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Bravado 4: Gracie v Krustofski PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wally Fenderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BongBong Digong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wally Fenderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BongBong Digong!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Digong keeps the fight on the outside.
Digong throws a series of punches but Fenderson avoids them all with ease.
Digong misses with a leg kick.
Digong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Digong throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Digong.
It looks like Wally Fenderson has been cut.
Digong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Digong wants it to stay on the feet.
Digong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Digong duly obliges.
Fenderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Digong sprawls well initially but Fenderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Digong wants to stand back up but Fenderson manages to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fenderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fenderson staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenderson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fenderson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Digong tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
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.
Fenderson is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Digong taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Fenderson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wally Fenderson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerry Pounder struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.4lbs 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. Gerry Pounder told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dillon Weber!
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, Gerry Pounder!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Gerry Pounder has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Weber.
Weber tries a head kick but it misses.
Pounder is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Weber definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Weber moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pounder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Weber is looking to clinch.
Weber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pounder counters with a single leg into guard. Weber didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weber wants to stand but Pounder is controlling the position.
Weber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pounder controls the pace.
Weber wants to stand up but Pounder is controlling him.
Pounder should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pounder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weber is keeping the position for now.
Pounder works over Weber with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weber wants to stand and escape but Pounder is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weber is keeping the position for now.
Pounder won't allow Weber to get back to his feet.
Weber has momentary wrist control but Pounder slips an elbow through the middle.
Weber is looking to stand up but Pounder isn't so interested in that idea.
Pounder is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pounder stops Weber from standing up.
Pounder drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Pounder seems to have locked his on tight now - Weber screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Pounder, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Gerry Pounder!
In defeat, Dillon Weber stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming out party's on me '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pillow Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Beast might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Next Big Thing. Pillow Hands will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock The Beast!
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, Pillow Hands!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands lands with a straight right. The Beast didn't see that one coming.
The Beast definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brock The Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hands connects with a looping right hand.
Hands tries to sprawl but The Beast drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hands wants to get back to his feet.
Hands wants to get back to full guard.
Hands is positioning himself well to prevent The Beast advancing to mount.
Hands wants to improve his position but The Beast is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands is controlling The Beast's trapped leg to prevent The Beast from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands is trying to stand.
Hands is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hands is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Beast working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The Beast is breathing heavily.
Hands tries to roll over but The Beast keeps him under control.
The Beast is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hands keeps control of the position for the meantime.
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.
The Beast prevents Hands from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hands's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Beast under the eye.
Hands moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hands lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Hands as he connects with a hook.
Hands stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Hands finds it's way through The Beast's defenses.
Hands scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Brock The Beast has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Beast on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hands misses with the combination.
Hands stuns The Beast with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Beast gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hands wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pillow Hands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hands lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Beast at a distance.
Hands scores with a three punch combo!
Hands scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
The Beast needs to keep his hands up - Hands had a free shot at his head there.
Hands lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Beast is rocked!
Hands has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hands connects with a body shot.
Oh The Beast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hands cracks The Beast with a hook to the temple - The Beast is on wobbly legs here! Hands swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! The Beast falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hands wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pillow Hands!
As Pillow Hands got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You sucked at WWE, now you came to suck on the octagon? Do something useful and kill yourself, Reigns, my bitch'.
The defeated Brock The Beast had this to say: 'I will win the next fight, i don't'wanna go to WWE'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shouma Nishida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Shouma Nishida has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shouma Nishida seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shouma Nishida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Lei!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei gets a takedown into half guard.
Lei stops Nishida from getting back to his feet.
Nishida tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lei manages to move to mount!
You get the feeling that Nishida really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lei is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lei looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lei working for a submission but Nishida is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lei controlling from the full mount.
Lei working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Shouma Nishida has been cut.
Lei stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Nishida dips to his left and cracks Lei with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nishida darts in trying to clinch
and Lei counters with a shoot takedown. Nishida fights it but they end up in guard.
Nishida is looking to stand back up but Lei counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nishida.
Lei scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nishida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lei on the ground.
Nishida is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lei's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lei's back!
Lei tries to break free.
Nishida is trying to stick to Lei's back but Lei is turning into Nishida. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nishida's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lei.
Lei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lei 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.
Lei postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Nishida covers up, he's hurt! Lei keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Lei and the ref steps in to end the fight! Lei can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yang Lei!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Princess Penny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Taran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Princess Penny has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Princess Penny seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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206 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Princess Penny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Taran!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taran under the eye.
Penny definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taran moves to clinch but Penny breaks away
and Penny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taran just misses with a punch to the body.
Penny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taran counters with a left and a right that stings Penny.
Penny avoids a kick to the body.
Alexander Taran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Penny misses.
Penny lands a big uppercut and Taran crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Taran looks OK. Penny waves Taran back to his feet!
Taran is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Taran has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taran tries to close the distance and clinch but Penny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taran wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Penny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick by Taran misses
and Penny counters with a crisp right hand that drops Taran! Penny lets Taran back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Taran is still on wobbly legs! Can Penny finish him?
Penny blocks the body kick.
Taran seems to have recovered his senses.
Penny circles away from the clinch attempt
and Penny counters with a huge left! Taran is in big trouble! He's backing up but Penny isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Taran from any more damage. A dominating finish by Penny!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Princess Penny!
A relieved looking Princess Penny thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mladen Tomasevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonath Masvidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mladen Tomasevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonath Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal clinches up with Tomasevic and pushes him back against the cage.
Tomasevic letting Masvidal take a breather here.
Masvidal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tomasevic backwards.
Tomasevic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tomasevic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masvidal is keeping busy.
Masvidal misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tomasevic misses with the head strike.
Masvidal lands with a short shot to the head.
Masvidal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tomasevic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tomasevic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tomasevic working aggressively here.
Masvidal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Mladen Tomasevic has been cut.
Masvidal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tomasevic's face.
Tomasevic is rocked!
Masvidal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Tomasevic working aggressively here.
Tomasevic is trying to maintain a safe position but Masvidal gets an underhook and turns Tomasevic into the cage.
Masvidal landing knees to the head.
Oh Tomasevic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masvidal lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tomasevic to his knees! Masvidal keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonath Masvidal!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kicker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kiss Kicker 99 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Manny Pacquiao has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kicker!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
Kicker throws a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kicker works the jab nicely.
Pacquiao rushes Kicker and presses him up against the cage.
Kicker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pacquiao is defending well.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao is leaning against Kicker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Kicker can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kicker.
Pacquiao working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kicker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pacquiao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Kicker.
Pacquiao looking to stall.
Kicker blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pacquiao as the two fighters clinch.
Kicker blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.
Kicker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kicker prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Good body shot from Pacquiao.
Kicker can't get the takedown.
Pacquiao is looking to control Kicker's arms but Kicker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pacquiao has his back to the cage.
Pacquiao misses with the head strike.
Pacquiao is working Kicker over against the cage.
Pacquiao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pacquiao.
Kicker lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
Pacquiao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao lands with a short shot to the head.
Kicker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pacquiao after a bit of a struggle.
Pacquiao looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pacquiao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kicker's elbow.
Kicker blocking some punches.
Pacquiao throws a punch but it's blocked by Kicker.
Pacquiao struggles to land a body shot inside as Kicker controls his hands.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kicker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacquiao gets underhooks to prevent Kicker's takedown attempt.
Kicker wants a takedown.
Pacquiao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kicker tries to work over Pacquiao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacquiao stalling in the clinch.
Pacquiao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kicker has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Kicker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pacquiao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pacquiao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kicker's coach down at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kicker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pacquiao takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kicker wants a takedown.
Pacquiao struggles to land a body shot inside as Kicker controls his hands.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Kicker controls the action.
Pacquiao trying to control the position but instead, Kicker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pacquiao into the cage.
Kicker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacquiao blocks a body shot from Kicker.
The referee calls for Pacquiao to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacquiao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pacquiao taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kicker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Kicker.
Pacquiao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kicker's head.
Pacquiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kicker slips a jab from Pacquiao.
Kicker lands a jab to the nose.
Kicker looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Kicker is having none of it.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Kicker.
Kicker keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pacquiao closes the distance but Kicker moves to the side
and Kicker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicker throws a hook but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kicker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kicker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Kicker is avoiding it.
Kicker looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kicker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Kicker throws a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James Kicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kicker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kicker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kicker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacquiao. Pacquiao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James Kicker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kicker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kicker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao slips under a jab.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kicker.
Pacquiao tries to clinch there but Kicker circles away.
Kicker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kicker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pacquiao takes the fight into the clinch.
Kicker prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker looking for a takedown.
Pacquiao blocks a body shot from Kicker.
Pacquiao presses Kicker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Kicker controls the action.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicker is working for takedown but Pacquiao is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacquiao is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Kicker.
Kicker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacquiao throws a punch but it's blocked by Kicker.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pacquiao as the two fighters clinch.
Pacquiao tries to work over Kicker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacquiao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kicker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Pacquiao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kicker.
Manny Pacquiao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kicker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pacquiao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Kicker blocks it.
Pacquiao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kicker's elbow.
Pacquiao lands with a light punch inside.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Kicker.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to stall.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kicker wants a takedown but no success here.
Pacquiao is looking to control Kicker's arms but Kicker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pacquiao has his back to the cage.
Kicker throws a head punch that misses.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Kicker blocks it.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Kicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kicker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pacquiao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kicker can do to turn this around?
Pacquiao slips a straight right by Kicker.
Pacquiao tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kicker manages to circle out of the way.
Pacquiao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kicker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kicker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kicker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kicker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Kicker throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Kicker.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kicker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kicker tries to keep at a distance but Pacquiao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kicker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pacquiao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker wants a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Pacquiao scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kicker.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Kicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pacquiao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.
Kicker blocks an elbow strike from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Kicker lands a left hand.
Kicker tries for a takedown but Pacquiao manages to get underhooks.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Kicker.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Kicker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pacquiao misses with the head strike.
Kicker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pacquiao pushes Kicker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicker prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Kicker.
Pacquiao pushes Kicker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kicker uses from the top position.
Kicker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pacquiao is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James Kicker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao looking to control but Kicker passes into half guard.
Kicker wants to get back to his feet.
Manny Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao trying to control here.
Pacquiao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kicker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kicker wants to stand but Pacquiao has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pacquiao wants to control but Kicker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Kicker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacquiao tries to clinch there but Kicker circles away.
Pacquiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Kicker circles away.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kicker misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
Kicker looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Kicker loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Kicker takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacquiao, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
James Kicker spoke after the fight, saying 'Looks like I *kicked* my habit of winning'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyman Krustofski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Domination. Krustofski has chosen Shell Shocked as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hyman Krustofski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Krustofski. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Krustofski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gracie pushes Krustofski up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krustofski.
Krustofski misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krustofski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Krustofski doesn't defend quickly enough and Gracie has managed to lock this one up! Can Krustofski escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gracie on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lucio Gracie!
Post fight, Lucio Gracie stared into the camera and said 'I am used to bitches laying down for me!'.
In defeat, Hyman Krustofski stepped up to the mic, saying 'I hate grapplers. Who wants to roll on the mat with sweaty boys? Fags, thats it.'.
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