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MIFC Contenders 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dee tee ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name Of - By Rage Against The Machine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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268 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, dee tee ryan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ryan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roberts defends it nicely.
ryan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Roberts's half guard.
ryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberts defending well though.
Roberts blocking the ground and pound attempt from ryan.
ryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
ryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
ryan is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
ryan with the ground and pound but Roberts uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Roberts pulls ryan in close to prevent any damage.
ryan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ryan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
dee tee ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts scores with a jab to the head.
ryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roberts sprawls well. Roberts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonny Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dee tee ryan.
ryan looks gassed!
Roberts slaps away a takedown attempt from ryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberts leaves ryan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roberts lands with a cross.
Roberts scores with a jab.
ryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roberts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ryan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roberts goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A cross from Roberts lands.
Roberts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roberts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roberts lands with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roberts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roberts.
Roberts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roberts works the jab nicely.
ryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roberts sprawls well. Roberts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts's corner calls for a 1-2. Roberts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
ryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but ryan persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
ryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice uppercut lands for Roberts. That snapped ryan's head back.
ryan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
ryan takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like dee tee ryan has been cut.
ryan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roberts looks to land a combination. ryan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roberts throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts lands a two punch combo.
A lazy left from Roberts finds it's target.
A cross from Roberts lands.
Roberts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roberts lands a jab.
Nice jab there from Roberts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
ryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roberts scores with a nice head shot.
Roberts works ryan's body with a nice hook.
ryan walks into a stiff left hand from Roberts.
Roberts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
ryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
ryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
ryan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roberts.
ryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
ryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
ryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
ryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
ryan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roberts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten ryan somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on dee tee ryan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
ryan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
ryan has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from ryan.
Roberts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by ryan.
Roberts scores with a body shot.
Roberts punishes ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Roberts clinches with his opponent.
ryan is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Roberts - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Roberts lands with a right to the head.
Roberts scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Roberts lands an impressive looking overhand right. ryan doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roberts pinned against the cage. Roberts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jonny Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dee tee ryan.
Roberts scores with the left hand. ryan knows he should have avoided that one.
Roberts with a jab.
ryan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roberts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts lands with a nice combination. ryan backs away looking to recover.
Roberts jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roberts stalks ryan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into ryan's face. ryan staggers backwards, shaken.
ryan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roberts throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. ryan was covering up waiting for the punch and Roberts finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roberts passes ryan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ryan can do to turn this around?
ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roberts controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so ryan is just riding it out for now. Roberts eventually gives up the hold.
ryan is looking to improve his position.
Roberts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Roberts not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonny Roberts just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Roberts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roberts drives through and clinches with ryan against the cage.
Roberts lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Roberts - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Roberts.
Roberts works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Roberts stands and throws ryan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Roberts has knee on belly and moves into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ryan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roberts lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Roberts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on dee tee ryan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Roberts gets a takedown into half guard.
Roberts passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ryan tries to buck Roberts off but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts slows the pace down.
Roberts'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.
ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
ryan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ryan being controlled for a moment.
ryan looking for a sweep but Roberts has passed into full mount! Oh no!
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.
Roberts controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonny Roberts just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Roberts lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as ryan backs up against the cage.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts connects with a looping right hand.
ryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roberts connects with a body shot.
Roberts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roberts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Roberts fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches ryan on the side of the head.
Roberts scores with a decent looking hook.
ryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roberts to score with a decent uppercut.
Roberts throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a jab.
Roberts lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Roberts finds it's way through ryan's defenses.
ryan takes one on the button.
Jonny Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ryan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roberts finds it's way round the side to connect with ryan's head.
Roberts lands a nice shot that snaps ryan's head back.
Roberts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts clobbers ryan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to de liver by Roberts. Beautiful body shot.
Roberts with a nice cross.
Roberts moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Roberts cracks ryan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Roberts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Roberts there.
Roberts lands a jab.
Roberts works the jab nicely.
Good shot there by Roberts.
Roberts works ryan's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roberts.
Roberts lands with a straight right. ryan didn't see that one coming.
Roberts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping ryan at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
dee tee ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
ryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
ryan walks into a straight right hand from Roberts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roberts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Roberts!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Armstrong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blaze Dez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong throws a right and a left that Dez avoids nicely.
Dez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Armstrong.
Armstrong clinches up against the cage.
Armstrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Armstrong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Armstrong.
Armstrong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Armstrong landing knees to the body.
Dez looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Armstrong.
Armstrong has Dez pushed against the cage.
Dez jumps guard but Armstrong stands there with Dez around his waist. Dez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dez fails to pull guard.
Armstrong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Armstrong lands a damaging elbow.
Dez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Armstrong digs a right hand underneath Dez's ribcage. Dez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Armstrong working Dez over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Armstrong.
Dez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a knee to the body.
Armstrong has Dez pressed against the cage.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside that Dez shrugs off.
Armstrong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Armstrong lands a nice uppercut.
Armstrong scores a nice knee to the body.
Armstrong crunches a lovely knee into Dez's ribcage.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside that Dez shrugs off.
Armstrong lands a nice knee to the body.
Armstrong working Dez over with knees to the body.
Armstrong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Armstrong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Armstrong lands a nice knee to the body.
Dez wants a takedown.
Eddie Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaze Dez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Armstrong scores with a knee to the head.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside.
Armstrong scores with a knee to the head.
Dez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Armstrong connects with a knee to the head.
Armstrong works on Dez's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dez can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Armstrong.
Dez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dez backwards.
Armstrong stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Armstrong.
Armstrong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Dez avoids the damage to the body.
Armstrong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dez tries to work over Armstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Armstrong smiles and moves away.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dez is just out of range.
Dez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Armstrong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Dez is working for takedown but Armstrong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Armstrong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Armstrong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Dez in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Dez in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Armstrong just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Armstrong just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Armstrong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dez slips a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a few strikes there.
Dez avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dez is just out of range.
Armstrong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dez tries a head kick but it misses.
Armstrong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dez is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Dez is having none of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dez. Armstrong shrugs it off though.
Dez misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dez digs a good hook to Armstrong's body.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Dez circles away.
Dez tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Dez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Armstrong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armstrong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dez looking to stall.
Dez managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dez is defending well for now.
Dez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Armstrong gets underhooks to prevent Dez's takedown attempt.
Eddie Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaze Dez.
Dez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Armstrong smiles and moves away.
Dez throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
Armstrong misses the body punch
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dez throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong throws a combination that misses
and Dez counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Armstrong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the body
and Dez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Armstrong throws a leg kick
and Dez counters with a nice body shot.
Dez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Armstrong sprawls well. Armstrong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dez gets slowly back to his feet.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eddie Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong misses the body punch
and Dez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Armstrong is looking to wear down Dez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Armstrong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong misses with a hook.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dez misses with a body kick.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armstrong misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Armstrong wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Armstrong is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Dez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dez counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dez is out of range.
Dez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dez throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Armstrong.
Dez fails to pull guard.
Armstrong is pressed up against the cage. Dez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Armstrong down to the mat. Armstrong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong clinches with his opponent.
Armstrong digs a right hand into Dez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dez's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dez fails to pull guard.
Eddie Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaze Dez.
Armstrong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dez's face.
Armstrong is struggling to control the position.
Dez is trying to break free.
Dez working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Armstrong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Armstrong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dez's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armstrong obliges.
Armstrong digs a right hand into Dez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dez's gas tank.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dez tries to pull guard but Armstrong won't allow it.
Dez fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armstrong obliges.
Dez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Armstrong walks away with a smile on his face. Dez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dez is looking to clinch but Armstrong is avoiding it.
Armstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dez misses with a body kick.
Dez takes one on the button.
Armstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Armstrong looks to land a left hand but Dez moved out of range nicely.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.
Dez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Armstrong as he avoids it easily.
Dez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Dez pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dez tries to clinch up.
Dez is looking to clinch.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Dez moves out of range.
Armstrong throws a solid leg kick but Dez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Armstrong.
Dez throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
Armstrong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dez tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Armstrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Dez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Armstrong. No joy for Dez on that attempt.
Armstrong tries to move into range but Dez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Armstrong sprawls well. Armstrong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dez gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A leg kick checked by Dez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Armstrong 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Helber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David The King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helber's entrance music is War is coming. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
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180 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Helber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David The King!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helber forces The King back against the cage and clinches.
The King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helber blocks it with crossed arms.
The King has Helber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Helber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Helber stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Helber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The King landing knees to the head.
Helber is struggling to control the position.
Helber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Helber counters with a two punch combo.
Helber scores with a one two! The King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The King is rocked!
Helber closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks The King out cold! The King corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rusty Helber!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karen Jarebadyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Super Man will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karen Jarebadyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarebadyan scores with a jab.
It looks like Super Man has been cut.
Man misses with a double jab.
Man clinches with his opponent.
Jarebadyan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
Jarebadyan blocks the elbow strike.
Jarebadyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jarebadyan tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Jarebadyan drops back down to his feet.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Man.
It looks like Karen Jarebadyan has been cut.
Man is trying to drag Jarebadyan to the mat but Jarebadyan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karen Jarebadyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
Man looks gassed!
Jarebadyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jarebadyan prevents the takedown attempt.
Man wants to break free but Jarebadyan has control.
Jarebadyan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jarebadyan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jarebadyan manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man is trying to improve his position.
Jarebadyan cracks Man with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to escape but Jarebadyan is in control.
Man takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jarebadyan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
Jarebadyan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jarebadyan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jarebadyan scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Jarebadyan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Man is rocked!
Man takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Jarebadyan finish him?
Jarebadyan lands a strong strike to the head of Man. That's dazed him! Jarebadyan looking to finish here. Man is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Jarebadyan lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karen Jarebadyan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pj veenstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perry might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drop The World by Lil Wayne and Eminem. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dusty Perry!
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, pj veenstra!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
veenstra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perry wants to get back to his feet but veenstra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
veenstra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perry is looking to stand up but veenstra isn't so interested in that idea.
veenstra wants to pass the guard but Perry is keeping the position.
Perry wants to stand up but veenstra is controlling him.
veenstra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and veenstra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
veenstra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perry thows a left - swing and a miss!
veenstra dodges the punch combination from Perry.
veenstra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perry is fending him off so far but veenstra persists. Nope, Perry circles away and we're back to standing.
Perry throws a jab but it's blocked by veenstra.
veenstra shoots in looking for a takedown. Perry tries to sprawl out of it but veenstra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perry connects with a high kick.
veenstra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Perry to the mat! Perry manages to get full guard.
veenstra drops back looking for a leg! Perry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Perry manages to kick veenstra off! veenstra jumps back into Perry's guard.
Perry wants to get back to his feet but veenstra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
veenstra looking to sit in guard and control but Perry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perry wanted to stand there but veenstra had control of the position.
Perry stands up from veenstra's guard - Perry perhaps looking for a knockout.
Perry lands with a nice combination. veenstra backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps veenstra's head backwards.
veenstra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Perry there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry drops veenstra with a beautiful combination! veenstra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Perry is looking for the KO!
veenstra is rocked!
veenstra looks gassed!
Perry circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends veenstra tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Perry wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dusty Perry!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ishmale porterboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ishmale porterboy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ishmale porterboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Nabokov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabokov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nabokov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nabokov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nabokov landing punches.
Nabokov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
porterboy wants to hold on but Nabokov pushes him away.
Nabokov with the ground and pound from mount.
porterboy tries to reverse the position but Nabokov maintains control.
Nabokov with shots to the head and body - porterboy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nabokov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns porterboy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
porterboy is bucking up trying to escape but Nabokov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nabokov content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
porterboy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nabokov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nabokov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nabokov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nabokov landing punches.
Nabokov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
porterboy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
porterboy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nabokov.
Nabokov is controlling the pace.
Nabokov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov controlling the pace.
Nabokov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and porterboy reverses the position - he's now on top in Nabokov's guard.
porterboy wants to control from the top but Nabokov keeps moving.
porterboy wants to stand but Nabokov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nabokov keeping full guard, as porterboy tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
porterboy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nabokov keeping moving, preventing porterboy from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nabokov gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov drops an elbow to the side of porterboy's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nabokov in particular looking to stall.
porterboy has hold of Nabokov's hands but Nabokov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Nabokov.
porterboy trying to hold on to Nabokov's head to control him but Nabokov postures up.
Nabokov throwing shots but porterboy is blocking nicely.
Nabokov controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
porterboy wants to control but Nabokov is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nabokov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Nabokov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
porterboy throws a head kick that half lands.
porterboy tries to close the distance and clinch but Nabokov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nabokov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in porterboy's half guard.
porterboy trying to hold on to Nabokov's head to control him but Nabokov postures up.
porterboy wants to improve his position but Nabokov is controlling well.
Nabokov controlling the action here.
porterboy trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov controlling the action here.
Nabokov is keen to just control but porterboy is a slippery customer.
Nabokov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
porterboy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nabokov slows the pace down in half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sergei Nabokov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
porterboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nabokov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
porterboy is looking for a triangle but Nabokov pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
porterboy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nabokov controls the pace.
Nabokov stands up over porterboy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nabokov controlling from the top position.
porterboy is looking for a triangle but Nabokov pushes his legs off easily.
Nabokov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Nabokov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
porterboy looking to control.
Nabokov stopping the sweep attempt from porterboy.
Nabokov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nabokov got a little sloppy there for a moment and porterboy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nabokov has managed to get both his arms back between porterboy's legs - danger averted.
Nabokov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sergei Nabokov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nabokov misses the jab.
porterboy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nabokov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
porterboy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nabokov content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Nabokov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nabokov tries to clinch but porterboy is having none of it.
porterboy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
porterboy is trying to control the action in half guard but Nabokov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
porterboy is trying to work for a kimura but Nabokov is defending well.
Nabokov is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
porterboy wants to take a breather but Nabokov is having none of it.
Nabokov is looking to escape.
Nabokov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nabokov pushes porterboy off looking to stand but porterboy dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
porterboy has his takedown stuffed
and Nabokov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nabokov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
porterboy keeping moving, preventing Nabokov from controlling successfully.
porterboy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nabokov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov is stalling in the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nabokov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nabokov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nabokov trying to control but porterboy is working from the bottom.
Nabokov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nabokov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
porterboy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nabokov defends it easily.
Sergei Nabokov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
porterboy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
porterboy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nabokov works over porterboy with some ground and pound from guard.
Nabokov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nabokov stays in close to porterboy's body and controls the position.
porterboy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nabokov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
porterboy drops back looking for a leg! Nabokov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nabokov manages to kick porterboy off! porterboy jumps back into Nabokov's guard.
Sergei Nabokov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nabokov is looking to stand up but porterboy isn't so interested in that idea.
porterboy looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Nabokov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nabokov 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Nabokov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tracey St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Math Lafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John's entrance music is Come Around. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Math Lafer enters the cage!
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23
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tracey St John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Math Lafer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St John tries to clinch but Lafer moves out of range.
St John checks the leg kick nicely there.
St John wants to clinch up but Lafer keeps it at a distance.
Lafer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St John was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafer.
Horrible takedown by St John or perhaps it was just good defense by Lafer which made him look bad.
St John tries to close the distance and clinch but Lafer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St John checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lafer.
St John tries to clinch up.
St John fails in his attempt to clinch.
St John is looking to clinch but Lafer is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafer.
The fight stays on the outside here - St John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lafer scores with a punch to the head.
St John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - St John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John is looking to clinch.
Lafer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St John looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St John misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - St John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St John is looking to clinch.
Lafer circles away from the clinch attempt.
St John tries to clinch but Lafer is having none of it.
St John doesn't manage to clinch there - Lafer circles away.
Lafer blocks a head kick by St John.
Lafer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lafer.
St John tries to close the distance and clinch but Lafer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St John tries to clinch up.
Lafer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St John checks the leg kick.
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.
St John moves in looking to clinch but Lafer pushes him off.
St John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St John is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St John doesn't manage to clinch there - Lafer circles away.
St John ducks under a wild hook from Lafer.
Lafer lands a glancing blow to the side of St John's head.
Lafer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lafer lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lafer postures up and lands a big shot to St John's brow.
St John trying to keep a closed guard but Lafer is proving a slippery customer.
Lafer postures up in St John's guard and throws a big left but St John blocks it.
Lafer wants to control from the top but St John keeps moving.
Lafer is in close to St John's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lafer stopping the sweep attempt from St John.
Lafer is pushing down on St John's leg trying to pass to half guard. St John is fighting to maintain full guard but Lafer has managed to sneak the leg through.
St John has hold of Lafer's hands but Lafer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lafer throwing shots but St John is blocking nicely.
St John is in trouble now - Lafer has advanced to mount!
St John tries to lock up and control but Lafer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St John tries to reverse the position but Lafer maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John gets back to half guard.
Lafer with the ground and pound but St John uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lafer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St John is keeping the position for now.
Lafer is looking to work some ground and pound but St John has wrist control.
St John preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lafer distracts St John with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lafer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St John swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lafer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St John. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lafer connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Math Lafer dominated that round.
That's time! St John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St John misses with a takedown attempt
and Lafer counters with a stiff right hand.
Lafer scores with a jab.
St John wants to clinch but Lafer slips to the side
and Lafer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lafer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St John is looking for a sweep. Lafer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lafer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St John with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lafer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lafer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lafer is looking to advance position but St John won't allow it.
Lafer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lafer is nestled in close to St John, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lafer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Lafer there.
Lafer trying to control from half guard but St John is working away.
Lafer is controlling the pace.
Lafer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St John's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lafer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St John blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lafer.
Lafer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lafer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St John wants to control but Lafer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lafer is nestled in close to St John, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lafer wants to free his trapped foot but St John is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St John regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lafer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St John swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lafer cracks St John with a solid left hand.
Lafer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lafer trying to control but St John is working from the bottom.
St John looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lafer is one step ahead there.
Lafer wants to pass the guard but St John is keeping the position.
Lafer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St John's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St John is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St John wants to stand up but Lafer is controlling the position.
St John is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lafer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St John.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lafer tries to get to full guard but St John has control of the leg.
St John wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lafer keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Math Lafer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
St John looks to clinch
enabling Lafer to counter with a crisp jab.
St John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lafer counters with a shoot takedown. St John fights it but they end up in guard.
Lafer tries to free his leg and advance position but St John is retaining full guard.
Lafer thows a big elbow that misses.
St John not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lafer advances to half guard.
Lafer trying to control the action but St John is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lafer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St John tries to get to full guard but Lafer has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St John's head.
St John has hold of Lafer's hands but Lafer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St John manages to get to full guard.
Lafer distracts St John with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lafer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lafer won't allow St John to sweep him here.
Lafer trying to control the position from guard on top but St John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lafer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafer is in close to St John's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lafer postures up and lands a big shot to St John's brow.
Lafer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lafer distracts St John with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St John wants to sweep but no luck.
Lafer tries to free his leg and advance position but St John is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lafer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but St John manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lafer wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lafer wants to sweep but no luck.
Lafer throws a couple of heel strikes.
St John trying to control but Lafer is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lafer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St John wants to clinch
and Lafer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lafer.
Lafer won't allow St John to sweep him here.
Lafer tries to free his leg and advance position but St John is retaining full guard.
Lafer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lafer tries to free his leg and advance position but St John is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafer trying to control the position from guard on top but St John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lafer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St John lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lafer!
Lafer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tracey St John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St John has hold of Lafer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lafer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Math Lafer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St John with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Math Lafer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lafer 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Math Lafer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is tema dos guerreiro. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as John Grimm enters the cage!
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Lidell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lidell pushes Grimm up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Lidell.
Grimm goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lidell prevents it.
Grimm tries to pull guard but Lidell holds him up against the cage and eventually Grimm drops back down to his feet.
Lidell throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Lidell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like John Grimm has been cut.
Grimm jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lidell walks away with a smile on his face. Grimm gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jay Lidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Grimm.
Lidell lands with a hook. Grimm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grimm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lidell looks for a takedown but Grimm sprawls well.
Lidell tries to clinch up but Grimm circles away and keeps his distance.
Lidell is looking to clinch but Grimm is avoiding it.
Lidell lands a big uppercut and Grimm crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Grimm looks OK. Lidell waves Grimm back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grimm, pushing him back against the cage.
Lidell manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lidell throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Lidell lands a nice shot to the body.
Grimm has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lidell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lidell gets through Grimm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up John Grimm's cut even more.
Grimm has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lidell uses from the top position.
Lidell wants to control from the top but Grimm keeps moving.
Lidell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grimm on the ground.
Grimm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lidell wants to control from the top but Grimm keeps moving.
Grimm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lidell defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grimm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lidell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lidell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grimm looks gassed!
Lidell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grimm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grimm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lidell.
Lidell trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell is looking to stand up but Grimm won't let him.
Lidell looking to pass the guard.
Lidell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimm is controlling Lidell's posture.
Grimm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lidell.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lidell tries to bum rush Grimm with a series of wild strikes but Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimm takes a jab right on the kisser.
The cut above John Grimm's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grimm circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Grimm with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lidell counters by clinching up.
Lidell is trying to break the clinch but Grimm is controlling him.
Lidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grimm ducks right into an uppercut from Lidell.
Grimm walks into a jab.
John Grimm's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lidell.
Grimm misses with a takedown attempt - Lidell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lidell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Lidell.
Lidell can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Lidell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Grimm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lidell tries to clinch up.
Lidell moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Lidell.
Lidell lands a body shot.
Grimm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lidell smiles and moves away.
Lidell with a poor takedown
and Grimm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grimm.
Grimm 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.
Lidell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lidell throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Grimm won't allow Lidell to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimm slips nicely into half guard.
Grimm blocks the strikes from Lidell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm trying to mount his opponent but Lidell defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lidell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lidell wants to stand and escape but Grimm is having none of it.
Lidell trying to strike off his back.
Lidell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grimm manages to get himself to full guard.
Lidell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grimm's guard.
Lidell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lidellis looking to pass into half guard but Grimm pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Grimm is in guard.
Grimm pushes down on Lidell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grimm controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell is trying to stand back up but Grimm is controlling him
Grimm is looking for a kimura here.
Grimm landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grimm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lidell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grimm prevents Lidell from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm seems to be looking for submissions.
Lidell tries to get to full guard but Grimm has control of the leg.
Grimm trying to control from half guard but Lidell is working away.
Lidell tries to roll over but Grimm keeps him under control.
Grimm is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lidell defends it well.
Grimm is trying to control. Lidell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell is looking for a sweep. Grimm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grimm trying to control from half guard but Lidell is working away.
Lidell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Grimm looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grimm seems to be looking for submissions.
Lidell is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Grimm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Grimm's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grimm with a poor takedown
enabling Lidell to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grimm.
Lidell gets a clinch.
Grimm looking for a takedown.
Jay Lidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Grimm.
Lidell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lidell.
Lidell lands with a left to the head.
Lidell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lidell lands with a left to the head.
Lidell throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Lidell lands an uppercut.
Grimm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lidell.
Lidell works on Grimm's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lidell.
A left hand lands to the body for Lidell.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lidell.
Grimm tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lidell.
Lidell works on Grimm's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Lidell.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Grimm's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jay Lidell!
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