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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasya Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Rasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica "For Whom The Bell Tolls". Ken Rasp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasya Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Rasp!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasp swinging wildly here.
Petrov wants to clinch up but Rasp keeps it at a distance.
Rasp fails with a takedown attempt.
Rasp shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Petrov's guard.
Rasp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Petrov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rasp wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
Rasp wants to control from the top but Petrov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasp is working Petrov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rasp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rasp trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Rasp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrov, not yet.
Rasp stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Petrov throws up his legs and catches Rasp in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Rasp tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Petrov! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vasya Petrov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Coleman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Brown!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coleman tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Coleman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Coleman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tommy Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Brown.
Brown tries to pull guard but Coleman holds him up against the ropes and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Coleman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coleman smiles and moves away.
Brown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Coleman to the mat! Coleman manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Coleman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Coleman striking from the bottom.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brown pushes down on Coleman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Coleman is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coleman looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown wants to control but Coleman is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to control but Brown passes into side control!
Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Coleman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Coleman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid body kick from Coleman.
Tommy Coleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman moves into the clinch.
Coleman is pressed up against the ropes. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coleman down to the mat. Coleman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brown looks gassed!
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Coleman.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.
Tommy Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Coleman throws a head kick that misses.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Coleman tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Coleman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid body kick from Coleman.
Coleman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coleman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Tommy Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coleman swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman wants to clinch.
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
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.
A head kick misses from Coleman.
Coleman connects with a high kick.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleman is looking to clinch.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Tommy Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coleman tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown blocks a head kick by Coleman.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Coleman. Brown shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coleman throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Coleman wants to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coleman!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Coleman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Coleman throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Coleman shows good takedown defense.
Coleman slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coleman tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tommy Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Brown.
Coleman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coleman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brown's head.
Coleman digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleman tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Coleman pushes Brown up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coleman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coleman to the ground. Coleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coleman leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Coleman moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coleman smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four 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.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
A punch combination from Coleman misses.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.
Tommy Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tommy Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Coleman instigates a clinch.
Coleman lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coleman prevents it.
Douglas Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Coleman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Montgomery.
Ribeiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Montgomery.
Ribeiro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ribeiro throws a strike but Montgomery rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Montgomery is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ribeiro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ribeiro has escaped and now he's on top!
Ribeiro throwing strikes from guard but Montgomery blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Montgomery keeps moving.
Montgomery looking for a sweep. Not yet Montgomery, not yet.
Ribeiro content to stall in guard here.
Montgomery keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
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.
Montgomery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Montgomery keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ribeiro drives through and clinches with Montgomery against the ropes.
Ribeiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ribeiro gets control of Montgomery's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ribeiro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Montgomery won't allow Ribeiro to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Montgomery from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Montgomery looks gassed!
Ribeiro is looking to stand up but Montgomery isn't so interested in that idea.
Ribeiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montgomery defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Montgomery is desperately trying to improve his position but Ribeiro has a good base and remains in mount.
Ribeiro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ribeiro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Montgomery looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribeiro landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Ribeiro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Montgomery misses with a takedown
and Ribeiro counters with a takedown into side control.
Ribeiro has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ribeiro prevents Montgomery from improving his position.
Ribeiro is looking to take a break and control but Montgomery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ribeiro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Ribeiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ribeiro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montgomery does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Montgomery wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ribeiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Montgomery. That did some damage!
Ribeiro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Montgomery did well to prevent Ribeiro getting side control.
Ribeiro is looking to take a break and control but Montgomery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Montgomery wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping busy.
Ribeiro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ribeiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ribeiro is thwarting Montgomery's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Montgomery scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ribeiro manages to mount him!
Ribeiro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Montgomery because Ribeiro loaded up on that one.
Ribeiro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Ribeiro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ribeiro scores with a head kick.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Montgomery with a poor takedown
and Ribeiro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Montgomery!
Ribeiro punching from mount but Montgomery doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ribeiro breaks from Montgomery's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ribeiro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Montgomery has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ribeiro wants to control the pace but Montgomery is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ribeiro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Montgomery is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ribeiro cracks Montgomery with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ribeiro controlling his opponent.
Montgomery is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Marcus Montgomery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montgomery is in all sorts of trouble here.
Montgomery tries to lock up and control but Ribeiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Montgomery might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ribeiro kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is squirming around, avoiding Ribeiro's attempts to control the action.
Ribeiro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Montgomery has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Montgomery wants to control but Ribeiro is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ribeiro breaks from Montgomery's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Montgomery flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ribeiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Montgomery on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montgomery swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Fernando Ribeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ribeiro looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Ribeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ribeiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Ribeiro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hinds has chosen Back up by 12 Stones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timothy Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Hinds!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price shoots in but Hinds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Price moves in looking to clinch but Hinds pushes him off.
Hinds closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hinds tries to pass to full mount but Price defends it.
Price wants to get back to full guard.
Hinds looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hinds is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Price sees it coming and defends easily.
Hinds scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hinds tries to pass to full mount but Price defends it.
Price wants to get back to full guard.
Hinds winds up and cracks Price with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hinds is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Price is breathing heavily.
Hinds has hold of Price's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Price manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hinds fails to take his opponent's back.
Price wants to control but Hinds is having none of it.
Hinds looking to ground and pound but Price is blocking nicely.
Hinds with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Hinds goes for an armbar but Price turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hinds can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Price controls the pace.
Price wants to pass the guard but Hinds is keeping the position.
Hinds wants to sweep here but Price controlling him for the moment.
Hinds really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Price. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hinds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Price is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Price is pushing down on Hinds's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hinds is fighting to maintain full guard but Price has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinds is in trouble now - Price has advanced to mount!
Hinds has given up his back.
Hinds looking very determined here, making life difficult for Price.
Price is hanging on to Hinds's back as he tries to escape.
Price has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hinds tries to escape but Price has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Price trying to control momentarily.
Hinds holding both Price 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinds tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Price connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hinds can't escape the position.
Hinds tries to improve his position but instead Price has taken his back!
Price is cranking Hinds's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Hinds! He's tightened the choke and Hinds is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Timothy Price!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between r r (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz has chosen Stronger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, r r!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz darts in and clinches r up against the ropes.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
r changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
r changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cruz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
r is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cruz looks calm but he's in trouble here. r gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cruz is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! r lets go of the hold and Cruz can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). r r!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Young might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rod Stewart - Forever Young. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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230 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, james tyson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
tyson tries to clinch up.
Young shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. tyson defends it nicely.
tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
tyson tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
tyson wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
tyson ducks under a wild hook from Young.
tyson wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Young moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! tyson goes down! Can Young finish him!?
It looks like james tyson has been cut.
tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
tyson is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea.
Young pushing down on tyson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tyson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Young scores with a couple of nice shots.
tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young 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.
tyson pushes Young off looking to stand but Young dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Young is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
tyson is trying to stand up here but Young is controlling him well.
Young content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
tyson pushes Young off looking to stand but Young dives back in and keeps control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Young tries for a takedown but tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
tyson wants to clinch.
tyson moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
tyson tries to clinch up.
Young throws a lazy right hand but tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Young.
tyson looks gassed!
Young drops tyson with a big left hand and mounts him. tyson is in big trouble!
tyson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! tyson is out cold - huge knockout for Young!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jay Young!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Stageberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Schalk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stageberg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bone Thugs and Harmony - Tha' Crossroads. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Stageberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Schalk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stageberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Travis Schalk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stageberg scores with a jab to the body.
Stageberg works Schalk's body with a nice hook.
Schalk looks gassed!
Stageberg throws a nice looking combination but Schalk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stageberg lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stageberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stageberg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stageberg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schalk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stageberg.
Stageberg 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.
Stageberg is pushing down on Schalk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schalk is fighting to maintain full guard but Stageberg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stageberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stageberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stageberg connects with a nice short shot to Schalk's temple.
Stageberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stageberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stageberg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stageberg connects with a nice short shot to Schalk's temple.
Stageberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stageberg is nestled in close to Schalk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stageberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stageberg lands with a punch from half guard.
Stageberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Schalk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stageberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stageberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schalk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stageberg.
Schalk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stageberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stageberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schalk taking some punishment here, with Stageberg in his half guard.
Stageberg lands with a punch from half guard.
Stageberg trying to control the action but Schalk is working from the bottom.
Stageberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schalk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stageberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stageberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stageberg connects with a nice short shot to Schalk's temple.
Stageberg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Schalk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schalk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stageberg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schalk defends it well.
Stageberg is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stageberg lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stageberg lands a nice short elbow.
Stageberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schalk wants to improve his position but Stageberg is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Stageberg there.
Schalk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stageberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schalk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schalk is in trouble now - Stageberg has advanced to mount!
Schalk taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stageberg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stageberg landing strikes from the mount.
Schalk is working to get back to half guard.
Stageberg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schalk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stageberg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schalk?
Stageberg with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stageberg lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stageberg lands with some strikes.
Schalk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stageberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Stageberg dominated that round.
That's time! Stageberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schalk takes one on the button.
Stageberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schalk can do to turn this around?
A big left from Stageberg misses.
Schalk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schalk throws a sloppy head kick and Stageberg moves out of range easily.
Stageberg cracks Schalk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stageberg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schalk's half guard.
Schalk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stageberg is working for a submission of some sort.
Stageberg decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
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!
Schalk avoids the body shot from Stageberg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schalk throws the kick towards the body but Stageberg avoids it.
Stageberg avoids the body shot from Schalk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stageberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stageberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stageberg misses with a low kick.
Stageberg misses with a kick to the body.
Stageberg throws a one two combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Schalk blocks the leg kick.
Stageberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schalk misses with a head kick.
Schalk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schalk walks into a left hand.
Stageberg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stageberg misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Schalk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stageberg throws a right hand that Schalk ducks under and follows up with a left that Schalk also avoids with ease.
Stageberg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schalk sprawls well initially but Stageberg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Schalk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stageberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stageberg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Schalk has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stageberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stageberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schalk is trying to control but Stageberg passes into side control!
Schalk wants to get back to his feet but Stageberg drags him back down.
Schalk taking a bit of punishment here - Stageberg scoring with strikes.
Stageberg has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Schalk is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Stageberg yanks on the arm and Schalk is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Stageberg.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joey Stageberg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Richlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Richlin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richlin.
Richlin throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Richlin fails to land with a series of punches.
Richlin throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Richlin throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Frank Richlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richlin scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Richlin misses.
Richlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richlin fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Richlin pushes him off.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richlin misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Richlin misses.
Davis scores with a one two! Richlin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Richlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richlin looks gassed!
Davis looks to land a combination but Richlin avoids it well.
Richlin misses the shot to the body.
Davis tries to clinch up but Richlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis looks to land a combination but Richlin avoids it well.
Richlin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Richlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richlin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
Richlin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Davis 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richlin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davis wants to control from the top but Richlin keeps moving.
Davis is pushing down on Richlin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Richlin is fighting to maintain full guard but Davis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Davis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Davis is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Richlin still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Richlin has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis struggling a bit here.
Davis is looking to regain half guard here but Richlin keeps moving and retains side control.
Davis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Davis is trying to control but Richlin manages to pass to mount!
Richlin get's back to his feet.
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.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
Richlin misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richlin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richlin misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Richlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richlin throws a series of strikes that have Davis backpedaling.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Richlin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richlin misses with a double jab
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Richlin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Richlin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis tries for a takedown but Richlin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richlin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Richlin misses its intended target.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Richlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richlin falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Richlin jabs at Davis's body.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Richlin looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Richlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Richlin circles away.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richlin.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richlin lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Richlin ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Richlin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Richlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Richlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Some wild striking there from Richlin.
Davis tries to clinch but Richlin moves out of range.
Richlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chris Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richlin misses the shot to the body.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richlin misses with a wild body shot.
Richlin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Richlin sprawls well.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richlin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Richlin slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richlin throws a combination. Davis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Richlin lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
Richlin drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis misses with the combination.
Richlin misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Richlin with an uppercut!
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richlin throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Richlin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richlin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frank Richlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Richlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richlin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richlin misses with a few strikes there.
Richlin drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Davis defending well as Richlin loads up on a big left hand.
Richlin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Richlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
A big left from Richlin misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Richlin's head back.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Richlin throws a sloppy body shot
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Richlin.
Richlin misses with a combination
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Frank Richlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Richlin circles away.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richlin.
Richlin avoids the body shot from Davis.
Richlin swinging wildly here.
Richlin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Richlin.
Richlin throws a sloppy body shot
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis lands a body shot.
Richlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Richlin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis wants to clinch up but Richlin keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Richlin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Richlin.
Richlin stuffs the takedown.
Richlin slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richlin throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Richlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richlin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Richlin.
A left lands for Davis.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Richlin.
Davis cracks Richlin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis moves away from the strike by Richlin.
Davis punishes Richlin's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richlin throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richlin misses with a straight right.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richlin misses with a combination
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Richlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richlin circles away.
Davis slips a jab from Richlin.
Davis misses with a hook.
Richlin throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Richlin throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
Davis connects with a right hand. Richlin shakes it off.
Richlin throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richlin sprawls well. Richlin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Richlin looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richlin throws out the jab.
Davis works Richlin's body with a nice hook.
Richlin misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis scores with a hook.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Richlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown. Richlin tries to sprawl out of it but Davis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Richlin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richlin lands with a nice combination. Davis backs away looking to recover.
Richlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Richlin.
Richlin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Richlin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Richlin scores with a three punch combo!
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Richlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Richlin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richlin manages to avoid it.
Richlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Richlin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Richlin misses with a body shot.
Richlin lands a right hook to the body.
Richlin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Richlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frank Richlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richlin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chris Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richlin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Richlin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richlin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Richlin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Rekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Rekker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekker fails to land with a series of punches.
Rekker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Rekker is holding on tight.
Silva tries to stand up but Rekker had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
Rekker is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva wants to improve his position but Rekker is controlling well.
Rekker decides to stand and escape the position.
Rekker misses with a body shot.
Silva is looking to clinch but Rekker is avoiding it.
Rekker tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rekker works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Rekker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva blocks a jab.
Rekker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Rekker getting side control.
Rekker wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Rekker maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Silva could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rekker has cracked it and Silva is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rekker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damon Rekker!
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