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GAMMA#149 Yudovich v Stroud II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Heartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heartman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Creed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heartman fails with the takedown.
Creed lands a left and a right that send Heartman crashing to the mat, dazed. Creed thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Nick Heartman has been cut.
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!
Creed fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Heartman to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Heartman looks to clinch but Creed throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Heartman taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Apollo Creed!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Me Vale. Cruz has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Vitor Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice combo by Cruz! Oh, that's hurt him - Bravo falls to the canvas and Cruz follows him into side control.
Bravo is rocked!
It looks like Max Bravo has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big shot lands for Cruz! That's hurt Bravo! Will he recover? Cruz fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Cruz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucien Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Alessio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smalls might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kelis - Milkshake. Alessio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica- Enter Sandman. The key to victory for Lucien Smalls has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucien Smalls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Alessio!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alessio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alessio tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Smalls wants to control but Alessio postures up.
Smalls is not content to let Alessio control the position.
Alessio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Alessio scoring with punches from side control.
Smalls is looking for a sweep.
Alessio has hold of Smalls's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Smalls tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Alessio cranks the arm and Smalls screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Smalls, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jackson Alessio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar RataJylppynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valdemar RataJylppynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay French!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from French.
It looks like Valdemar RataJylppynen has been cut.
French scores with a punch to the head.
RataJylppynen doesn't manage to clinch there - French circles away.
Valdemar RataJylppynen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
French connects with a nice cross there... RataJylppynen is looking wobbly and French recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send RataJylppynen to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - French jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Clay French!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Step Up. Michaels is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sexy Boy. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pain finds it's way round the side to connect with Michaels's head.
Michaels connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pain tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Pain misses its intended target.
Pain feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pain distracts Michaels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pain wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pain defends it easily.
Pain is looking to work some ground and pound but Michaels has wrist control.
Pain prevents Michaels from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michaels is on top in guard.
Pain keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels thows a big elbow that misses.
Michaels has gone for a leg lock! Pain slips out almost immediately though and dives into Michaels's guard.
Pain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michaels wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
Pain connects with a couple of short punches.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pain's guard.
Pain has a closed guard, preventing Michaels from standing up.
Michaels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Pain wants to stand up but Michaels is controlling him.
Michaels is standing up over Pain. Pain looks to escape but Michaels dives into side control.
Pain regains half guard, as Michaels was trying to land strikes.
Pain is trying to stand back up but Michaels is controlling him
Michaels moves into full mount! Pain won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pain is on top in guard.
Pain with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pain throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michaels wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
Pain with a nice head shot there.
Pain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michaels looking for a guillotine here but Pain defends easily.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pain is aware though and is defending well.
Michaels looks gassed!
Pain working some strikes from top position.
Pain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michaels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pain distracts Michaels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pain cracks Michaels with a solid left hand.
Michaels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pain is one step ahead there.
Michaels manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pain is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pain takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Michaels. No joy for Pain on that attempt.
Pain misses with a wild combination.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Pain.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michaels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain misses with a hook.
Michaels slips a straight right by Pain.
Pain throws a good cross that connects.
Pain lands a jab to the head.
Michaels with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pain decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michaels's guard.
Pain is working Michaels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Michaels has momentary wrist control but Pain slips an elbow through the middle.
Pain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pain postures up in Michaels's guard and throws a big left but Michaels blocks it.
Pain prevents Michaels from getting back to his feet.
Pain thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain postures up and lands a big shot to Michaels's brow.
Pain has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Michaels looking for a sweep. Not yet Michaels, not yet.
Pain throws and elbow that misses. Michaels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pain's guard. Nice move by Michaels!
Michaels throws a strike but Pain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pain is working Michaels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pain lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
Pain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain won't allow Michaels to sweep him here.
Pain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pain lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
Pain stops Michaels from standing up.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Pain distracts Michaels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Max Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pain wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pain is aware though and is defending well.
Michaels looking to control.
Pain chips away with some ground and pound.
Michaels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pain is one step ahead there.
Pain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michaels's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain landing with the ground and pound.
Pain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pain chips away with some ground and pound.
Michaels throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pain is aware though and is defending well.
Pain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pain lands a couple of digs.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels wants to sweep but no luck.
Pain connects with a couple of short punches.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pain is working Michaels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain dominated that second round.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pain tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pain swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michaels sprawls well. Michaels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Max Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a body shot
and Pain counters with a shoot takedown. Michaels fights it but they end up in guard.
Michaels 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.
Pain throwing strikes but missing.
Pain connects with a couple of short punches.
Michaels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michaels is looking for a triangle but Pain pushes his legs off easily.
Pain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michaels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pain stands up over Michaels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pain postures up and lands a big shot to Michaels's brow.
Pain stops Michaels from standing up.
Michaels is looking for a triangle but Pain pushes his legs off easily.
Pain lands a couple of elbows.
Pain is in close to Michaels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pain defends it easily.
Pain scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pain working some strikes from top position.
Pain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pain working some strikes from top position.
Pain lands a couple of digs.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pain with a nice head shot there.
Pain landing some decent shots from guard.
Pain stands up over Michaels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pain lands a couple of digs.
Pain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Michaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pain has managed to get both his arms back between Michaels's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pain connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pain thows a big elbow that misses.
Michaels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michaels has momentary wrist control but Pain slips an elbow through the middle.
Michaels looking for a guillotine here but Pain defends easily.
Pain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pain. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pain.
Michaels is looking to reverse the position.
Michaels manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pain manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Pain looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
Pain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Michaels counters with a thumping low kick.
Pain shoots in for a double leg but Michaels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels moves away from the strike by Pain.
Pain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Pain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain misses with a takedown
and Michaels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pain's guard.
Michaels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Michaels forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shawn Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pain is trying to stand up here but Michaels is controlling him well.
Michaels slips a nice elbow through Pain's hands, connecting with Pain's forehead.
Michaels is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pain defends it well.
Michaels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels stops Pain from getting back to his feet.
Michaels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Michaels is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slow jab from Pain misses its intended target.
Shawn Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!
Michaels looks to clinch
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pain throws a shot from downtown. Michaels moves away and avoids it.
Pain misses with a straight left.
Pain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Pain.
Pain connects with a crisp jab.
Max Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab by Pain.
Michaels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pain. That did some damage!
Pain lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Michaels.
Well Pain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 39:37
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 39:37
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 40:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Pain!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sadji Nosla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Brutus (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadji Nosla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Brutus!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutus tries to bum rush Nosla with a series of wild strikes but Nosla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nosla throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brutus's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brutus. Nosla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brutus throws a right and a left that Nosla avoids nicely.
Nosla throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brutus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nosla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nosla.
Nosla lands with a slapping head kick.
Nosla throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nosla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brutus circles away quickly and effectively.
Nosla lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nosla throws a head kick that Brutus semi-blocks.
Nosla lands a big head kick that sends Brutus tumbling to the mat! Nosla takes a step backwards and waves Brutus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brutus is rocked!
Nosla scores with a push kick.
Brutus is still on wobbly legs! Can Nosla finish him?
Brutus looks gassed!
Nosla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nosla, as that shot connected.
Nosla lands with a slapping head kick.
Nosla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Look low, kick high! Nosla uses the oldest trick in the book to send Brutus tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Nosla is absolutely delighted - when Brutus wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sadji Nosla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Davis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruiz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis throws a head kick that Ruiz semi-blocks.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruiz needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruiz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Davis slips under a jab from Ruiz.
Ruiz connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Doug Davis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ruiz scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis throws a head kick that Ruiz semi-blocks.
Ruiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Ruiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Ruiz throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis thumps Ruiz with a low kick.
Ruiz looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to de liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis lands with a nice body kick.
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis feints and then cracks Ruiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruiz down.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruiz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Davis delivers a nice body kick.
Davis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruiz. That did some damage!
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruiz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis scores with a nice body kick.
Davis connects with a high kick.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Ruiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Ruiz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davis.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruiz's calf.
Ruiz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davis.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruiz takes a step back to recover.
Ruiz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davis!
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Ruiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis is looking to slow Ruiz down with leg kicks.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Davis lands but Ruiz takes it in his stride.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruiz throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davis!
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis throws a front kick that sends Ruiz stumbling back into the cage.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Ruiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruiz tries to avoid it.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruiz.
Ruiz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from Davis lands but Ruiz takes it in his stride.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis lands a head kick!
Davis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Ruiz tries to clinch up.
Davis scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Davis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruiz.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruiz can do to turn this around?
Davis throws a front kick that sends Ruiz stumbling back into the cage.
Ruiz missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis slips under a jab from Ruiz.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davis keeps Ruiz at a distance using the push kick.
Ruiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davis!
Davis throws a head kick that half lands.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruiz. That did some damage!
Davis cracks a nice hook into Ruiz's ribs.
Crunch! Davis slams his shin into Ruiz's torso.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Davis cracks the inside of Ruiz's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis scores with a spinning back kick!
Ruiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis thumps Ruiz with a low kick.
Ruiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Doug Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis scores with a nice body kick.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruiz's head.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a nice body kick.
Davis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ruiz.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis cracks the inside of Ruiz's front leg.
Davis lands a front kick.
Davis lands a jab to Ruiz's midsection.
Crunch! Davis slams his shin into Ruiz's torso.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ruiz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Davis has got the better of the exchanges.
Davis keeps Ruiz at a distance using the push kick.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Davis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruiz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Davis - the referee stops the clock and Ruiz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Davis. Ruiz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Ruiz down.
Davis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ruiz misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davis!
Davis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis fakes the leg kick and cracks Ruiz in the body.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruiz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Ruiz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Davis - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Davis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Ruiz down.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ruiz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Davis - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Davis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruiz.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doug Davis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Ruiz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruiz. That did some damage!
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruiz.
Ruiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis thumps Ruiz with a low kick.
Davis thuds a left hand into Ruiz's body.
Ruiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis connects with a high kick.
Ruiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Both fighters circling a little - Davis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Davis thuds a left hand into Ruiz's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruiz walks into a left hand.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Ruiz's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Ruiz down.
Ruiz swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Ruiz moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davis scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Ruiz down.
Davis lands a head kick. Ruiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Davis throws a series of punches but Ruiz avoids them all with ease.
Ruiz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis scores with a head kick.
Ruiz tries to clinch up
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind Ruiz 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a push kick.
Ruiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ruiz's knee momentarily.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Davis scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Ruiz down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Ruiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Davis lands a head kick!
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Ruiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Davis. Ruiz shrugs it off though.
Ruiz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ruiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruiz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruiz.
Davis scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Ruiz down.
Davis throws a head kick that half lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davis.
Davis cracks the inside of Ruiz's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruiz misses the body punch
and Davis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Davis cracks the inside of Ruiz's front leg.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruiz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davis.
Davis is looking to wear down Ruiz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Ruiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruiz tries to avoid it.
Ruiz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
Davis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruiz's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Ruiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruiz tries to avoid it.
Davis lands a head kick!
Ruiz takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Davis clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Davis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ruiz throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruiz darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
Ruiz managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ruiz's knee momentarily.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruiz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Davis - the referee stops the clock and Ruiz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Davis. Ruiz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ruiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruiz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruiz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Davis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A shot to de liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruiz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Ruiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruiz tries to avoid it.
Davis scores with a push kick.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Ruiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruiz tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Ruiz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Ruiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruiz tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Ruiz.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Ruiz with an uppercut!
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doug Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruiz throws a big shot that misses.
Davis lands a high kick!
A slow jab from Ruiz misses its intended target.
Ruiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruiz.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruiz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis scores with a nice head shot.
Ruiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruiz looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Jab by Davis.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruiz's sensitive parts.
Ruiz misses the body punch
and Davis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruiz. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davis counters with a nice body kick.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Ruiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruiz tries to avoid it.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruiz takes a step back to recover.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruiz's calf.
Ruiz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A good leg kick by Davis.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Davis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Davis scores with a head kick.
Ruiz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a head kick. Ruiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davis connects with a high kick.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruiz's sensitive parts.
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!
Ruiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis lands with a kick to the temple. Ruiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Ruiz down.
Carlos Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruiz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis feints and then cracks Ruiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruiz down.
Davis pushes Ruiz away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 40:33
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 40:32
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 40:33
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Davis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Tonal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudy Fernandez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Tonal!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonal connects with a looping right hand.
Rudy Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tonal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fernandez.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tonal lands a left and a right that send Fernandez crashing to the mat, dazed. Tonal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Rudy Fernandez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fernandez trying to control but Tonal is working from the bottom.
Tonal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fernandez is controlling him.
Fernandez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tonal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tonal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tonal!
Tonal advances to full mount.
Fernandez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fernandez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tonal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fernandez is looking to escape.
Fernandez tries to hold on but Tonal pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fernandez working to try and regain half guard.
Tonal controlling his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fernandez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fernandez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fernandez is looking to escape.
Tonal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fernandez is trying desperately to improve position.
Tonal content just to control the position here.
That's four 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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jeremy Tonal just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tonal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernandez tries for a takedown but Tonal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jeremy Tonal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fernandez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tonal defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez shoots in but Tonal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Fernandez misses with a straight left.
Fernandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tonal pinned against the cage. Tonal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tonal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tonal drops Fernandez with a beautiful combination! Fernandez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tonal is looking for the KO!
Fernandez is rocked!
Tonal lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Fernandez - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tonal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Tonal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Newman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Truth Is. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ali Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newman keeps the fight on the outside.
Fenix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fenix's corner calls for a 1-2. Fenix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Newman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Newman lands with a shot to the body.
Fenix looks gassed!
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!
Newman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fenix.
Jab from Newman.
Fenix slips under a jab.
Newman misses with a looping right.
Newman with a jab.
Fenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newman.
Fenix fails to land with a series of punches.
Newman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Newman drops Fenix with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fenix looks back up at him and smiles so Newman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fenix is rocked!
Newman misses the jab.
Fenix looks up at the clock. Bad move! Newman lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fenix. Newman pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Newman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Yudovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yudovich comes into the arena with Zetsubou Restaurant (ZSZS ED3 Ver.) blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Yudovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cam Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yudovich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Yudovich blocks the low kick.
Yudovich tests Stroud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stroud throws a right hand that Yudovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Yudovich also avoids with ease.
Yudovich jabs at Stroud's body.
No luck for Yudovich with that takedown attempt.
Stroud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yudovich.
Yudovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yudovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stroud throws a sloppy body shot
and Yudovich counters with a thumping low kick.
Stroud looks gassed!
Yudovich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stroud has time to react.
Stroud is rocked!
Yudovich cracks Stroud with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Stroud falls to his knees and Yudovich doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Yudovich!
Mikhail Yudovich retains his light heavyweight title!
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