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GAMMA: Contenders 32 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Veldspar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo comes into the arena with Welcome to the Jungle blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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164 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Veldspar!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veldspar fails to land the takedown.
Veldspar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Trujillo to the mat! Trujillo manages to get full guard.
Trujillo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trujillo keeping full guard, as Veldspar tries to pass.
Veldspar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trujillo is proving hard to escape from.
Veldspar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trujillo's guard.
Trujillo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Trujillo is trying to keep Veldspar in close.
Trujillo keeping moving, preventing Veldspar from controlling successfully.
Trujillo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo trying to keep a closed guard but Veldspar is proving a slippery customer.
Veldspar wants to pass the guard but Trujillo is keeping the position.
Trujillo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trujillo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Trujillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trujillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trujillo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Veldspar drops back looking for a leg! Trujillo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trujillo manages to kick Veldspar off! Veldspar jumps back into Trujillo's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Veldspar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trujillo circles away.
Veldspar looks gassed!
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.
Trujillo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kain Veldspar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veldspar avoids the head kick by Trujillo.
Trujillo shoots and misses
and Veldspar counters with a single leg into guard. Trujillo didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trujillo is on top in guard.
Trujillo landing with the ground and pound.
Trujillo works over Veldspar with some ground and pound from guard.
Trujillo lands a couple of elbows.
Veldspar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Trujillo trying to control but Veldspar is working from the bottom.
Veldspar looking for a sweep. Not yet Veldspar, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Veldspar keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.
Trujillo chips away with some ground and pound.
Trujillo lands a couple of digs.
Veldspar keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.
Trujillo chips away with some ground and pound.
Veldspar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Trujillo distracts Veldspar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Veldspar keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Veldspar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trujillo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trujillo chips away with some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Trujillo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Veldspar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Veldspar.
Trujillo wants to sweep here but Veldspar controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trujillo is on top in guard.
Trujillo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trujillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trujillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Veldspar can't keep his opponent in guard - Trujillo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Trujillo working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Veldspar 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.
Trujillo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Veldspar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trujillo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trujillo.
Veldspar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trujillo wants to pass the guard but Veldspar is keeping the position.
Trujillo trying to control but Veldspar is working from the bottom.
Veldspar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trujillo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trujillo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Veldspar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trujillo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Trujillo lands a couple of elbows.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Veldspar keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Trujillo tries for a takedown but Veldspar circles away easily
and Veldspar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Trujillo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Trujillo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Veldspar wants to pass the guard but Trujillo is keeping the position.
Trujillo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Veldspar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Veldspar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Veldspar trying to control but Trujillo is working from the bottom.
Trujillo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trujillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trujillo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Veldspar's guard.
Jeff Trujillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trujillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trujillo working some strikes from top position.
Trujillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Veldspar's head.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Veldspar keeps moving.
Trujillo working some strikes from top position.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Veldspar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Trujillo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Veldspar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trujillo has managed to get both his arms back between Veldspar's legs - danger averted.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Trujillo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Trujillo showed some decent athleticism there.
Trujillo slips a nice elbow through Veldspar's hands, connecting with Veldspar's forehead.
Trujillo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Veldspar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Trujillo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Veldspar!
Trujillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trujillo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Veldspar taking shots to the head.
Trujillo landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veldspar tries to hold on but Trujillo pushes him away.
Trujillo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Veldspar working to try and regain half guard.
Trujillo landing punches.
The referee warns Veldspar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Veldspar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Trujillo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Veldspar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Veldspar shrugs it off.
Trujillo prevents Veldspar from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Trujillo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trujillo trying to control but Veldspar is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Trujillo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Trujillo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trujillo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Trujillo landing strikes.
Veldspar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Trujillo looks up at the clock and then as Veldspar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trujillo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Veldspar is looking to regain half guard here but Trujillo keeps moving and retains side control.
Veldspar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Trujillo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Veldspar to see if he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veldspar is being controlled here.
Trujillo cracks Veldspar with a big right hand but Veldspar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veldspar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Trujillo wants to control but Veldspar is keeping him busy.
Veldspar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Trujillo landing a few strikes.
Trujillo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Veldspar being controlled for a moment.
Veldspar gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Trujillo lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trujillo wants to control the pace but Veldspar is squirming around nicely.
Veldspar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Trujillo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trujillo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Veldspar is trying to escape the mount.
Veldspar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trujillo landing shots from mount.
Trujillo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Veldspar looks a forlorn figure.
Veldspar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trujillo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo landing punches.
Trujillo working Veldspar over with strikes here.
Trujillo cracks Veldspar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trujillo lands with some strikes.
Trujillo looking to control but Veldspar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Veldspar is looking to improve his position but Trujillo isn't that keen on the idea.
Trujillo looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Veldspar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Trujillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trujillo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Veldspar?
Trujillo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Trujillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trujillo cracks Veldspar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trujillo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Trujillo lands with some strikes.
Veldspar is trying to escape the mount.
Trujillo cracks Veldspar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trujillo landing shots from mount.
Trujillo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Trujillo with shots to the head and body - Veldspar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Trujillo breaks from Veldspar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Trujillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trujillo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Trujillo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Sewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasya Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Petrov's choice of entrance music: Metallica "For Whom The Bell Tolls". Joshua Sewell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Sewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasya Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sewell tries to stand but Petrov is controlling from the bottom.
Sewell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petrov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sewell is trying to maintain the position but Petrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Petrov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Petrov wants to take a breather but Sewell is having none of it.
Sewell is looking for a sweep. Petrov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Petrov wants to pass to mount but Sewell is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sewell pushes Petrov off looking to stand but Petrov dives back in and keeps control.
Petrov wants to control but Sewell is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Petrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sewell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Sewell moves out of range easily.
Sewell swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Sewell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sewell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sewell wants to stand but Petrov is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Sewell working for a guillotine from mount but Petrov is in no mood to give up.
Sewell is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sewell goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Petrov is on top in guard.
Sewell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrov.
Sewell really is a fat lump.
Petrov passes into half guard.
Sewell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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.
Petrov works his way into full mount!
Sewell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Sewell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Petrov looking to control but Sewell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petrov controlling his opponent.
Petrov wants to control the pace but Sewell is squirming around nicely.
Petrov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sewell?
Petrov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sewell tries to hold on but Petrov pushes him away.
Sewell is looking to improve his position but Petrov isn't that keen on the idea.
Petrov lands a heavy elbow.
Petrov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sewell is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Petrov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasya Petrov dominated that 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.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Sewell moves out of range easily.
Sewell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Petrov did well to prevent Sewell getting side control.
Sewell decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sewell tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sewell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sewell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sewell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sewell is looking to stand up but Petrov isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov trying to control but Sewell is working from the bottom.
Sewell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Petrov cracks Sewell with a solid left hand.
Petrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Petrov tries to clinch up.
Petrov rushes Sewell and presses him up against the ropes.
Sewell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petrov prevents it.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petrov clinches with his opponent.
Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Petrov tries to clinch up but Sewell circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov wants to clinch.
Sewell shoots in for a double leg but Petrov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Joshua Sewell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov gets a clinch.
Sewell takes a shot to the head.
Petrov tries a knee to the head but Sewell blocks it.
Petrov tries a knee to the head but Sewell blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasya Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sewell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sewell.
Sewell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Petrov did well to prevent Sewell getting side control.
Sewell is keen to just control but Petrov is a slippery customer.
Sewell is really struggling to control Petrov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Petrov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sewell pulls his head out easily.
Petrov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Petrov throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sewell trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Petrov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sewell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sewell postures up in Petrov's guard and throws a big left but Petrov blocks it.
Sewell wants to control from the top but Petrov keeps moving.
Sewell looking to sit in guard and control but Petrov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vasya Petrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! 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.
A head kick from Petrov lands but Sewell takes it in his stride.
Sewell keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov takes the fight into the clinch.
Sewell is looking to control Petrov's arms but Petrov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sewell has his back to the ropes.
Sewell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sewell fails to pull guard.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sewell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a head kick that Sewell semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sewell.
Petrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sewell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sewell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Petrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Petrov is trying to maintain the position but Sewell is very close to passing his half guard.
Sewell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Petrov is pressing down on Sewell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sewell is pushing down on Petrov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Petrov is fighting to maintain full guard but Sewell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sewell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sewell is looking for a kimura here.
Sewell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Petrov defends it well.
Petrov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sewell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sewell's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sewell breaks Petrov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Petrov holds on and takes a little breather.
Sewell trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sewell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrov is keeping the position for now.
Petrov looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sewell wants to control from the top but Petrov keeps moving.
Sewell wants to get up but he can't break Petrov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sewell avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Sewell leaves Petrov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petrov shoots for a double leg takedown but Sewell sprawls well. He's pushed Petrov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joshua Sewell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasya Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sewell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 Joshua Sewell.
Well Petrov 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasya Petrov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gravid Doughie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Lao Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao Jr has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Gravid Doughie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gravid Doughie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juliano Lao Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doughie.
Doughie dives in and grabs Lao Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lao Jr pushes down on Doughie's head and hops out.
Doughie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lao Jr tries to roll over but Doughie keeps him under control.
Doughie working over Lao Jr with some ground and pound. Lao Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Doughie thows a huge punch but Lao Jr dodges it nicely.
Lao Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doughie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lao Jr's head.
Lao Jr is looking to improve his position.
Doughie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doughie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lao Jr defending well though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Doughie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lao Jr is fending him off so far but Doughie persists. Nope, Lao Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gravid Doughie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doughie.
Doughie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doughie tries for a takedown but Lao Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lao Jr tries to clinch there but Doughie circles away.
Doughie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Doughie is breathing heavily.
Doughie throws a strike but Lao Jr avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Doughie throws a big right hand that misses.
Lao Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doughie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doughie postures up.
Lao Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lao Jr is looking to advance position but Doughie won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Doughie is defending well.
Doughie preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lao Jr is looking to advance position but Doughie won't allow it.
Doughie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doughie manages to get to full 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.
Lao Jr wants to pass the guard but Doughie is keeping the position.
Lao Jr is looking to advance position but Doughie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lao Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Doughie has a good base and remains in mount.
Doughie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doughie lands a big shot there that rocks Lao Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Doughie looking to finish Lao Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lao Jr!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doughie working Lao Jr over with strikes here.
Doughie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lao Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Doughie raining down shots from the mount!
Doughie with good strikes from the mount here!
Doughie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Doughie working Lao Jr over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doughie landing shots from mount.
Lao Jr is rocked!
Doughie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lao Jr is still in real trouble! Can Doughie finish him?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doughie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Doughie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Doughie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Doughie with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gravid Doughie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Doughie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lao Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lao Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Doughie working the head and body with strikes.
Lao Jr prevents Doughie from moving into mount.
Lao Jr dodges the ground and pound from Doughie.
Lao Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lao Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Doughie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lao Jr is breathing heavily.
Lao Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lao Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doughie scores with punches from side control.
Lao Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Doughie is working Lao Jr over with some ground and pound from side control.
Doughie throws a strike aimed at the side of Lao Jr's head but Lao Jr avoids it well.
Lao Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Doughie is putting a hurting on Lao Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Doughie is putting a hurting on Lao Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Doughie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Doughie cracks Lao Jr with a big right hand but Lao Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Doughie scoring with punches from side control.
Lao Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Doughie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lao Jr down.
Lao Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doughie advances to full mount.
Doughie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Doughie working the ground and pound effectively.
Doughie with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Doughie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Doughie working for a guillotine from mount but Lao Jr is in no mood to give up.
Lao Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Doughie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Doughie raining down shots from the mount!
Doughie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Doughie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lao Jr tries to lock up and control but Doughie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Doughie is landing with some decent strikes but Lao Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Doughie breaks from Lao Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doughie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lao Jr tries to hold on but Doughie pushes him away.
Doughie lands a big elbow.
Gravid Doughie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doughie lands a nice shot to the head.
Doughie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Doughie lands a big elbow.
Doughie lands with some strikes.
Doughie lands a big elbow.
Doughie working the ground and pound effectively.
Doughie landing shots from mount.
Lao Jr is in a horrible position here. Doughie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Doughie landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gravid Doughie dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Doughie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lao Jr circles away.
Lao Jr fails with the takedown.
Doughie with a poor takedown
and Lao Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lao Jr looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lao Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Doughie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lao Jr, into his guard.
Lao Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Doughie controls the pace.
Doughie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doughie landing with the ground and pound.
Doughie postures up and lands a big shot to Lao Jr's brow.
Doughie wants to pass the guard but Lao Jr is keeping the position.
Gravid Doughie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Doughie is in close to Lao Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Doughie is looking to work some ground and pound but Lao Jr has wrist control.
Doughie stays in close to Lao Jr's body and controls the position.
Doughie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lao Jr is keeping the position for now.
Doughie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lao Jr controlling the position.
Doughie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lao Jr is trying to control the position but Doughie postures up.
Doughie content to stall in guard here.
Lao Jr has momentary wrist control but Doughie slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doughie works over Lao Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Doughie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Doughie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Doughie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doughie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doughie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Doughie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Doughie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doughie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lao Jr for as long as he can get away with.
Doughie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Doughie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doughie throwing strikes from guard but Lao Jr blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doughie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doughie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Doughie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Gravid Doughie.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doughie, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gravid Doughie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between james tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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230 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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252 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, james tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson slips a jab and a cross from tyson.
Hansson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hansson gets the takedown into side control.
Hansson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, tyson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hansson prevents tyson from escaping the position.
tyson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hansson advances to full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
tyson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hansson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can tyson hang on?
Hansson dominating with strikes here.
Hansson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hansson wants to finish this one by submission but tyson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hansson.
Hansson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hansson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson landing punches.
Hansson with a couple of short strikes.
tyson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hansson on the ground.
The referee warns tyson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
tyson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hansson dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Hansson.
BOOM! Hansson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
tyson is rocked!
tyson is in a horrible position here. Hansson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh tyson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked tyson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hansson around the waist but Hansson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hansson is the winner by TKO! Hansson jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Hansson!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Walker!
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, Victor Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker scores with a jab.
Walker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Walker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Walker controls the position.
Walker wants to control but Sagat is keeping him busy.
Walker takes a little break here. Sagat wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Sagat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker 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.
Walker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sagat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sagat wants to get back to his feet but Walker drags him back down.
Sagat struggling a bit here.
Sagat is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Walker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Walker lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker lands an elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Walker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sagat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sagat's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sagat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nelson Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Sagat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sagat misses with a two punch combination.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Sagat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker cracks Sagat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Walker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses.
Walker throws a right and a left that Sagat avoids nicely.
Sagat throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Sagat looks gassed!
Sagat takes one to the side of the head.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walker, as that shot connected.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Walker 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.
Walker passes Sagat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Walker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sagat looks like he's trying to stand up.
Walker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Walker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is controlling the pace.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but Sagat defends it.
Sagat is in trouble now - Walker has advanced to mount!
Walker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sagat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sagat slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Walker lands a head shot.
Sagat tries to clinch up.
Walker scores a takedown into full mount!
Walker is working for a guillotine from mount but Sagat frees his head quite easily.
Walker is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sagat to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sagat shrugs it off.
Sagat is trying to escape the mount.
Walker controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat is trying to reverse the position but instead Walker has taken his back - oops!
Sagat is breathing heavily.
Sagat is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Walker.
Sagat is trying to stand back up.
Sagat is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Walker.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nelson Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sagat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left lands for Walker.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walker throws a one two combo.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sagat has time to react.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left lands for Walker.
Walker cracks Sagat with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walker, as that shot connected.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walker.
Walker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walker showed some decent athleticism there.
Walker maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sagat could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Walker has cracked it and Sagat is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Walker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nelson Walker!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borje Cuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Tanner has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borje Cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cuba sprawls well initially but Tanner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tanner is keen to just control but Cuba is a slippery customer.
Cuba trying to control here.
Tanner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cuba is refusing to be controlled, as Tanner sits in half guard.
Cuba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cuba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tanner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tanner is looking to pass Cuba's guard but actually Cuba recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cuba shoots and misses
and Tanner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tanner is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cuba still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cuba has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Cuba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tanner, who protects the arm well.
Cuba throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tanner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tanner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cuba defends it well.
Tanner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cuba is not content to let Tanner control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuba trying to control from the bottom.
Tanner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cuba's head.
Cuba trying to control from the bottom.
Cuba is trying to control but Tanner passes into side control!
Check out the look on Tanner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cuba is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cuba wants to control but Tanner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner not doing much here.
Cuba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tanner passes to side control.
Cuba is not content to let Tanner control the position.
Cuba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tanner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tanner shoots and misses
and Cuba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tanner's guard now.
Cuba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tanner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cuba, into his guard.
Cuba keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Cuba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cuba has momentary wrist control but Tanner slips an elbow through the middle.
Tanner is in close to Cuba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tanner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tanner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanner wants to control from the top but Cuba keeps moving.
Tanner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cuba is keeping the position for now.
Tanner throwing strikes from guard but Cuba blocks nicely.
Tanner controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two 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.
Tanner stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Cuba throws up his legs and catches Tanner in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tanner tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Cuba! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Borje Cuba!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arska Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arska Paska struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arska Paska!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper throws a body punch but Paska moves out of range.
Paska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper thuds his right hand into Paska's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harper!
Paska takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paska misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paska closes the distance and clinches up with Harper, looking for a takedown. Paska pushes Harper against the ropes but Harper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harper thows a body shot but no joy.
Paska tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Arska Paska has been cut.
Paska looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper scores with a jab.
Paska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
Paska tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harper throws a shot to the body.
Harper lands a slapping body shot.
Harper takes a swing at Paska's ribcage but misses.
Paska ducks right into an uppercut from Harper.
Harper lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Paska is looking to close the distance but Harper sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Paska crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Paska is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). John Harper!
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