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GAMMA: Contenders 27 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Jaffar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Applejuice by Taintstick. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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264 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Jaffar!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaffar off the ropes and back into rage.
Jaffar tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.
A jab from Ellis misses.
Jaffar tries to clinch there but Ellis circles away.
Ellis throws out a loose jab but Jaffar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaffar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaffar avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Ellis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaffar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaffar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaffar shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellis sprawls well. He's pushed Jaffar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jaffar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellis throws out the jab.
Jaffar slips a straight right by Ellis.
Ellis digs a good hook to Jaffar's body.
Ellis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jaffar moves into the clinch.
Jaffar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jaffar tries to pull guard but Ellis won't allow it.
Jason Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Jaffar.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaffar shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaffar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ellis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ellis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jason Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Ellis.
Jaffar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ellis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaffar looks gassed!
Ellis lands with a hook. Jaffar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaffar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jaffar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jaffar tries to clinch there but Ellis circles away.
Jaffar tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaffar shoots in but Ellis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ellis connects with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Ellis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaffar looks for a takedown but Ellis sprawls well.
Decent striking displayed by Ellis there.
Ellis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellis throws a series of strikes that have Jaffar backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaffar manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Ellis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jaffar doesn't seem phased though.
Ellis connects with a body shot.
Ellis throws a hook but Jaffar avoids it easily.
Ellis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaffar.
Jaffar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ellis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jaffar.
Ellis cracks Jaffar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jaffar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ellis missing with a left hand there. Jaffar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Ellis misses.
Jaffar blocks a jab.
Jaffar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaffar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ellis cracks Jaffar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ellis misses with a wild combination.
Ellis throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaffar.
A slow jab from Ellis misses its intended target.
Ellis slaps away a takedown attempt from Jaffar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ellis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ellis lands a right hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jaffar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ellis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ellis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ellis throws a lazy right hand but Jaffar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Ellis.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Ellis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ellis clobbers Jaffar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Ellis misses its intended target.
Jason Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaffar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jaffar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ellis.
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Jaffar moves away and avoids it.
Ellis lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice cross by Ellis.
Ellis tests Jaffar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaffar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ellis misses.
Ellis misses with a body shot.
Jaffar fails to land the takedown.
Ellis lands a right hook to the body.
Jaffar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ellis.
Jaffar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ellis connects with a crisp jab.
Ellis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ellis misses the body punch
and Jaffar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaffar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jaffar moves in looking to clinch but Ellis pushes him off.
Ellis cracks Jaffar with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis keeps the fight on the outside.
Ellis lands with a cross.
Ellis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ellis throws an overhand right that lands on Jaffar's shoulder, as Jaffar tries to avoid the shot.
Jaffar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Jaffar's head but Jaffar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Ellis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Ellis misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellis misses the target.
Jaffar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ellis.
Jaffar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jaffar throws a front kick aimed at Ellis's knee but Ellis avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jaffar.
Ellis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Jaffar's head but Jaffar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ellis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaffar has time to react.
Ellis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ellis punishes Jaffar's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaffar slips a straight right by Ellis.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jaffar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Jaffar tries to clinch there but Ellis circles away.
Jaffar is breathing heavily.
Ellis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaffar.
Jason Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Jaffar.
No joy there for Ellis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws out a loose jab but Jaffar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaffar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
Jaffar slips a jab from Ellis.
Abdul Jaffar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellis lands a head shot.
Ellis misses the jab.
Jason Ellis is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaffar shoots for a takedown but Ellis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaffar takes one to the side of the head.
Jaffar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ellis as he jumps to the side.
Nice uppercut there from Ellis.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jaffar.
Jaffar fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Ellis misses.
Ellis lands with a hook. Jaffar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ellis misses the jab.
Ellis moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaffar is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Jaffar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ellis defends it nicely.
Jaffar slips under a jab from Ellis.
Ellis throws a shot to the body.
Jaffar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Ellis misses.
Ellis lands a nice shot that snaps Jaffar's head back.
Ellis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ellis lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaffar's head.
Ellis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ellis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ellis scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaffar takes one on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Ellis.
Ellis lands with an overhand left.
Ellis scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Jaffar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaffar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ellis.
A left and a right from Ellis both land. Nice combination.
Ellis connects with a single shot there.
Jaffar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaffar slips under a jab.
Ellis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jaffar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jaffar slips under a jab from Ellis.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
Ellis looks to land a right hand but Jaffar moved out of range.
Jaffar ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Ellis lands an overhand right.
Ellis misses with a few strikes there.
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Jaffar.
Ellis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaffar can do to turn this around?
Ellis connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellis lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Ellis.
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Jaffar moves away and avoids it.
Jaffar ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Ellis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaffar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jaffar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellis.
Jaffar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ellis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellis throws out a loose jab but Jaffar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis loads up on a big right hand but Jaffar slips the punch.
Jaffar tries to clinch but Ellis is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Jaffar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellis lands a jab to the nose.
Ellis works Jaffar's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Ellis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jaffar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ellis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ellis looks to throw the jab but Jaffar is out of range.
Jaffar shoots for a takedown but Ellis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaffar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ellis.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellis.
Ellis throws an overhand right that lands on Jaffar's shoulder, as Jaffar tries to avoid the shot.
Ellis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Jaffar's head but Jaffar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ellis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ellis.
Jaffar misses with a takedown attempt - Ellis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jaffar avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Jaffar ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Jaffar shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellis tries to sprawl out of it but Jaffar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Ellis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jason Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Jaffar.
Jaffar is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jaffar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaffar.
Ellis scores with a jab.
Ellis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ellis.
Ellis cracks a nice hook into Jaffar's ribs.
Jaffar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to de liver by Ellis. Beautiful body shot.
Ellis misses with a series of wild punches.
Ellis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaffar.
Jaffar slips under a jab from Ellis.
Ellis missing with a left hand there. Jaffar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ellis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaffar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ellis lands a head shot.
Jaffar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ellis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jaffar somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaffar blocks a jab.
Jaffar moves forwards but Ellis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ellis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaffar.
Jaffar wants to clinch up but Ellis keeps it at a distance.
Ellis misses with a shot to the body
and Jaffar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaffar slips a jab and a cross from Ellis.
Jaffar lands a two punch combo.
Jaffar shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.
Jaffar staying out of range there.
Jaffar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ellis as he avoids it easily.
Ellis lands a body shot.
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaffar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ellis thuds his right hand into Jaffar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Ellis misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis cracks Jaffar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ellis misses with a double jab
and Jaffar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jaffar.
Jaffar misses with the head strike.
Ellis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ellis is pushing Jaffar up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
Ellis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Jaffar with that takedown attempt.
Jaffar walks into a straight right hand from Ellis.
Jaffar defending well as Ellis loads up on a big left hand.
Jaffar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ellis.
Jaffar tries to clinch up but Ellis circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaffar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ellis - just one landing.
Jaffar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ellis swinging wildly here.
Ellis scores with a body shot.
Ellis throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Ellis lands.
Jaffar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellis throws out the jab.
Jaffar shoots in but no luck this time.
Ellis looks to land a left hand but Jaffar moved out of range nicely.
Jaffar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ellis scores with a nice right hand.
Jaffar throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Ellis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abdul Jaffar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaffar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Ellis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ellis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Ellis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Hennessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Noland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hennessey's entrance music is Mark Mothersbaugh - Lightning Strike Rescue Op. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Hennessey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Noland!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noland shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hennessey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Noland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noland drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Noland jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Noland got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hennessey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Noland has managed to get both his arms back between Hennessey's legs - danger averted.
Noland stands up from Hennessey's guard - Noland perhaps looking for a knockout.
Noland dives in and grabs Hennessey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hennessey pushes down on Noland's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Noland.
Noland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hennessey.
Noland throws a hook but Hennessey avoids it easily.
Hennessey misses with a looping right.
Alistair Hennessey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hennessey shoots and misses
and Noland counters with a single leg into guard. Hennessey didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noland drops back looking for a leg! Hennessey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hennessey manages to kick Noland off! Noland jumps back into Hennessey's guard.
Noland looks gassed!
Hennessey looking for subs off his back but Noland has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noland is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hennessey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hennessey has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Noland should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hennessey has tightened it up now! Noland should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alistair Hennessey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida has chosen Inner Circle - Bad Boys as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Banks!
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, Matheus Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Banks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Banks pushes Almeida away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Almeida gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Almeida advances to full mount.
Almeida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Banks sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Banks wants to control but Almeida passes into side.
Banks manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Almeida prevents Banks from improving his position.
Almeida throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Banks is looking to control Almeida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Banks avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida prevents Banks from improving his position.
Banks wants to control but Almeida is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banks misses with a takedown
and Almeida counters with a single leg into guard. Banks didn't expect that.
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.
Almeida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Almeida with a nice head shot there.
Almeida trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Almeida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Banks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Almeida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Almeida stands up from Banks's guard - Almeida perhaps looking for a knockout.
Banks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida counters with a shoot takedown. Banks fights it but they end up in guard.
Banks is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida postures up.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
Almeida works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Almeida wants to control but Banks is keeping him busy.
Banks manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Banks fails with the takedown
and Almeida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Banks's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Banks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there.
Banks wants to control the position but Almeida says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Banks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Almeida is working away from the top position though.
Almeida is pressing down on Banks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Banks is holding on for now.
Almeida should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks wants to control but Almeida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Banks tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Almeida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Almeida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banks tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Almeida wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
Banks pulls Almeida in close to prevent any damage.
Matheus Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Banks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Almeida postures up and lands a big shot to Banks's brow.
Almeida stopping the sweep attempt from Banks.
Banks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Almeida defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is trying to keep Almeida in close.
Almeida must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almeida misses with a double jab.
Banks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into side control. Banks won't be happy with that.
Almeida working the ground and pound.
Almeida working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banks keeps working.
Banks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Almeida works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Banks is trying to control Almeida's posture but Almeida avoids it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banks misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a shoot takedown. Banks fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Almeida is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almeida stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Banks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Almeida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Banks's guard.
Banks trying to keep a closed guard but Almeida is proving a slippery customer.
Almeida stands up over Banks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banks is trying to control the position but Almeida postures up.
Almeida controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Banks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Almeida!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks with good strikes from the mount here!
Banks with the ground and pound from mount.
Banks working Almeida over with strikes here.
Banks with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Banks prevents Almeida from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Banks shoots and misses
and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Banks keeping hold of Almeida's head, controlling as best he can.
Banks trying to hold on to Almeida's head to control him but Almeida postures up.
Banks taking some punishment here, with Almeida in his half guard.
Banks tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
Almeida trying to control from half guard but Banks is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Almeida is working away from the top position though.
Banks is looking for a sweep. Almeida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Banks misses with a takedown
and Almeida counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Almeida works his foot free and advances to mount.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banks tries to lock up and control but Almeida gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Banks is trying to reverse the position but instead Almeida has taken his back - oops!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida doesn't have the hooks in and Banks manages to turn into his guard.
Banks drops back looking for a leg! Almeida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Almeida manages to kick Banks off! Banks jumps back into Almeida's guard.
Almeida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Banks defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks passes Almeida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Banks lands with a punch from half guard.
Almeida has hold of Banks's hands but Banks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Banks slips a nice elbow through Almeida's hands, connecting with Almeida's forehead.
Banks uses his free foot to push down on Almeida's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Almeida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Almeida hang on?
Almeida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Banks looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Matheus Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almeida sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Almeida is trying to stand back up but Banks is controlling him
Banks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banks is thwarting Almeida's attempts to control the position.
Almeida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida trying to control but Banks postures up.
Almeida taking some punishment here, with Banks in his half guard.
Bryan Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida wants to get back to full guard.
Banks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Banks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banks lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks drops an elbow to the side of Almeida's head.
Almeida taking some punishment here, with Banks in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Almeida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Almeida!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between serenity ahr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Fallout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). serenity ahr looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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183 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, serenity ahr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fallout!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ahr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ahr looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fallout stuffs the takedown attempt from ahr. ahr gets slowly back to his feet.
Nick Fallout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fallout throws a series of punches but ahr avoids them all with ease.
ahr tries to clinch there but Fallout circles away.
Fallout tries to clinch but ahr is having none of it.
Fallout swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fallout clinches.
Fallout wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fallout manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fallout wants to stand and escape but ahr is having none of it.
ahr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
ahr stopping the sweep attempt from Fallout.
Fallout wants to stand up but ahr is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fallout looking to hit a scissor sweep but ahr is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallout is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
ahr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fallout scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fallout tries to pass the half guard into mount. ahr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Fallout gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Fallout clinches but ahr breaks the clinch
and ahr counters by moving into the clinch.
Fallout lands a right hand that snaps the head of ahr backwards.
Fallout lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fallout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fallout wants to clinch.
Fallout gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fallout wants to clinch.
ahr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fallout to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fallout passes ahr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
ahr trying to control but Fallout postures up.
Fallout winds up and cracks ahr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fallout is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for ahr!
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!
ahr wants to hold on but Fallout pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ahr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fallout has control of ahr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and ahr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fallout has hold of ahr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and ahr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fallout lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallout looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fallout gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
ahr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fallout.
Fallout tries to close the distance and clinch up but ahr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fallout fails in his attempt to clinch.
ahr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fallout tries to clinch there but ahr circles away.
Fallout fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fallout rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ahr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ahr throws a right and a left that Fallout avoids nicely.
Fallout tries to clinch but ahr is having none of it.
Fallout tries to clinch up but ahr circles away and keeps his distance.
Fallout doesn't manage to clinch there - ahr circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Fallout dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from ahr.
Fallout throws a nice looking combination but ahr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fallout lands with a nice combination. ahr backs away looking to recover.
It looks like serenity ahr has been cut.
Fallout pushes ahr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fallout lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fallout breaks the clinch.
Fallout is looking to clinch but ahr is avoiding it.
Fallout fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fallout tries to close the distance and clinch but ahr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Fallout, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fallout throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends ahr stumbling backwards into the ropes! ahr bounces back off the ropes towards Fallout, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Fallout lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Fallout celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Fallout!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Nikisch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memphis Klaspinowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nikisch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Skillet - Hero. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Art Nikisch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Memphis Klaspinowski!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klaspinowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Art Nikisch has been cut.
Nikisch tries to clinch there but Klaspinowski circles away.
Klaspinowski misses with a body shot.
Nikisch tries to close the distance and clinch but Klaspinowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikisch slips under a jab from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klaspinowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nikisch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikisch tries to clinch there but Klaspinowski circles away.
Klaspinowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikisch tries to close the distance and clinch but Klaspinowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikisch clinches.
Nikisch tries to land a knee to the head but Klaspinowski blocks with his arms.
Nikisch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klaspinowski avoids it.
Nikisch tries a knee to the head but Klaspinowski blocks it.
Nikisch misses with a knee strike.
Klaspinowski goes for a takedown attempt but Nikisch pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Klaspinowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nikisch tries to clinch up.
Klaspinowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikisch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikisch tries to close the distance and clinch but Klaspinowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klaspinowski bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Nikisch! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Klaspinowski stops Nikisch from standing up.
Klaspinowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klaspinowski stops Nikisch from standing up.
Klaspinowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Klaspinowski works over Nikisch with some ground and pound from guard.
Art Nikisch's cut is getting worse.
Nikisch keeping moving, preventing Klaspinowski from controlling successfully.
Klaspinowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nikisch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klaspinowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nikisch's head.
Nikisch is looking to stand up but Klaspinowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Klaspinowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nikisch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klaspinowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klaspinowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nikisch is keeping the position for now.
Klaspinowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nikisch scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Klaspinowski walks into a jab.
Nikisch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klaspinowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nikisch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Klaspinowski's head.
Nikisch tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Nikisch lands but Klaspinowski takes it in his stride.
Nikisch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Klaspinowski's head.
Klaspinowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nikisch to the mat! Nikisch manages to get full guard.
Nikisch is breathing heavily.
Nikisch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Klaspinowski is controlling him.
Klaspinowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nikisch wants to stand up but Klaspinowski is controlling him.
Klaspinowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Klaspinowski with a nice head shot there.
Klaspinowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klaspinowski prevents Nikisch from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Klaspinowski passes Nikisch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nikisch manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Klaspinowski throws a looping overhand right but Nikisch ducks down to avoid it.
Klaspinowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nikisch tries to close the distance and clinch but Klaspinowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikisch closes the distance and clinches.
Nikisch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Klaspinowski tries to break the clinch but Nikisch is controlling the position.
Nikisch looking to throw knees to the head but Klaspinowski is blocking nicely.
Klaspinowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Nikisch.
Nikisch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nikisch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikisch looking to throw knees to the head but Klaspinowski is blocking nicely.
Nikisch is pressed up against the ropes. Klaspinowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nikisch down to the mat. Nikisch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Art Nikisch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Memphis Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Nikisch tries to clinch there but Klaspinowski circles away.
Nikisch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klaspinowski, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nikisch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikisch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klaspinowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Klaspinowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klaspinowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nikisch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nikisch is pressed up against the ropes. Klaspinowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nikisch down to the mat. Nikisch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Klaspinowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nikisch tries to close the distance and clinch but Klaspinowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klaspinowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nikisch is trying to stand back up but Klaspinowski is controlling him
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klaspinowski drops an elbow to the side of Nikisch's head.
Nikisch is trying to stand back up but Klaspinowski is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Memphis Klaspinowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Art Nikisch's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Klaspinowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nikisch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikisch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikisch throws a leg kick which misses Klaspinowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Klaspinowski tries to avoid it.
Klaspinowski scores with a three punch combo!
Klaspinowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nikisch wants to clinch up but Klaspinowski keeps it at a distance.
Klaspinowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikisch.
Nikisch wants to clinch up but Klaspinowski keeps it at a distance.
Nikisch doesn't manage to clinch there - Klaspinowski circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Klaspinowski misses the target.
Nikisch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Klaspinowski is breathing heavily.
Nikisch lands with a kick to the temple. Klaspinowski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikisch tries to clinch up but Klaspinowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Klaspinowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Klaspinowski shoots in and drives through. Nikisch sprawls well.
Nikisch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klaspinowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikisch tests Klaspinowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nikisch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nikisch pushes Klaspinowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nikisch crunches a lovely knee into Klaspinowski's ribcage.
Nikisch scores with a knee to the head.
Nikisch misses with a knee strike.
Nikisch landing knees to the body.
Nikisch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nikisch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nikisch lands a knee to the head.
Nikisch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nikisch tries a knee to the head but Klaspinowski blocks it.
Klaspinowski breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Klaspinowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nikisch has closed the distance and engaged Klaspinowski in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Klaspinowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nikisch lands a good knee to the midsection. Klaspinowski won't want to take too many of those.
Klaspinowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Klaspinowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nikisch prevents it.
Art Nikisch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Memphis Klaspinowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikisch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klaspinowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Nikisch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nikisch looking to throw knees to the head but Klaspinowski is blocking nicely.
Nikisch prevents the takedown attempt.
Nikisch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Klaspinowski is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Nikisch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nikisch landing knees to the head.
Nikisch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klaspinowski is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Nikisch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Klaspinowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nikisch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nikisch misses with a knee strike.
Nikisch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikisch stops a takedown attempt from Klaspinowski.
A knee to the head by Nikisch.
Nikisch tries to land a knee to the head but Klaspinowski blocks with his arms.
Nikisch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klaspinowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nikisch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klaspinowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Klaspinowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nikisch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nikisch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikisch misses with a knee strike.
Nikisch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klaspinowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nikisch prevents it.
Nikisch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nikisch moves into the clinch.
Nikisch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klaspinowski's face.
Klaspinowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nikisch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nikisch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nikisch crunches a lovely knee into Klaspinowski's ribcage.
Nikisch tries to land a knee to the head but Klaspinowski blocks with his arms.
Klaspinowski managing to block the knees to the body from Nikisch.
Nikisch tries to break the clinch but Klaspinowski is controlling the position.
Nikisch stops a takedown attempt from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nikisch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klaspinowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Klaspinowski is trying to drag Nikisch to the mat but Nikisch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
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.
Nikisch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klaspinowski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Klaspinowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nikisch wants to stand and escape but Klaspinowski is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klaspinowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nikisch is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nikisch obliges.
Nikisch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Klaspinowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nikisch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klaspinowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Nikisch is trying to break the clinch but Klaspinowski is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikisch stops a takedown attempt from Klaspinowski.
A knee to the head by Nikisch.
Klaspinowski gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nikisch is trying to stand up here but Klaspinowski is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Nikisch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Art Nikisch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nikisch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Memphis Klaspinowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Nikisch.
Klaspinowski fails to land the takedown.
Klaspinowski dives in and grabs Nikisch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nikisch pushes down on Klaspinowski's head and hops out.
Nikisch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nikisch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Nikisch scores with a four punch combination!
Nikisch clinches.
A knee to the head by Nikisch.
A knee to the head by Nikisch.
Nikisch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nikisch working Klaspinowski over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikisch is fighting off a takedown attempt but Klaspinowski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nikisch to the mat. Nikisch regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Klaspinowski prevents Nikisch from getting back to his feet.
Nikisch is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikisch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nikisch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klaspinowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Klaspinowski is working for takedown but Nikisch is calmly controlling the position for now.
Art Nikisch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Memphis Klaspinowski.
Nikisch tries a knee to the head but Klaspinowski blocks it.
Klaspinowski is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Nikisch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Klaspinowski looking for a takedown.
Nikisch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nikisch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klaspinowski.
Klaspinowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klaspinowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nikisch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nikisch tries to clinch up.
Klaspinowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klaspinowski throws a lazy head kick
and Nikisch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klaspinowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Klaspinowski throws out a loose jab but Nikisch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikisch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Klaspinowski.
Nikisch is looking to clinch but Klaspinowski is avoiding it.
Nikisch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nikisch with a knee to the head.
Nikisch missing with knees to the body.
Nikisch tries a knee to the head but Klaspinowski blocks it.
Nikisch is pressed up against the ropes. Klaspinowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nikisch down to the mat. Nikisch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nikisch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klaspinowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Art Nikisch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klaspinowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Nikisch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nikisch connects with a high kick.
Art Nikisch is winning the standup battle so far.
Klaspinowski throws a shot from downtown. Nikisch moves away and avoids it.
Nikisch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klaspinowski.
Nikisch tries to clinch but Klaspinowski is having none of it.
A combination from Klaspinowski does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski lands with a right hand.
Nikisch connects with a solid leg kick.
Klaspinowski takes one to the chin there.
Nikisch has closed the distance and engaged Klaspinowski in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Nikisch.
Nikisch lands a knee to the head.
Klaspinowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nikisch pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nikisch misses with a knee strike.
Nikisch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klaspinowski is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Nikisch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nikisch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Klaspinowski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Klaspinowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Klaspinowski prevents Nikisch from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaspinowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Klaspinowski is working Nikisch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Klaspinowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Nikisch is retaining full guard.
Klaspinowski won't allow Nikisch to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klaspinowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Nikisch tries to clinch but Klaspinowski moves out of range.
Nikisch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nikisch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klaspinowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikisch tries to clinch up.
Nikisch rushes Klaspinowski and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nikisch misses with a knee to the head.
Klaspinowski is trying to drag Nikisch to the mat but Nikisch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Nikisch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klaspinowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Art Nikisch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nikisch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Nikisch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Jaminson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Jaminson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Retsu Kaioh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaioh has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kaioh fails to land.
Jaminson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaminson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaminson moves into the clinch.
Kaioh lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dirk Jaminson has been cut.
Jaminson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kaioh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kaioh crunches a lovely knee into Jaminson's ribcage.
Jaminson dodges an elbow strike from Kaioh.
Kaioh scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaioh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jaminson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaminson is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaioh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Kaioh.
Kaioh lands an elbow inside.
Kaioh lands a damaging elbow.
Kaioh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dirk Jaminson's cut is getting worse.
Kaioh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jaminson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaminson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaioh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kaioh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaminson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaioh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dirk Jaminson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice elbow from Kaioh.
Jaminson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh lands an elbow inside that Jaminson shrugs off.
Kaioh lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaminson won't want to take too many of those.
Kaioh lands a knee to the body.
Jaminson blocks the elbow strike.
Jaminson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Dirk Jaminson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jaminson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Kaioh.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dirk Jaminson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Retsu Kaioh!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguelangel Jiminez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Emeth - Telesis. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguelangel Jiminez!
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, Frank Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiminez stuffs the takedown.
Svensson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Svensson showed some decent athleticism there.
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.
Jiminez wants to get back to his feet.
Svensson is working for a kimura but Jiminez is defending it quite comfortably.
Svensson wants to work for an arm triangle but Jiminez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Svensson seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Jiminez has recovered full guard.
Svensson prevents Jiminez from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jiminez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Svensson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jiminez's waist but Jiminez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Svensson off to one side.
Miguelangel Jiminez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Svensson.
Svensson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiminez throws a series of punches but Svensson avoids them all with ease.
Svensson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jiminez tries to avoid it but Svensson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jiminez to the ground. Jiminez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Svensson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jiminez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jiminez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jiminez trying to control the position from guard on top but Svensson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson has momentary wrist control but Jiminez slips an elbow through the middle.
Jiminez works over Svensson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jiminez gets to his feet - Svensson follows without any prompting.
Nice sprawl there from Jiminez as Svensson shoots in.
Jiminez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jiminez scores with a three punch combo!
Svensson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jiminez gets the takedown into side control.
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.
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!
Svensson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jiminez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez lands a nice forearm strike.
Svensson is looking for a sweep.
Jiminez cracks Svensson with a big right hand but Svensson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jiminez is working Svensson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jiminez working the head with strikes.
Jiminez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Svensson is rocked!
Svensson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Svensson is still in real trouble! Can Jiminez finish him?
Jiminez is chipping away with strikes.
Svensson tries to buck Jiminez off but Jiminez is having none of it.
Svensson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Svensson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jiminez working the ground and pound from side control.
Jiminez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Svensson down.
Jiminez lands some shots froms side control.
Jiminez trying to control the position but Svensson is working away.
Jiminez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Svensson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson taking a bit of punishment here - Jiminez scoring with strikes.
Jiminez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Svensson some visible discomfort.
Jiminez is working Svensson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jiminez takes a little break here. Svensson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jiminez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Svensson for as long as he can get away with.
Jiminez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Svensson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jiminez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Svensson to see if he's OK.
Svensson is looking for a sweep.
Svensson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Svensson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jiminez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jiminez working the head and body with strikes.
Svensson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jiminez scoring with punches and elbows.
A big shot lands for Jiminez! That's hurt Svensson! Will he recover? Jiminez fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguelangel Jiminez!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between luis eduardo almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). almeida comes to the ring accompanied by strawberry swing. Filipe Martins looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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202 lbs
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203 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, luis eduardo almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filipe Martins!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as almeida throws out the jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by almeida.
almeida throws an elbow but Martins slips to the side and avoids it well.
almeida trying to control the position but Martins is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
almeida is chipping away with strikes.
almeida trying to control the action but Martins is working from the bottom.
Martins regains half guard.
Martins actively working from the bottom here.
almeida is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
almeida controlling the pace.
almeida is keen to just control but Martins is a slippery customer.
almeida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
almeida working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from almeida.
almeida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
almeida is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martins!
almeida controlling the position easily from mount.
Martins is desperately trying to improve his position but almeida has a good base and remains in mount.
almeida tries to control but Martins wriggling away.
Martins taking shots to the head.
almeida is landing with some decent strikes but Martins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Martins tries to reverse the position but almeida maintains control.
almeida scoring with strikes but Martins is staying in there.
almeida prevents Martins from getting the reversal.
Martins looks gassed!
almeida breaks from Martins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
almeida won't let Martins get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by almeida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martins is wriggling around trying to escape.
almeida content just to control the position here.
almeida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martins is looking to escape.
Martins is in all sorts of trouble here.
almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. luis eduardo almeida just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Martins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
almeida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
almeida trying to control from half guard but Martins is working away.
almeida performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Martins is staying active underneath almeida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
almeida 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.
almeida is trying to control the action in half guard but Martins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
almeida throws a jab when Martins was well out of range.
Martins avoids the body shot from almeida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
luis eduardo almeida dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from almeida.
almeida tries to clinch up.
almeida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
almeida loads up on a big right hand but Martins slips the punch.
almeida looks to land a right hand but Martins moved out of range.
Martins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martins is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
almeida gets back to full guard.
Martins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and almeida dives on top into guard.
Martins is looking for a triangle but almeida pushes his legs off easily.
almeida wants to get up but he can't break Martins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
almeida controls from within his opponent's guard.
almeida trying to control but Martins is working from the bottom.
almeida is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
almeida is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
almeida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martins has an active guard here but almeida has managed to pass into 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.
Martins is in trouble now - almeida has advanced to mount!
almeida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
almeida looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
almeida trying to control but Martins is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
almeida with shots to the head and body - Martins looks very uncomfortable down there.
almeida lands a nice shot to the head.
almeida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
almeida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
almeida with a couple of short strikes.
Martins is trying desperately to improve position.
almeida landing punches.
almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Martins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
almeida breaks from Martins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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.
Martins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martins is squirming around, avoiding almeida's attempts to control the action.
Martins taking shots to the head.
Martins is in a horrible position here. almeida smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martins is squirming around, avoiding almeida's attempts to control the action.
Martins's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
almeida with shots to the head and body - Martins looks very uncomfortable down there.
almeida lands a big elbow.
Martins is trying to stand.
almeida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
luis eduardo almeida dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
almeida swings for the body but Martins moves out of range.
No joy there for almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from almeida misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Martins is just out of range.
Martins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martins takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
almeida throws a shot from downtown. Martins moves away and avoids it.
luis eduardo almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Martins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
almeida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
almeida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
almeida tries to clinch there but Martins circles away.
almeida throws a shot from downtown. Martins moves away and avoids it.
Martins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
almeida with a hook.
almeida cracks Martins with a right hand to the side of the head.
almeida misses the shot to the body.
almeida throws a lazy right hand but Martins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
almeida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martins momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
almeida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martins counters with a nice double leg into side control. almeida won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
almeida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
almeida wants to control but Martins postures up.
luis eduardo almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martins goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, almeida has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Martins but great work by almeida.
almeida slows the pace down.
Filipe Martins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
almeida passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Martins!
And that's the end of the fight!
luis eduardo almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well almeida 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... luis eduardo almeida!
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