy strikes from Vangard . Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Vangard .
Vangard misses with a wild body shot.
Vangard scores with a one two! Grant had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant fails with a takedown attempt.
Vangard tries to bum rush Grant with a series of wild strikes but Grant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ross Vangard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vangard scores with a three punch combo!
No luck for Grant with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vangard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vangard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vangard wants it to stay on the feet.
Vangard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant walks into a jab.
Vangard lands a jab to the head.
Vangard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Grant walks into a left hand.
Vangard feints a jab promting Grant to slip. Vangard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vangard throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range.
Vangard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grant.
Vangard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vangard sprawls well. Vangard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grant gets slowly back to his feet.
Grant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Grant working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vangard controls Grant momentarily but Grant frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vangard has control of Grant's left arm, preventing Grant from doing any damage.
Vangard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vangard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vangard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vangard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vangard throws his legs up looking for a submission but Grant uses it to pass to side control.
Vangard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vangard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Vangard 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grant is putting a hurting on Vangard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vangard is looking for a sweep.
Vangard sneaks back into half guard.
Vangard gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vangard looking to control.
Grant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vangard 's head.
Vangard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grant defends it easily.
Grant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vangard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grant puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grant trying to mount his opponent but Vangard defends it.
Vangard is looking to control Grant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vangard avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Vangard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grant scores with a takedown into Vangard 's guard.
Vangard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grant.
Vangard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vangard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grant defends it easily.
Vangard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grant's guard.
TJ Grant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vangard postures up in Grant's guard and throws a big left but Grant blocks it.
Grant lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vangard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant working a defensive guard here.
Grant lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Grant wants to hit a switch here but Vangard passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Grant there!
Grant tries to lock up and control but Vangard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grant is working hard here to advance position.
Grant taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vangard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vangard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grant really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vangard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vangard throwing strikes here but Grant is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vangard punching from mount but Grant doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vangard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vangard trying to control but Grant is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vangard with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vangard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Vangard scoring with strikes but Grant is staying in there.
Grant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vangard raining down shots from the mount!
Grant regains half guard.
Vangard stalling away here and it's allowed Grant to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vangard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grant is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vangard looking to control.
Grant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vangard is trying to keep Grant in close.
Grant working some strikes from top position.
Grant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vangard is trying to control the position but Grant postures up.
Grant postures up and lands a big shot to Vangard 's brow.
Vangard has momentary wrist control but Grant slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Vangard 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!
Grant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vangard but Vangard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vangard connects with a single shot there.
Vangard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vangard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vangard with a nice cross.
Vangard lands a jab to the nose.
Grant throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vangard was covering up waiting for the punch and Grant finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Grant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Vangard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vangard is pulling down on Grant's head. It's preventing any offense from Grant, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Vangard to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Grant is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Vangard pulls down on the head and he's put Grant to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ross Vangard !
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