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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahatma Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gandhi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hungry Like The Wolf. Mahatma Gandhi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Heartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahatma Gandhi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heartman tries to close the distance and clinch but Gandhi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Gandhi.
Gandhi fails to land with a series of punches.
Gandhi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gandhi scores with a one two! Heartman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Igor Heartman has been cut.
Heartman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heartman moves into the clinch.
Gandhi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Gandhi.
Heartman moves into range and clinches up with Gandhi.
Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mahatma Gandhi has been cut.
Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Gandhi in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Mahatma Gandhi's cut even more.
Gandhi working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gandhi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gandhi misses with a punch on the inside.
Gandhi breaks from the clinch.
Heartman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gandhi finds it's way round the side to connect with Heartman's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heartman tries to close the distance and clinch but Gandhi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gandhi.
Heartman moves into range and clinches up with Gandhi.
Gandhi is trying to break the clinch but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Heartman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Mahatma Gandhi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gandhi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Heartman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Heartman.
Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mahatma Gandhi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mahatma Gandhi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Igor Heartman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tao Ren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ren has chosen Frozen Cross - Heart of Heroine as his entrance music. John Berry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tao Ren!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry misses with the combination.
Ren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berry just misses with a punch to the body.
Berry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ren swivels and escapes.
Ren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ren smiles and moves away.
Ren takes the fight into the clinch.
Ren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ren.
Berry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ren is leaning against Berry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ren lands an uppercut.
Berry tries to score a body lock takedown but Ren shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ren is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ren stalling.
Berry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ren just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry wants a takedown.
Ren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berry tries to pull guard but Ren won't allow it.
Ren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Berry is breathing heavily.
Ren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ren.
Berry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ren gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Ren - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Ren.
Ren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Berry takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Ren's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ren gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Berry.
Ren effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Ren.
Ren gets through Berry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ren stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Ren.
Ren will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Berry up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tao Ren.
Ren moves in looking to clinch but Berry pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry swats away the attempt to clinch by Ren.
Berry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ren to the mat! Ren manages to get full guard.
Ren pulls Berry in close to prevent any damage.
Ren wants to stand but Berry is controlling the position.
Berry looking to sit in guard and control but Ren gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Berry being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Ren dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ren closes the distance and clinches.
Berry looking for a takedown.
Ren effectively controlling the action here.
Ren lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like John Berry has been cut.
Berry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berry wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ren is pushing Berry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ren lands with a left to the head.
Ren gets underhooks to prevent Berry's takedown attempt.
Ren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ren swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ren prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry is trying to drag Ren to the mat but Ren just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Berry fails to pull guard.
Come on Ren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Berry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Ren.
Berry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ren has him pressed against the cage.
Ren digs a right hand underneath Berry's ribcage. Berry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berry takes a shot to the head.
Ren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ren lands with a right to the head.
Ren gets underhooks to prevent Berry's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ren lands a nice uppercut.
Ren lands an uppercut.
Ren lands a left hand.
Berry can't get the takedown.
Tao Ren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ren pushes Berry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ren avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Ren.
Ren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ren lands with a light punch inside.
Ren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Berry takes a shot to the head.
Ren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ren lands a hook that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Ren.
Ren scores with a shot to the side of Berry's head.
Berry is rocked!
Berry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ren is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ren lands with a right to the head.
Ren lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ren will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Berry up against the cage.
Ren lands a nice uppercut.
Ren lands a hook that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Ren stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tao Ren.
Berry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ren.
Tao Ren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ren darts in and clinches Berry up against the cage.
Ren digs a right hand into Berry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berry's gas tank.
Ren is pressed up against the cage. Berry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ren down to the mat. Ren avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ren tries to clinch but Berry is having none of it.
Ren lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry tries to keep at a distance but Ren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Ren on the inside.
Ren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ren slowing the pace effectively.
Ren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ren cracks Berry with a nice body shot.
Ren lands a left hand.
Ren lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Ren.
Ren just leaning against Berry, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Ren.
Ren avoiding damage.
Berry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ren pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ren tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berry avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Ren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Berry's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ren closes the distance and clinches.
Berry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ren is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berry being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Ren.
Ren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berry can't get the takedown.
Ren lands with a left to the head.
Ren gets underhooks to prevent Berry's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ren just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Ren lands a hook that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Berry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ren gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ren lands a hook that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Ren pushes Berry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ren leaning against his opponent.
Ren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berry is looking to break free of the clinch but Ren has double underhooks.
A short left from Ren.
A hook to the body from Ren.
Ren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Ren has Berry pressed against the cage.
Ren lands with a short shot to the head.
Berry wants a takedown.
Ren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ren lands with a short shot to the head.
Ren lands with a short shot to the head.
Ren presses Berry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Berry tries to pull guard but Ren won't allow it.
Ren leaning his opponent against the cage.
Berry misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ren walks away with a smile on his face. Berry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ren clinches with his opponent.
Ren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berry is trying to force a seperation but Ren has the dominant position.
Ren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ren stalling.
Ren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Berry tries to land knees in the clinch but Ren avoids the damage to the body.
Ren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berry is trying to drag Ren to the mat but Ren just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ren lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berry.
Ren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Ren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ren.
Nice body punch from Ren - that landed with a thud.
Ren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Oh Berry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Ren content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Berry seems to have got his legs back now.
Ren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ren.
Ren just leaning against Berry, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Ren.
Ren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berrys head.
A shot in the inside from Ren.
Ren blocks an elbow strike.
Ren gets through Berry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry wants a takedown but no success here.
Ren manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ren lands with a left to the head.
Ren lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Ren.
Berry being controlled against the cage.
Berry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Ren slowing the pace effectively.
Ren scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Ren really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Berry's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ren has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Ren.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ren.
Ren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ren pushes Berry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berry pushes off an throws an elbow but Ren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ren lands a nice uppercut.
Ren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Berry jumps guard but Ren stands there with Berry around his waist. Berry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ren stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ren.
Berry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ren leaning against his opponent.
Ren is leaning against Berry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ren content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry tries to score a body lock takedown but Ren shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Berry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ren stalling the fight.
Ren digs a right hand underneath Berry's ribcage. Berry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ren.
Ren lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ren.
Ren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ren.
Ren is pushing Berry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Berry misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ren.
John Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ren lands a left hand.
Ren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ren prevents it.
Ren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ren lands a shoulder strike.
Ren stalls.
Ren gets through Berry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ren - that landed with a thud.
Ren dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ren lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ren digs a right hand into Berry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berry's gas tank.
Ren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ren pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ren moves into the clinch.
Ren lands with a left to the head.
Ren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Ren.
Ren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ren lands with a short shot to the head.
Ren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ren scores with a nice short uppercut.
Berry fails to pull guard.
Ren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Berry goes for a takedown attempt but Ren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ren throws a nice looking combination but Berry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ren tries to clinch but Berry moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ren tries to close the distance and clinch but Berry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tao Ren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Berry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ren throws a nice looking combination but Berry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ren scores with a shot to the side of Berry's head.
Ren stalling in the clinch.
Ren scores with a shot to the side of Berry's head.
Berry misses with a knee to the head.
Ren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berry is working for takedown but Ren is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tao Ren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ren 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 33:40
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 33:40
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 33:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tao Ren!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Arsene Peroche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peroche comes to the cage accompanied by Down with the sickness. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theodore Arsene Peroche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peroche paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peroche.
Peroche shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lawler sprawls well. Lawler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peroche gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawler wants to clinch up but Peroche keeps it at a distance.
Peroche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawler slips under a jab.
Peroche will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lawler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peroche keeping moving, preventing Lawler from controlling successfully.
Peroche is pulling down on Lawler's head to control his posture.
Lawler wants to control from the top but Peroche keeps moving.
Peroche pulls Lawler in to control the position.
Lawler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peroche swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peroche keeping moving, preventing Lawler from controlling successfully.
Peroche is controlling Lawler's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler wants to stand but Peroche is controlling his posture from full guard.
Peroche trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lawler works over Peroche's head and body with a nice combination.
Lawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peroche tries to move into range but Lawler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Theodore Arsene Peroche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peroche walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peroche.
Peroche takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Theodore Arsene Peroche has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawler gets caught flat footed, as Peroche shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lawler has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Peroche has passed into side control.
Lawler is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Peroche has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lawler tries to buck Peroche off but Peroche is having none of it.
Lawler is trying to get back to his feet.
Lawler looks gassed!
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lawler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lawler needs to keep his hands up - Peroche had a free shot at his head there.
Lawler defending well as Peroche loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Lawler.
Peroche misses with a wild body shot.
Peroche gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Arsene Peroche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peroche has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peroche there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lawler throws a right hand that Peroche ducks under and follows up with a left that Peroche also avoids with ease.
Peroche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Peroche.
Peroche throws a hook to the side of Lawler's head but Lawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peroche throws a hook but Lawler blocks it.
Lawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Peroche fails with the takedown
and Lawler counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler scores with a sloppy right hand. Peroche should have avoided that one.
Lawler staying out of range there.
Lawler clinches up against the cage.
Lawler tightens his grip and picks Peroche up, before dumping him to the ground. Peroche manages to land in guard.
Lawler wants to get up but he can't break Peroche's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lawler tries to free his leg and advance position but Peroche is retaining full guard.
Lawler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peroche's guard.
Peroche has Lawler pulled in close to control his posture.
Lawler postures up.
Lawler stopping the sweep attempt from Peroche.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peroche trying to control the position.
Peroche controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Lawler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Arsene Peroche's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Peroche doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peroche throws a jab when Lawler was well out of range.
Peroche fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lawler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bob Lawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peroche on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peroche is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lawler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Peroche did well to prevent Lawler getting side control.
Lawler trying to pass the guard but Peroche defending well.
Lawler postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Peroche to stand up.
Lawler has Peroche up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peroche looks to throw the jab but Lawler is out of range.
Lawler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Peroche is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peroche keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peroche trying to control from the bottom.
Lawler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lawler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peroche controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Peroche trying to control but Lawler postures up.
Lawler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lawler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peroche does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lawler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peroche has managed to free his arm - good work.
Peroche is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peroche is looking to control Lawler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peroche avoid being mounted?
Peroche is pressing down on Lawler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lawler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peroche's guard.
Peroche trying to control the position here.
Lawler wants to control from the top but Peroche keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peroche controlling the position.
Peroche is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lawler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peroche looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Peroche is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lawler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Arsene Peroche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peroche misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lawler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lawler stands up and beckons Peroche to join him on the feet.
Peroche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawler as he connects with a hook.
Lawler lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lawler.
Peroche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peroche changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lawler tries to avoid it but Peroche manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lawler to the ground. Lawler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lawler moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawler breaks from the clinch.
Lawler throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peroche takes one to the chin there.
Lawler closes the distance and clinches.
Peroche jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lawler walks away with a smile on his face. Peroche gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lawler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Peroche is trying to control but Lawler passes into side control!
Peroche can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawler decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A jab from Lawler does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Lawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Theodore Arsene Peroche's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lawler has Peroche up against the cage in a clinch.
Peroche tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peroche tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peroche tries to pull guard but Lawler won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Arsene Peroche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peroche wants a takedown.
Lawler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peroche tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lawler smiles and moves away.
Nice cross by Lawler.
Peroche fails with the takedown
enabling Lawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler rushes Peroche and presses him up against the cage.
Lawler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lawler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peroches head.
Lawler controlling the action here for a moment.
Lawler wants to stall.
Lawler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peroche tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lawler smiles and moves away.
Lawler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler instigates a clinch.
Lawler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lawler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peroche.
Lawler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawler throws a combination. Peroche tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A lazy left from Lawler finds it's target.
Bob Lawler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawler is keen to just control but Peroche is a slippery customer.
Peroche kicks off Lawler and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawler tries to clinch but Peroche moves out of range.
Good exchange - Lawler coming out on top.
Lawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peroche scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peroche doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawler counters with a left and a right that stings Peroche.
Lawler scores with a hook.
Lawler catches Peroche with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peroche shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lawler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler wants to pass the guard but Peroche is keeping the position.
Peroche has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Peroche working a defensive guard here.
Lawler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Peroche is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lawler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lawler looking to pass the guard.
Lawler gets to his feet - Peroche follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peroche connects with the punch.
Lawler closes the distance and clinches.
Peroche managing to block the knees to the body from Lawler.
Lawler lands a shoulder strike.
Peroche is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lawler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lawler misses with the head strike.
Peroche tries to pull guard but Lawler won't allow it.
Lawler trying to control the position but instead, Peroche has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lawler into the cage.
Peroche pulls guard effortlessly.
Peroche tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawler gets to his feet. Peroche looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Peroche looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peroche shoots in but Lawler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peroche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Peroche.
Peroche waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawler.
Lawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Peroche did well to prevent Lawler getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peroche gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peroche is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peroche is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peroche keeping moving, preventing Lawler from controlling successfully.
Bob Lawler has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peroche is working an open guard so Lawler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Peroche thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawler tries to clinch up but Peroche circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Lawler really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Arsene Peroche'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!
Peroche shoots and misses
and Lawler moves into the clinch.
Lawler breaks from the clinch.
Lawler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peroche shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Peroche can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawler is looking to escape.
Lawler working to try and regain half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler trying desperately to get to his feet.
Peroche controlling from mount.
Theodore Arsene Peroche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lawler is trying desperately to improve position.
Lawler is trying to stand.
Peroche prevents Lawler from getting the reversal.
Peroche takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peroche breaks from Lawler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
You get the feeling that Lawler really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lawler regains half guard.
Lawler tries to kick Peroche off but Peroche keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lawler is looking to improve his position.
Peroche perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lawler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peroche prevents Lawler from standing back up.
Peroche is taking a breather. Lawler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peroche is nestled in close to Lawler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Arsene Peroche showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lawler 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 36:39
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 36:39
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Lawler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trygve Graudheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Blaatand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graudheim comes to the cage accompanied by The Lucky Bullets "Folsom Prison Blues". Blaatand is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Raining Blood. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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250 lbs
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285 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Trygve Graudheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Blaatand!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Graudheim.
Blaatand checks a low kick from Graudheim.
Blaatand connects with a good right hand that stumbles Graudheim. Graudheim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Graudheim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Graudheim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaatand keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graudheim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Graudheim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaatand works his way to full guard. Good work.
Graudheim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Graudheim trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaatand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graudheim postures up in Blaatand's guard and throws a big left but Blaatand blocks it.
Graudheim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blaatand's corner calls for a 1-2. Blaatand obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blaatand needs to keep his hands up - Graudheim had a free shot at his head there.
Blaatand gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Graudheim to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaatand avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graudheim throwing strikes from guard but Blaatand blocks nicely.
Graudheim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Graudheim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Graudheim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graudheim landing some decent shots from guard.
Graudheim scoring with some ground and pound.
Blaatand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim advances to half guard.
Blaatand wants to get back to full guard.
Graudheim throws a strike but Blaatand avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blaatand can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graudheim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blaatand preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graudheim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaatand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graudheim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Graudheim throws a strike but Blaatand rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Graudheim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Graudheim lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaatand clinches with his opponent.
Blaatand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaatand.
Graudheim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graudheim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graudheim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graudheim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blaatand lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Blaatand.
Blaatand has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Graudheim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blaatand looks gassed!
Blaatand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graudheim pushes Blaatand back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graudheim misses with the head strike.
Graudheim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graudheim lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaatand backwards.
Graudheim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Graudheim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graudheim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blaatand pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Graudheim misses with the head strike.
Graudheim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graudheim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graudheim lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graudheim breaks from the clinch.
Blaatand throws a jab but it's blocked by Graudheim.
Graudheim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Graudheim catches Blaatand right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Graudheim misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blaatand's half guard.
Blaatand is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Graudheim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blaatand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graudheim.
Graudheim working over Blaatand with some ground and pound. Blaatand looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Graudheim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Graudheim lands a nice short elbow.
Graudheim thows a huge punch but Blaatand dodges it nicely.
Blaatand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graudheim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graudheim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Graudheim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaatand defending well though.
Graudheim drops an elbow to the side of Blaatand's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trygve Graudheim dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blaatand gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graudheim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blaatand missing with a left hand there. Graudheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graudheim lands with a kick to the temple. Blaatand shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blaatand looks for a takedown but Graudheim sprawls well.
Graudheim works over Blaatand's head and body with a nice combination.
Graudheim scores with a nice strike.
Graudheim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blaatand blocks a head kick by Graudheim.
Blaatand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Graudheim here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Graudheim throws a series of punches but Blaatand moves out of range.
A jab from Graudheim does it's job there.
Graudheim lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaatand's head.
Blaatand is breathing heavily.
Blaatand blocks a jab.
Trygve Graudheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graudheim lands a nice hook to Blaatand's body. Blaatand takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graudheim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graudheim clobbers Blaatand with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Graudheim is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blaatand takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim lands with an overhand left.
Graudheim cracks Blaatand with a good jab.
Graudheim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trygve Graudheim is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaatand closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Graudheim lands with a good body shot.
Graudheim throws a shot from downtown. Blaatand moves away and avoids it.
Graudheim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Graudheim fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blaatand sprawls well initially but Graudheim persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Graudheim lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graudheim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blaatand is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Graudheim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Graudheim seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Blaatand on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Graudheim connects with a nice short shot to Blaatand's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaatand defending well though.
Blaatand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graudheim.
Blaatand is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Graudheim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Graudheim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Graudheim lands strikes from half guard.
Graudheim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blaatand is just riding it out for now. Graudheim eventually gives up the hold.
Graudheim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaatand's head.
Blaatand controlling the position well.
Blaatand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Graudheim.
Blaatand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graudheim.
Graudheim 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.
Graudheim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaatand can do to turn this around?
Graudheim throwing shots but Blaatand is blocking nicely.
Graudheim is looking for a kimura but Blaatand is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Graudheim to get the leverage.
Graudheim thows a huge punch but Blaatand dodges it nicely.
Graudheim wants to take a breather but Blaatand is having none of it.
Graudheim scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blaatand wants to improve his position but Graudheim is controlling well.
Graudheim scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blaatand trying to control here.
Graudheim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaatand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graudheim.
Graudheim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaatand on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Graudheim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trygve Graudheim dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Graudheim thuds a left hand into Blaatand's body.
Blaatand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graudheim gets a takedown into half guard.
Graudheim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaatand defending well though.
Graudheim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graudheim throwing shots but Blaatand is blocking nicely.
Graudheim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Graudheim is trying to control. Blaatand wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Graudheim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blaatand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graudheim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blaatand regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Graudheim.
Graudheim is working Blaatand over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim looking to pass the guard.
Graudheim throwing strikes but missing.
Blaatand trying to keep a closed guard but Graudheim is proving a slippery customer.
Graudheim thows a big elbow that misses.
Graudheim connects with a couple of short punches.
Graudheim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graudheim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graudheim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blaatand swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graudheim connects with a couple of short punches.
Trygve Graudheim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graudheim is pushing down on Blaatand's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blaatand is fighting to maintain full guard but Graudheim has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blaatand is looking to improve his position.
Graudheim is looking for a kimura but Blaatand is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Graudheim to get the leverage.
Blaatand is looking for a sweep. Graudheim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Graudheim working the head and body with strikes.
Graudheim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaatand with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Graudheim working Blaatand over with strikes.
Graudheim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim wants to work for an arm triangle but Blaatand is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Graudheim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Graudheim tries to pass to full mount but Blaatand defends it.
Blaatand regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Graudheim.
Graudheim advances to half guard.
Graudheim trying to control the action but Blaatand is working from the bottom.
Graudheim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graudheim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blaatand is just riding it out for now. Graudheim eventually gives up the hold.
Blaatand tries to roll over but Graudheim keeps him under control.
Blaatand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Graudheim.
Graudheim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaatand with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Graudheim is working for a kimura but Blaatand is defending it quite comfortably.
Graudheim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trygve Graudheim clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Blaatand lands a glancing blow to the side of Graudheim's head.
Some wild striking there from Graudheim.
Blaatand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graudheim misses with an uppercut. Blaatand saw that one coming.
Blaatand wants to clinch up but Graudheim keeps it at a distance.
Graudheim throws a hook but Blaatand avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blaatand.
Graudheim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graudheim gets a takedown into half guard.
Graudheim working Blaatand over with strikes.
Blaatand is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Blaatand keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blaatand is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blaatand is trying to control but can't.
Graudheim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Graudheim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blaatand wants to control but Graudheim is keeping busy.
Graudheim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graudheim wants to pass to mount but Blaatand is defending the position.
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.
Graudheim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Graudheim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graudheim working Blaatand over with strikes.
Graudheim working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Graudheim there.
Graudheim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaatand is holding on to half guard well.
Blaatand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graudheim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim throwing shots but Blaatand is blocking nicely.
Graudheim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Graudheim works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blaatand is trying to escape the mount.
Graudheim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Graudheim.
Harald Blaatand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Graudheim landing punches.
Graudheim is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Graudheim working Blaatand over with strikes here.
The referee warns Blaatand that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaatand wants to control but Graudheim is having none of it.
Trygve Graudheim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graudheim wants to control the pace but Blaatand is squirming around nicely.
Graudheim working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaatand taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trygve Graudheim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graudheim 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 40:34
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 40:34
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 40:34
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trygve Graudheim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thijs Meyer (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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282 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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267 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thijs Meyer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meyer blocks a head kick by Stanley.
Stanley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stanley scores with a head kick.
Stanley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meyer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Meyer working the ground and pound but Stanley is defending the strikes.
Stanley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meyer on the ground.
Meyer trying to control the action but Stanley is working from the bottom.
Meyer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Meyer controls the position.
Stanley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stanley being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer working the body and head with strikes.
Meyer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Meyer trying to control the action but Stanley is working from the bottom.
Meyer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stanley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Meyer swings around for an armbar but Stanley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Meyer's guard.
Meyer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is working an open guard so Stanley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Stanley misses with a kick to the body.
Meyer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Stanley.
Meyer throws a body punch but Stanley moves out of range.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
Stanley throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer cracks Stanley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stanley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meyer avoids a kick to the body.
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Stanley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meyer throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thijs Meyer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
Meyer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Meyer is trying to ground and pound but Stanley uses the momentary lack of control by Meyer to regain half guard.
Meyer is looking to advance position but Stanley won't allow it.
Meyer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Meyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer passes to full mount!
Stanley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Meyer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The referee warns Stanley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Meyer wants to control the pace but Stanley is squirming around nicely.
Meyer swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stanley is now in Meyer's guard. A big mistake from Meyer there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stanley stopping the sweep attempt from Meyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thijs Meyer 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Meyer. That snapped Stanley's head back.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanley misses with a head kick.
Rick Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
Stanley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rick Stanley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meyer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Meyer blocks a head kick by Stanley.
Meyer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stanley keeping moving, preventing Meyer from controlling successfully.
Meyer controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyer thows a big elbow that misses.
Meyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stanley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meyer chips away with some ground and pound.
Meyer with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Meyer advances position into side control!
Meyer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Meyer is looking to take a break and control but Stanley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Thijs Meyer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by Stanley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meyer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Meyer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Meyer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Meyer scoring with punches from side control.
Stanley is not content to let Meyer control the position.
Thijs Meyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meyer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Meyer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stanley is avoiding damage well.
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.
Meyer working the ground and pound but Stanley is defending the strikes.
Meyer is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stanley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Meyer.
The referee asks Meyer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Meyer prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thijs Meyer really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
Stanley scores with a one two! Meyer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Stanley.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stanley.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stanley.
Stanley throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stanley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meyer misses with a few strikes there.
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Meyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyer.
Meyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanley.
Stanley is looking to score with low kicks.
Meyer misses with a double jab.
Meyer scores with a decent looking hook.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
Stanley throws a lazy head kick
and Meyer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stanley wants to slow Meyer down by chopping away at his legs.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meyer is able to avoid easily.
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Meyer connects with a single shot there.
Meyer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stanley's half guard.
Meyer is trying to work for a kimura but Stanley is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Meyer throwing shots but Stanley is blocking nicely.
Meyer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stanley!
Meyer wants to control the pace but Stanley is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer working the ground and pound effectively.
Meyer lands a big elbow.
Thijs Meyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meyer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meyer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Meyer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Meyer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Meyer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thijs Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meyer 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 36:40
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 36:40
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 36:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thijs Meyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Mikhailovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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280 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Mikhailovich!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Mikhailovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keith Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Dmitri Mikhailovich has been cut.
Mikhailovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikhailovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mikhailovich has time to react.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mikhailovich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mikhailovich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailovich shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones scores with a hook.
A big right from Mikhailovich misses.
Mikhailovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Keith Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Mikhailovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mikhailovich looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mikhailovich tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Mikhailovich blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Mikhailovich needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mikhailovich.
Donk. Jones catches Mikhailovich right on the button with a cross.
Jones throws the left hand but Mikhailovich avoids the punch easily.
Mikhailovich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mikhailovich throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mikhailovich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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.
Mikhailovich wants to control for a moment but Jones uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Mikhailovich tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Mikhailovich off looking to stand but Mikhailovich dives back in and keeps control.
Mikhailovich is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Mikhailovich looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mikhailovich, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mikhailovich's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones throws a hook but Mikhailovich avoids it easily.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Mikhailovich backpedaling.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mikhailovich throws out the jab.
Keith Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mikhailovich's head.
Mikhailovich throws a big shot that misses.
Mikhailovich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikhailovich misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Mikhailovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Mikhailovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones lands a nice hook to Mikhailovich's body. Mikhailovich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mikhailovich is breathing heavily.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Mikhailovich's ribs.
Jones lands a jab.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Mikhailovich ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Mikhailovich's head but Mikhailovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Mikhailovich's defenses.
Mikhailovich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Mikhailovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Mikhailovich slips the punch.
Mikhailovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mikhailovich can do to turn this around?
A big right from Jones misses.
Mikhailovich slips under a jab from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mikhailovich.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Mikhailovich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Mikhailovich throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones's head but Jones avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Mikhailovich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mikhailovich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mikhailovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mikhailovich's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mikhailovich slips a jab from Jones.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Mikhailovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mikhailovich is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mikhailovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Mikhailovich misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a right and a left that Mikhailovich avoids nicely.
Jones scores with a hook.
Mikhailovich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Mikhailovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mikhailovich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones slips a straight right by Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Keith Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitri Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mikhailovich throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Mikhailovich misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses with a hook. Mikhailovich ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Mikhailovich moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mikhailovich.
A nice combination there by Jones.
A swing and a miss from Mikhailovich.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mikhailovich fails to land the takedown.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mikhailovich.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Mikhailovich's shoulder, as Mikhailovich tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones cracks Mikhailovich with a good jab.
Mikhailovich ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Mikhailovich backs away looking to recover.
A slow jab from Mikhailovich misses its intended target.
Jones works Mikhailovich's body with a nice hook.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mikhailovich slips a straight right by Jones.
Mikhailovich throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Mikhailovich's defenses.
Mikhailovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mikhailovich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones cracks Mikhailovich with a good jab.
Mikhailovich misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Mikhailovich misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Jones clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mikhailovich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jones lands with a hook. Mikhailovich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mikhailovich moves out of range as Jones strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mikhailovich throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mikhailovich is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jones misses with a hook. Mikhailovich ducked under it nicely.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mikhailovich momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab.
Mikhailovich misses with an uppercut.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mikhailovich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Mikhailovich.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Mikhailovich is just out of range.
Mikhailovich misses with a looping right.
Mikhailovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mikhailovich's head backwards.
Mikhailovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones cracks Mikhailovich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Mikhailovich saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Mikhailovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mikhailovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Jones misses.
Mikhailovich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones cracks Mikhailovich with a good jab.
Mikhailovich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikhailovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Mikhailovich throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones sends Mikhailovich crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jones is motioning to the referee to let Mikhailovich up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dmitri Mikhailovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikhailovich is rocked!
Jones misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones feints and then cracks Mikhailovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mikhailovich down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 40:34
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 40:34
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 40:34
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mendez (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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255 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez shoots in for a takedown but Joe shows good takedown defense.
Mendez moves forwards but Joe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Joe is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mendez prevents Joe from improving his position.
Joe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendez.
Mendez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mendez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joe defending well though.
Mendez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mendez with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe taking shots to the head.
Mendez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Joe wants to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Mendez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joe looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Bubba Joe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez with the ground and pound from mount.
Mendez with the ground and pound from mount.
Mendez breaks from Joe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Joe is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Mendez! Joe is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Mendez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deal comes into the arena with Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Deal is keeping the position.
Deal wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deal is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deal wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deal is adopting a defensive guard.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Deal has wrist control.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deal stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deal as he jumps to the side.
Al Deal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Anderson.
Nice sprawl there from Deal as Anderson shoots in.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deal as he jumps to the side.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Deal pinned against the cage. Deal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Deal sprawls well.
Deal lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Deal scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Deal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Deal stalks Anderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anderson's face. Anderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Anderson scores with a takedown into Deal's guard.
Deal wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Deal pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deal is keeping the position for now.
Deal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal is controlling Anderson's posture.
Deal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Deal keeps moving.
Deal wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Deal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Deal.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Deal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson fails with the takedown
letting Deal counter with a right hand.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal slips under a jab.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Deal jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Deal counters with a left to the body.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Deal counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson looks gassed!
A punch combination from Deal misses.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Deal to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Deal counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Deal to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Deal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Deal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Deal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Deal counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Deal circles away easily
and Deal counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Deal trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Deal here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Deal wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Deal from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deal is really struggling to control Anderson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
Deal looking to pass the guard.
Anderson pulls Deal in close to his closed guard and prevents Deal from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Deal throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Deal throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deal takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Deal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Al Deal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Deal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Deal's half guard.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Deal wants to get back to his feet.
Deal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anderson is in close to Deal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson won't allow Deal to sweep him here.
Deal seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal is controlling Anderson's posture.
Deal wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson slips nicely into half guard.
Deal wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Deal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Deal tries to get out of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Deal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
Deal is looking to escape.
Deal is not content to let Anderson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Deal kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Deal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Deal is looking to escape.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Deal defending well.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anderson works his way into side control.
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 Al Deal will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Deal digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Deal ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Deal's guard.
Deal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deal is adopting a defensive guard.
Deal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Deal keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Deal wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Deal is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Deal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Deal.
Wanderlei Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Deal to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Deal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Deal does no damage.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Deal counters with a one-two to the body.
Al Deal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Deal counters with a stiff right hand.
Deal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Deal moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson shoots and misses
letting Deal counter with a right hand.
Deal fails to land with a series of punches.
Deal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Deal working the body and head with strikes.
Anderson is trying to control Deal's posture but Deal avoids it.
Deal decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal scores with a three punch combo!
Al Deal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Deal counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Deal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Deal.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Deal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Deal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anderson's guard now.
Deal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anderson is working an open guard so Deal takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Deal connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Deal counters with a two punch combo.
Deal tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Deal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deal lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a leg kick
letting Deal counter with a right hand.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Deal counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deal is looking to stand up but Anderson won't let him.
Deal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Deal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Deal clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Deal misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deal.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Deal circles away easily
and Deal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Deal.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Deal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Deal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Deal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Anderson.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Deal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Deal controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deal'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.
Anderson can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Deal has a good base and remains in mount.
Deal controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Deal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Deal just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Deal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Deal swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Deal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Deal counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Deal to counter with a crisp jab.
Deal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Al Deal is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Deal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Deal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Deal.
Al Deal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deal throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
A shot to de liver by Deal. Beautiful body shot.
Deal with a nice cross.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Deal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wanderlei Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Deal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deal 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 40:36
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 40:36
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 40:35
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Deal!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheez Itz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pongor Szinko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itz comes to the cage accompanied by do you really want to hurt me. Szinko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Pursuit of Vikings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Cheez Itz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pongor Szinko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Szinko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Szinko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Itz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Szinko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Szinko tries to close the distance and clinch but Itz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Szinko.
Szinko doesn't manage to clinch there - Itz circles away.
Itz keeps the fight on the outside.
Itz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szinko takes one on the button.
Itz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Itz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Szinko forces Itz back against the cage and clinches.
Itz lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Szinko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Itz's brow.
Itz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Szinko regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itz postures up and lands a big shot to Szinko's brow.
It looks like Pongor Szinko has been cut.
Itz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Szinko looks gassed!
Itz tries to free his leg and advance position but Szinko is retaining full guard.
Itz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Szinko's head.
Itz pushing down on Szinko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szinko is trying to stand back up but Itz is controlling him
Itz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Szinko wants to get back to his feet.
Itz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Itz wants to pass to mount but Szinko is defending the position.
Itz stops Szinko from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A left and a right from Itz both land. Nice combination.
Szinko misses with a hook.
Itz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Itz showed some decent athleticism there.
Itz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Itz lands strikes from half guard.
Szinko is trying to stand up here but Itz is controlling him well.
Itz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Itz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Itz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Szinko's head.
Szinko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Itz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Szinko is rocked!
Szinko wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Szinko defending well though.
Nice strikes from Itz there.
Szinko is still in real trouble! Can Itz finish him?
The cut above Pongor Szinko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Itz lands a big elbow - Szinko is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Itz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheez Itz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Han has chosen You Know My Name as his entrance music. Hendo Han has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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276 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hendo Han!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendo Han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone slaps away a takedown attempt from Han, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Han swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No luck for Han with that takedown attempt.
Han misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
Han tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Han somewhat.
Sammy Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Han.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Han is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Han on the side of the head.
Han doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Han scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Han wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Han tries to move to full mount but Stone actually manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Han seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Han content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stone tries to kick Han off in order to stand up. Han Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han advances nicely into full mount.
Stone is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Han misses with a head shot.
Han looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Han controlling from the full mount.
Stone is trying to stand up.
That's four 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.
Han thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Han looking to secure an arm triangle but Stone defends it well.
Stone is trying to stand.
Han trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Han.
Han shoots in for a double leg but Stone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Han wants to clinch.
Han shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sammy Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Han circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sammy Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Han.
Han misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Han checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Han shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stone is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Han tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
Han thowing shots but they're missing.
Han looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Han might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stone kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Han thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Han.
Stone wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Han tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Han there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stone wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Han throws some wild stikes that Stone manages to avoid easily.
Han throws some wild stikes that Stone manages to avoid easily.
Han tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
Stone wants to try and get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Han looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Han working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendo Han showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Han changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stone is not content to let Han control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Han staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying to buck Han off.
Han working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stone bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Han fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Han misses with a low kick.
Han lands with a shot to the body.
Han tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Han cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Han is defended easily by Stone.
Han turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Han throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Han throws a sloppy head kick
and Stone counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Stone looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone is looking to stand up but Han won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Han manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stone manages to get himself to full guard.
Stone pushes Han off and scrambles back to his feet.
Han falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Han 's knee.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Han dives in and grabs Stone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes down on Han's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Stone clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Han misses with a body shot
and Stone counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Han down! Stone is looking to finish but Han is intelligently defending himself.
Han trying to keep a closed guard but Stone is proving a slippery customer.
Han looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Han has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Stone doesn't defend quickly enough and Han has managed to lock this one up! Can Stone escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Han on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hendo Han!
Hendo Han is the new heavyweight champion!
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