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PFC 16: Beddoe vs Kolehmainen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Rodenbucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodenbucher comes to the cage accompanied by Aenima . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Rodenbucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jens Howard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard moves forwards but Rodenbucher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Jens Howard has been cut.
Howard fails to land the takedown.
Howard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodenbucher slips under a jab.
Rodenbucher throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease.
Rodenbucher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rodenbucher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Howard.
Howard slips a jab and a cross from Rodenbucher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodenbucher missing with a left hand there. Howard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howard throws a series of punches but Rodenbucher avoids them all with ease.
Rodenbucher cracks Howard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Howard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rodenbucher finish him?
Howard is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodenbucher throws a pinpoint strike between Howard's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Howard crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Rodenbucher scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Rodenbucher!
Tony Rodenbucher thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Morello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morello comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name . Tim Morello has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Morello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith tries to move into range but Morello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Morello circles away.
Morello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith misses with a body shot.
A jab from Morello finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Morello darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Morello lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Smith to his knees! Morello keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Morello!
Tim Morello spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Ciz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Why Test (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Why Test comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Mofo - Jai One ft. Charlie Blaze kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Ciz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dre Why Test!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Why Test closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Why Test drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ciz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Why Test has a takedown stuffed.
Ciz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Why Test closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ciz circles away.
George Ciz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dre Why Test.
Why Test closes the distance and clinches.
Ciz is pressed up against the cage. Why Test has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ciz down to the mat. Ciz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Why Test shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ciz as he jumps to the side.
Ciz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Why Test steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ciz.
Why Test misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ciz misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Why Test shoots for a double leg takedown but Ciz sprawls well. He's pushed Why Test's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Why Test takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Why Test throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ciz's waist but Ciz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Why Test off to one side.
Ciz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Why Test sprawls and moves away.
Why Test looks winded!
Why Test shoots in for a double leg but Ciz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ciz misses with a low kick.
Ciz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ciz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Why Test tries to clinch up
and Ciz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ciz.
Why Test is looking to stand back up but Ciz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Why Test.
Why Test really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ciz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ciz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ciz lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciz wants to work for an arm triangle but Why Test is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ciz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ciz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciz looking to finish Why Test with some ground and pound. This is bad for Why Test!
Ciz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ciz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ciz content just to control the position here.
Ciz raining down shots from the mount!
Ciz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Why Test is rocked!
Ciz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Why Test is still in real trouble! Can Ciz finish him?
Ciz working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Why Test turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Ciz off and cradles Why Test's limp body as Ciz celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). George Ciz!
Dre Why Test spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck You!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Krylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lefteris Patsatzoglou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krylov comes to the cage accompanied by Ready to Fight. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lefteris Patsatzoglou was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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250 lbs
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284 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Patsatzoglou!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patsatzoglou lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Sergei Krylov has been cut.
Krylov rushes Patsatzoglou and presses him up against the cage.
Patsatzoglou breaks the clinch.
Krylov drops Patsatzoglou with a left and a right! Oh, Patsatzoglou is hurt - Krylov dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Lefteris Patsatzoglou has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krylov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Patsatzoglou is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Krylov.
Patsatzoglou keeping his opponent close.
Patsatzoglou sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Krylov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patsatzoglou defending well though.
Krylov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krylov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krylov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Patsatzoglou is doing well to control the position and prevent Krylov from advancing to side control.
Patsatzoglou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Krylov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patsatzoglou desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Krylov misses with a head shot. Patsatzoglou uses the momentum to regain guard.
Krylov throwing strikes from guard but Patsatzoglou blocks nicely.
Krylov throws a big elbow that misses.
Patsatzoglou has his hands on Krylov's head, controlling the position.
Krylov throws a big right hand that misses.
Krylov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krylov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patsatzoglou is trying to keep Krylov in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krylov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krylov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patsatzoglou seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Patsatzoglou working a defensive guard here.
Patsatzoglou is controlling Krylov's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Krylov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krylov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patsatzoglou is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Patsatzoglou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov scoring with some ground and pound.
Patsatzoglou utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krylov throws a strike but Patsatzoglou rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Patsatzoglou is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov keeping full guard, as Patsatzoglou tries to pass.
Patsatzoglou pushes down on Krylov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Patsatzoglou not doing much here.
Krylov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Patsatzoglou tries to pass to full mount but Krylov defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Krylov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Patsatzoglou connects with a nice looking jab.
Sergei Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patsatzoglou cracks Krylov with a good jab.
Krylov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Krylov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patsatzoglou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Krylov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Patsatzoglou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Patsatzoglou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krylov is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Krylov shuts the power down on Patsatzoglou. Lights out, game over! Krylov is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergei Krylov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Krylov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Ringwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 4 - 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald Ringwald!
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, Jasper Irving!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringwald looks to score with a jab to the body but Irving is just out of range.
Irving buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ringwald misses with a looping left.
Irving throws a sloppy head kick and Ringwald moves out of range easily.
Irving throws a hook but Ringwald blocks it.
Ringwald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irving throws a combination. Ringwald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Ronald Ringwald has been cut.
Ringwald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irving ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ringwald moves away.
Irving fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irving steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ringwald.
Irving scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ringwald doesn't seem bothered though.
Ringwald tries to bum rush Irving with a series of wild strikes but Irving uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Irving on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irving misses with a body shot.
Ringwald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Irving lands a body shot.
Irving uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Irving feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ringwald sprawling to the canvas! Ringwald rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Irving finish him?!
Ringwald is rocked!
Irving lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Ringwald up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Irving from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Ringwald's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jasper Irving!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilberto Chamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 London, Luigi Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilberto Chamba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Chamba looks to move away, Bates throws a big counter combo bu Chamba just gets out of the way.
Bates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chamba steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bates.
Chamba tries to clinch up
enabling Bates to counter with a crisp jab.
Chamba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chamba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bates has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bates is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba wants to stand but Bates is controlling his arm.
Bates is letting Chamba control him for a moment.
Bates tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bates keeps working.
Bates is looking for a sweep.
Chamba working the body and head with strikes.
Chamba sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bates is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chamba looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bates is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba misses with the ground and pound.
Chamba trying to control the action but Bates is working from the bottom.
Chamba is trying to get an arm triangle but Bates is defending well.
Bates tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bates is trying to control Chamba's posture but Chamba avoids it.
Bates tries to buck Chamba off but Chamba is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Chamba are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bates tries to buck Chamba off but Chamba is having none of it.
Chamba trying to control the position but Bates is working away.
Bates tries to bench press Chamba off him but Chamba keeps the position.
Chamba has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bates!
Chamba jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bates manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bates is looking to regain half guard here but Chamba keeps moving and retains side control.
Bates is not content to let Chamba control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chamba trying to control the action but Bates is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Bates's face as Chamba controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chamba is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chamba might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bates haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Chamba dominated that 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.
Bates digs a good body shot into Chamba's ribs.
Chamba moves into range and clinches up with Bates.
Bates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chamba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chamba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bates sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chamba is trying to control the action in half guard but Bates is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba prevents Bates from improving his position.
Chamba not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates is looking for a sweep. Chamba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bates is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chamba jumps into side control!
Chamba is staying tight to Bates's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chamba throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bates works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Chamba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bates defending well though.
Bates won't allow Chamba to pass to mount.
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.
Bates is looking for a sweep. Chamba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bates trying to control but Chamba postures up.
Bates controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Chamba is keen to just control but Bates is a slippery customer.
Chamba controlling the action here.
Chamba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bates manages to get to full guard.
Chamba throwing strikes from guard but Bates blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chamba.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gilberto Chamba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chamba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chamba tries to clinch up.
Bates is looking to counter punch.
Bates swats away the attempt to clinch by Chamba.
Chamba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chamba moves away from the strike by Bates.
Bates connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chamba. Chamba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Chamba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chamba counters with a single leg into guard. Bates didn't expect that.
Chamba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chamba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chamba throwing strikes but missing.
Gilberto Chamba has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bates has a closed guard, preventing Chamba from standing up.
Bates wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gilberto Chamba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gilberto Chamba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bates clobbers Chamba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Bates.
Bates tries to clinch up but Chamba circles away and keeps his distance.
Chamba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bates looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bates wants to control but Chamba postures up.
Chamba tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bates struggling a bit here.
Chamba wants to stand but Bates is controlling his arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates parries the strikes from Chamba easily there. Chamba is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bates to escape.
Bates is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chamba is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Chamba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bates can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba looking to control but Bates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chamba moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bates has worked his arm free - good work by Bates!
Bates can't do much from the bottom here.
Bates is looking to reverse the position.
Chamba trying to control the action but Bates is working from the bottom.
Chamba tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bates's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chamba postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chamba gets to mount! Bates was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Chamba tries to control but Bates wriggling away.
Chamba with shots to the head and body - Bates looks very uncomfortable down there.
My spies in Jedi Academy inform me that Chamba has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Chamba sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chamba controlling from the full mount.
Chamba throws some wild stikes that Bates manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamba is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Chamba controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chamba tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chamba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chamba has control of Bates's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bates regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bates wants to hold on but Chamba pushes him away.
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.
Bates gets back to half guard.
Bates is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at R.A.D's Lads, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Chamba thows a huge punch but Bates dodges it nicely.
Chamba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bates's head.
Bates trying to control from the bottom.
Chamba stalling.
Chamba prevents Bates from improving his position.
Luigi Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gilberto Chamba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Chamba seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilberto Chamba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chamba 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilberto Chamba!
Our winner, Gilberto Chamba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Eddard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles Newell (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 prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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208 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Eddard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Newell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eddard.
Newell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eddard.
Newell staying out of range there.
Myles Newell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newell looks to score with a jab to the body but Eddard is just out of range.
Eddard takes one on the button.
Eddard misses with a wild body shot.
Newell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Newell.
Newell moves away from the strike by Eddard.
Eddard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Newell jabs at Eddard's body.
A punch combination from Eddard misses.
Newell misses with a low kick as Eddard jumps back.
Newell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eddard has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eddard.
Eddard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eddard throws a hook but Newell blocks it.
Eddard misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eddard connects with a jab.
Eddard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newell.
Eddard tries to counter with a takedown but Newell is quick to defend against it.
Newell throws a body shot but no joy.
Newell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newell fakes the leg kick and cracks Eddard in the body.
Newell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Newell lands a slapping body shot.
Newell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Newell - just one landing.
Newell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Myles Newell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Newell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newell fakes the leg kick and cracks Eddard in the body.
Newell connects with a single shot there.
Newell throws a push kick but Eddard slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell connects with an inside leg kick.
Newell defending well as Eddard loads up on a big left hand.
Newell throws out a counter right but Eddard avoids it with no problem.
Newell throws a nice looking combination but Eddard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eddard misses with a straight right.
Newell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eddard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Newell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eddard was well out of range. Poor timing from Newell.
Newell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Eddard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eddard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Newell slips under a jab from Eddard.
Newell punishes Eddard's body with a nice straight punch.
Eddard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Eddard shoots in for a double leg but Newell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eddard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Newells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eddard misses with an uppercut. Newell saw that one coming.
Eddard looks to throw the jab but Newell is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eddard misses with an uppercut. Newell saw that one coming.
Eddard moves out of range of the leg kick from Newell.
Newell tries to land a front kick but Eddard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eddard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Eddard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Eddard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Newell on the side of the head.
Eddard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eddard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Newell sprawls and moves away.
Newell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eddard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Eddard blocks the body kick.
Newell wants to land a leg kick but Eddard is out of range.
Eddard swings for the body but Newell moves out of range.
Newell lands a really nice looking cross but Eddard seems unphased.
Newell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Newell throws a series of strikes that have Eddard backpedaling.
Eddard defending well as Newell loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eddard.
Eddard misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eddard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Newell staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Newell.
Donk. Newell catches Eddard right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Eddard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eddard is rocked!
Eddard gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Newell gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles Newell!
A very excited looking Myles Newell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Freitag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenzo comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Uppercut. Freitag is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Lorenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Freitag!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freitag scores with a jab.
Chuck Lorenzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freitag doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lorenzo counters with a left and a right that stings Freitag.
Freitag throws a right hand that Lorenzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Lorenzo also avoids with ease.
We've been told by Lorenzo's head coaches at Hells Balls Grappling Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Freitag.
Freitag throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Freitag trying to control the action but Lorenzo is working from the bottom.
Freitag stands up and beckons Lorenzo to his feet.
Freitag has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lorenzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lorenzo.
Nice uppercut lands for Lorenzo. That snapped Freitag's head back.
Lorenzo swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Freitag misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenzo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Mike Freitag has been cut.
Freitag misses the shot to the body.
Lorenzo connects with a looping right hand.
Lorenzo works the jab nicely.
Lorenzo scores with a hook.
Freitag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lorenzo.
Freitag looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Freitag drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lorenzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freitag's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lorenzo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Freitag scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freitag throws a jab when Lorenzo was well out of range.
Lorenzo tries to clinch but Freitag is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo lands a body shot.
Lorenzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Lorenzo.
It seemed like Freitag was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lorenzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lorenzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lorenzo blocks a jab.
Freitag has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Freitag there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo lands a body shot.
Lorenzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lorenzo stalling in the clinch.
Freitag's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lorenzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Freitag tries for a takedown but Lorenzo manages to get underhooks.
Lorenzo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lorenzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lorenzo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Freitag up against the cage.
A short left from Lorenzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Freitag changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lorenzo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chuck Lorenzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Freitag.
Lorenzo jabs Freitag to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lorenzo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sloppy strikes from Freitag. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorenzo lands with a nice body kick.
Freitag needs to keep his hands up - Lorenzo had a free shot at his head there.
Lorenzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lorenzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Freitag's cut.
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.
Freitag misses with a takedown
and Lorenzo counters with a good, hard body kick but Freitag shrugs it off.
Lorenzo cracks Freitag with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lorenzo defending well as Freitag loads up on a big left hand.
Freitag on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Freitag takes one on the button.
Freitag walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Freitag is rocked!
Lorenzo has closed the distance and engaged Freitag in a clinch.
Freitag is still on wobbly legs! Can Lorenzo finish him?
Lorenzo stalling.
A shot in the inside from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lorenzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lorenzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freitag backwards.
Lorenzo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Freitag to his knees! Lorenzo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Lorenzo!
Chuck Lorenzo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Great win for me. I hope I can keep winning and get another title shot.'.
Mike Freitag was interviewed post fight and said 'Losing a fight sucks hard, anyway... I´ll be back stronger for sure!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puck Heidegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Oscar Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Requiem for a Dream - Lux Aeterna. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Oscar Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidegger looks to throw the jab but Leopoldo is out of range.
Leopoldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Leopoldo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leopoldo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Heidegger has his hands on Leopoldo's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Heidegger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger seems keen to control Leopoldo's posture.
Heidegger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leopoldo on the ground.
Heidegger continues to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heidegger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leopoldo is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Heidegger.
Leopoldo shoots in for a double leg but Heidegger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Heidegger swings for the body but Leopoldo moves out of range.
Leopoldo needs to keep his hands up - Heidegger had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Heidegger!
It looks like Pedro Oscar Leopoldo has been cut.
Heidegger leaves Leopoldo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo looking to score a takedown here. Heidegger is defending well but Leopoldo drives through and ends up in Heidegger's guard.
Heidegger pulls Leopoldo in close to prevent any damage.
Leopoldo is looking to work some ground and pound but Heidegger has wrist control.
Heidegger has his hands on Leopoldo's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heidegger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
My spies in Hells Balls Grappling Academy inform me that Leopoldo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Leopoldo trying to control but Heidegger is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heidegger is keeping the position for now.
Heidegger pulls Leopoldo in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Leopoldo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leopoldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heidegger keeping hold of Leopoldo's head, controlling as best he can.
Heidegger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo drops an elbow to the side of Heidegger's head.
Leopoldo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leopoldo is pressing down on Heidegger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heidegger is holding on for now.
Leopoldo seems to be looking for submissions.
Heidegger trying to control here.
Leopoldo is looking to take a break and control but Heidegger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Oscar Leopoldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Oscar Leopoldo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leopoldo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heidegger sends Leopoldo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Heidegger is motioning to the referee to let Leopoldo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Leopoldo ducks under a wild hook from Heidegger.
Heidegger drops Leopoldo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Leopoldo looks back up at him and smiles so Heidegger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Leopoldo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopoldo looks for a takedown but Heidegger sprawls well.
Heidegger throwing a counter right hand but Leopoldo manages to avoid it.
Leopoldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Heidegger finish him?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo seems to have recovered his senses.
Puck Heidegger is winning the standup battle so far.
Leopoldo ducks into an uppercut from Heidegger and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Puck Heidegger!
Puck Heidegger retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Kolehmainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beddoe comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold/ Ted Nugent. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eino Kolehmainen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beddoe jabs Kolehmainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beddoe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kolehmainen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Beddoe is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kolehmainen dives into side control.
Beddoe's coaches at The Iron Palace have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Beddoe is looking for a sweep.
My spies in Craigs inform me that Kolehmainen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Beddoe being controlled for a moment.
Kolehmainen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beddoe is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Kolehmainen stalls from top position.
Kolehmainen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolehmainen staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolehmainen is trying to get an arm triangle but Beddoe is defending well.
Kolehmainen is staying tight to Beddoe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kolehmainen trying to control the position but Beddoe is working away.
Beddoe is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Kolehmainen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Beddoe, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beddoe wants to control but Kolehmainen postures up.
Beddoe being controlled for a moment.
Beddoe is not content to let Kolehmainen control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Beddoe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolehmainen tries for a kimura but Beddoe is defending well.
Kolehmainen wants to control but Beddoe is keeping him busy.
Beddoe is trying to control Kolehmainen's posture but Kolehmainen avoids it.
The referee asks Kolehmainen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kolehmainen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kolehmainen swings around for an armbar but Beddoe sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kolehmainen's guard.
Kolehmainen has his foot on Beddoe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beddoe works his way back into a safe position though.
Kolehmainen keeping moving, preventing Beddoe from controlling successfully.
Beddoe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beddoe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolehmainen keeping moving, preventing Beddoe from controlling successfully.
Kolehmainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beddoe looking to pass the guard.
Kolehmainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beddoe tries to stand but Kolehmainen is controlling from the bottom.
Kolehmainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Kolehmainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beddoe swinging wildly here.
Beddoe scores with the left hand. Kolehmainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Kolehmainen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kolehmainen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beddoe is trying to stand up here but Kolehmainen is controlling him well.
Kolehmainen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kolehmainen wants to work for an arm triangle but Beddoe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kolehmainen is working for a kimura but Beddoe is defending it quite comfortably.
Kolehmainen trying to pass the guard but Beddoe defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolehmainen seems to be looking for submissions.
Beddoe wants to control but Kolehmainen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Beddoe wants to get back to full guard.
Kolehmainen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Beddoe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beddoe trying to control from the bottom.
Kolehmainen is keen to just control but Beddoe is a slippery customer.
Beddoe has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kolehmainen escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kolehmainen!
Eino Kolehmainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kolehmainen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Beddoe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kolehmainen but great work by Beddoe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe wants to stand but Kolehmainen is controlling his arm.
Kolehmainen is not content to let Beddoe control the position.
Kolehmainen has one of Beddoe's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Beddoe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beddoe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kolehmainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Beddoe stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Beddoe does no damage.
Kolehmainen moves out of range of the body kick from Beddoe.
Kolehmainen gets the takedown into side control.
Beddoe is looking to get back to his feet here but Kolehmainen is keeping cool and he's managed to take Beddoe's back.
Kolehmainen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Beddoe has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Beddoe breaks Kolehmainen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolehmainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Kolehmainen, not yet.
Kolehmainen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beddoe wants to improve his position but Kolehmainen is controlling well.
Beddoe trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe is looking to improve his position.
Kolehmainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beddoe keeps working.
Beddoe gets full guard.
Kolehmainen is stalling in the full guard.
Beddoe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kolehmainen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kolehmainen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philo Beddoe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Beddoe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kolehmainen in his tracks.
Beddoe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kolehmainen ducks under a wild hook from Beddoe.
Beddoe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice jab there from Beddoe.
Kolehmainen gets the takedown into side control.
Beddoe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kolehmainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Beddoe seems a little lost for a moment, as Kolehmainen dominates the positioning.
Kolehmainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beddoe keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolehmainen works to advance to full mount. Beddoe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kolehmainen controlling from the full mount.
Beddoe tries to hold on but Kolehmainen pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe is looking to get to half guard.
Kolehmainen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Beddoe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Beddoe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kolehmainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kolehmainen fails to move to back control.
Beddoe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kolehmainen controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe tries to hold on but Kolehmainen postures up.
Beddoe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beddoe holds on for dear life, controlling Kolehmainen's posture momentarily.
Kolehmainen has control of Beddoe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Beddoe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Beddoe has given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolehmainen gets his hands free as Beddoe looks to control.
Beddoe manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kolehmainen's guard. Nice work there by Beddoe.
Beddoe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kolehmainen has a closed guard, preventing Beddoe from standing up.
Kolehmainen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Beddoe uses it to pass to side control.
Beddoe wants to take a breather but Kolehmainen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Beddoe.
Beddoe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe wants to control from the top but Kolehmainen keeps moving.
Kolehmainen looking to control.
Kolehmainen keeping moving, preventing Beddoe from controlling successfully.
Beddoe gets to his feet - Kolehmainen follows without any prompting.
Beddoe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kolehmainen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolehmainen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Beddoe!
Kolehmainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beddoe is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Philo Beddoe.
I think Beddoe 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Philo Beddoe!
Philo Beddoe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MayheM sportswear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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RATING
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