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DFC Mayhem 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paul Valens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Paul Valens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerry Zero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valens throws a lazy head kick
and Zero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valens lands a body shot.
Zero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valens defends well and Zero ends up having to push Valens into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Valens throws a lazy head kick
and Zero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valens throws out the jab.
Zero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Valens checks a low kick from Zero.
Nice body kick from Valens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zero looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Zero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zero or perhaps it was just good defense by Valens, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zero counters with a thumping low kick.
Zero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valens but Valens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jan Paul Valens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Zero.
Zero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zero is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Zero shoots in looking for a takedown but Valens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valens throws a front kick that sends Zero stumbling back into the cage.
Valens tests Zero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zero's sensitive parts.
Jan Paul Valens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Valens lands with a slapping head kick.
Valens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zero fails with a takedown attempt.
Zero slips a jab from Valens.
Valens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zero dives in and grabs Valens's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valens pushes down on Zero's head and hops out.
Valens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Valens misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero slips a jab from Valens.
Zero slips under a jab.
Zero is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Valens with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Valens - just one landing.
Valens works the jab nicely.
Valens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zero.
Valens jabs Zero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valens throws a jab when Zero was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Valens.
Zero tries for a takedown but Valens circles away easily
and Valens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zero looks winded!
Good exchange - Valens coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valens cracks Zero with a good jab.
Valens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Zero.
Valens is looking to counter punch.
Valens is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valens misses with a hook. Zero ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paul Valens 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.
Valens scores with a jab.
Valens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zero unleashes a big counter combination but Valens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jan Paul Valens is winning the standup battle so far.
Valens throws a big shot that misses.
Valens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valens misses with a kick to the body.
Valens misses with a hook.
It seemed like Zero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valens.
Valens lands a nice hook to Zero's body. Zero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Zero might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Valens has got the better of the exchanges.
Valens lands a jab to Zero's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valens throws a head kick that misses.
Valens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valens throws a sloppy head kick and Zero moves out of range easily.
Valens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valens scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Zero as he checks the leg kick.
Valens lands a really nice looking cross but Zero seems unphased.
Valens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero dives in for a single leg takedown but Valens sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Valens throwing a counter right hand but Zero manages to avoid it.
Valens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zero on the side of the head.
Zero slips a jab and a cross from Valens.
Jan Paul Valens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zero misses with an uppercut. Valens saw that one coming.
Valens throws a head kick that misses.
Zero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero throws a hook but Valens avoids it easily.
Valens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zero can do to turn this around?
Valens throws a head kick but Zero moves out of range.
Zero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero avoids the head kick by Valens.
Zero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zero slips under a jab.
Zero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valens defends it nicely.
Jan Paul Valens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Zero.
Some bone on bone action there as Zero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zero throws a fast counter high kick but Valens manages to duck under it in time.
Valens throws a shot from downtown. Zero moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Zero with that takedown attempt.
Valens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valens swings widly with a right hand
enabling Zero to counter with a crisp jab.
Valens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valens leaves Zero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zero somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paul Valens dominated that second round.
That's time! Valens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Valens tries to land a leg kick but Zero saw it coming and moves away.
Valens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zero.
Zero shapes to counter with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zero is defended easily by Valens.
Valens quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A jab from Valens does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valens tries to avoid it but Zero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valens to the ground. Valens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero tries for a takedown but Valens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valens lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jan Paul Valens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Zero.
Some bone on bone action there as Zero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zero dives in for a single leg takedown but Valens sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Valens fails to land with a series of punches.
Valens throws the left hand but Zero avoids the punch easily.
Valens throws a head kick that Zero semi-blocks.
Valens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valens swinging wildly here.
Jan Paul Valens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Valens lands a glancing blow to the side of Zero's head.
Valens swings for the body but Zero moves out of range.
Valens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valens throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valens. Zero does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Valens.
Valens connects with a looping right hand.
Valens throws a hook but Zero blocks it.
Zero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valens leaves Zero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Valens plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Valens!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valens sprawls well. Valens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zero gets slowly back to his feet.
Valens throws a hook to the side of Zero's head but Zero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zero unleashes a big counter combination but Valens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Valens misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zero blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gerry Zero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valens moves out of range of the leg kick from Zero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Paul Valens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Paul Valens!
A very excited looking Jan Paul Valens made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Lichfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umar Sultan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sultan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tears for Fears - Mad World. Justin Lichfield has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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141 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Lichfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umar Sultan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lichfield fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sultan misses with an uppercut. Lichfield saw that one coming.
Lichfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sultan is fending him off so far but Lichfield persists. Nope, Sultan circles away and we're back to standing.
Sultan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lichfield drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lichfield is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sultan working for a triangle but Lichfield defends it easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sultan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sultan looking for a guillotine here but Lichfield defends easily.
Lichfield 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.
Lichfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sultan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lichfield has managed to get both his arms back between Sultan's legs - danger averted.
Lichfield really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lichfield is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sultan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lichfield defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sultan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lichfield is in close to Sultan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sultan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lichfield stacks Sultan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lichfield!
Sultan tries to bench press Lichfield off him but Lichfield keeps the position.
Sultan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sultan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lichfield working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sultan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lichfield tries for a kimura but Sultan is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichfield is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sultan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sultan is looking to reverse the position.
Lichfield is trying to get an arm triangle but Sultan is defending well.
Sultan tries to bench press Lichfield off him but Lichfield keeps the position.
Lichfield working the ground and pound.
Sultan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lichfield is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sultan can't escape the position.
Sultan wants to control but Lichfield is having none of it.
Sultan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sultan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sultan working to try and regain half guard.
Lichfield landing punches.
Lichfield looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lichfield working the ground and pound effectively.
Sultan is desperately trying to improve his position but Lichfield has a good base and remains in mount.
Lichfield raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lichfield looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lichfield has hold of Sultan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sultan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sultan tries to lock up and control but Lichfield gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lichfield with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sultan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sultan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lichfield trying to mount his opponent but Sultan defends it.
Lichfield is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lichfield is breathing heavily.
Sultan actively working from the bottom here.
Sultan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lichfield seems to be looking for submissions.
Sultan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lichfield pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Lichfield dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sultan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sultan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sultan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Justin Lichfield has been cut.
Lichfield tries to bum rush Sultan with a series of wild strikes but Sultan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lichfield changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sultan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Justin Lichfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sultan looks to move to half guard but instead Lichfield has passed into mount! Damn!
Sultan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sultan tries to hold on but Lichfield pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lichfield lands a big shot there that rocks Sultan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lichfield cracks Sultan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lichfield manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sultan to take his back!
Sultan tries to roll but Lichfield sticks to his back.
Sultan fending off the submission attempt from Lichfield.
Lichfield keeps control of the position as Sultan tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan keeps trying to improve his position.
Lichfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sultan can do to turn this around?
Sultan wants to control his opponent's hands but Lichfield gets his hands free.
Lichfield has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sultan has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sultan tries to break free.
Lichfield looking for the choke from the back.
Lichfield working for a choke but Sultan is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sultan is in bad spot here.
Sultan is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichfield is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lichfield keeps control of the position as Sultan tries to break free.
Sultan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lichfield is looking for the choke from the back position but Sultan is controlling his hands well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lichfield is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sultan is in bad spot here.
Lichfield is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sultan is defending well though. Lichfield let's go of the attempt for now.
Sultan is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lichfield is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sultan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Sultan tries to escape the position.
Sultan has hold of Lichfield's leg, trying to break free but it's let Lichfield lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Sultan is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Lichfield throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Justin Lichfield!
Justin Lichfield decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Lebowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Lebowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowitz throws a nice looking combination but Power bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lebowitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Power takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lebowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Power gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lebowitz scores with a nice strike.
Lebowitz lands with a cross.
Lebowitz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lebowitz.
Lebowitz swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Power takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Lebowitz. That snapped Power's head back.
Daniel Lebowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power fails with the takedown.
Lebowitz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Power in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of Power 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Power gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lebowitz.
Power on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lebowitz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Power slips under a jab.
Lebowitz scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circling - Lebowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lebowitz misses with a hook
and Power counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lebowitz won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lebowitz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowitz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lebowitz is squirming around, avoiding Power's attempts to control the action.
Power looking for a guillotine from mount but Lebowitz is having none of it.
Power throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Power trying to control but Lebowitz is having none of it.
Power punching from mount but Lebowitz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Power throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power thowing shots but they're missing.
Lebowitz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lebowitz tries to get out of the position.
Power goes for an armbar but Lebowitz turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lebowitz.
Power looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lebowitz is defending well. Power quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lebowitz has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Power celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Power!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hari Kunwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Codina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunwar comes to the cage accompanied by The Kills - Future Starts Slow. Codina comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Right back where we started from kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Hari Kunwar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hari Kunwar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hari Kunwar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Codina!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunwar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kunwar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kunwar is working for a submission of some sort.
Kunwar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunwar works his way into full mount!
Codina is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kunwar is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kunwar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hari Kunwar!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hari Kunwar made sure he mentioned Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matty The Viper Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matty The Viper Pritchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchard avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Pritchard misses with a looping right.
Montgomery slips under a jab.
Montgomery is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pritchard with a body shot.
Pritchard throws a series of punches but Montgomery avoids them all with ease.
Pritchard misses with a looping left.
Montgomery gets caught napping as Pritchard dives in and scores a takedown. Montgomery manages to retain guard.
Pritchard won't allow Montgomery to get back to his feet.
Pritchard wants to control from the top but Montgomery keeps moving.
Montgomery wants to stand and escape but Pritchard is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pritchard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pritchard stands up over Montgomery, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pritchard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery wants to stand and escape but Pritchard is having none of it.
Pritchard connects with a couple of short punches.
Pritchard trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
Pritchard 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.
Pritchard is working Montgomery over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pritchard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Montgomery can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pritchard controls the pace.
Pritchard trying to control the position from guard on top but Montgomery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pritchard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pritchard tries to free his leg and advance position but Montgomery is retaining full guard.
Montgomery wants to stand and escape but Pritchard is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Montgomery misses.
Pritchard attempts a counter takedown but Montgomery avoids it well and moves away.
A punch combination from Pritchard misses.
Montgomery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pritchard.
Pritchard slips under a jab.
Montgomery slips under a jab from Pritchard.
Montgomery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pritchard.
Montgomery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pritchard.
Pritchard ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
A nice combination there by Pritchard.
Pritchard shoots in and drives through. Montgomery sprawls well.
Montgomery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pritchard.
Ian Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pritchard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A looping hook to the body misses from Montgomery. Pritchard does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pritchard.
Pritchard blocks a jab.
Montgomery takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pritchard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montgomery in his tracks.
Montgomery misses with a wild body shot.
Pritchard throws a right hand that Montgomery ducks under and follows up with a left that Montgomery also avoids with ease.
Pritchard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montgomery now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pritchard moves away.
Montgomery throws out a loose jab but Pritchard uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Montgomery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pritchard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pritchard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Pritchard.
Montgomery misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pritchard is defended easily by Montgomery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Pritchard's shoulder, as Pritchard tries to avoid the shot.
Pritchard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery swings for the body but Pritchard moves out of range.
Pritchard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pritchard ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Pritchard moves out of range.
Montgomery's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pritchard under the eye.
Pritchard throws out a loose jab but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pritchard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montgomery scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Montgomery misses its intended target.
Pritchard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Montgomery. No joy for Pritchard on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matty The Viper Pritchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montgomery tries to bum rush Pritchard with a series of wild strikes but Pritchard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pritchard tests Montgomery's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pritchard tries for a takedown but Montgomery sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matty The Viper Pritchard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pritchard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pritchard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matty The Viper Pritchard is winning the standup battle so far.
Pritchard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pritchard swings for the body but Montgomery moves out of range.
Montgomery scores with a hook to the body. Pritchard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Montgomery misses its intended target.
Montgomery slips a jab and a cross from Pritchard.
Good shot there by Montgomery.
Pritchard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
An attempted straight right counter from Pritchard misses the target.
Montgomery takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Montgomery misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Montgomery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Montgomery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pritchard throws a hook to the side of Montgomery's head but Montgomery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Montgomery misses.
Pritchard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Montgomery is fending him off so far but Pritchard persists. Nope, Montgomery circles away and we're back to standing.
Montgomery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montgomery swings for the body but Pritchard moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Pritchard does no damage.
Pritchard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montgomery counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pritchard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matty The Viper Pritchard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montgomery misses with a straight right.
Pritchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pritchard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pritchard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montgomery throws out a loose jab but Pritchard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery throws a hook but Pritchard avoids it easily.
Pritchard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut. Pritchard saw that one coming.
Pritchard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Pritchard.
Pritchard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montgomery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pritchard.
Montgomery lands a nice hook to Pritchard's body. Pritchard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Montgomery looks to land a left hand but Pritchard moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery looks to score with a jab to the body but Pritchard is just out of range.
Pritchard tries to bum rush Montgomery with a series of wild strikes but Montgomery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Montgomery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pritchard.
A big right from Pritchard misses.
Pritchard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montgomery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pritchard throws a series of punches but Montgomery avoids them all with ease.
Pritchard scores with the left hand. Montgomery knows he should have avoided that one.
Montgomery cracks Pritchard with a good jab.
Montgomery lands the left hand.
Montgomery loads up on a big right hand but Pritchard slips the punch.
Pritchard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pritchard avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Pritchard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pritchard throws a series of punches but Montgomery moves out of range.
Montgomery avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pritchard ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery with a jab.
Pritchard misses with a series of wild punches.
Montgomery misses with a straight right.
Pritchard scores with a one two! Montgomery had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pritchard moves out of range of the strikes.
Montgomery fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pritchard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pritchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pritchard misses with a series of wild punches.
Montgomery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montgomery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pritchard was well out of range. Poor timing from Montgomery.
Pritchard throws the left hand but Montgomery avoids the punch easily.
Montgomery sizes up Pritchard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pritchard manages to avoid it.
Montgomery missing with a left hand there. Pritchard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pritchard takes a swing at Montgomery's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Pritchard.
A jab from Pritchard misses.
Montgomery looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Montgomery needs to keep his hands up - Pritchard had a free shot at his head there.
Pritchard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montgomery doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pritchard works the jab nicely.
Montgomery has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montgomery thuds a left hand into Pritchard's body.
Montgomery slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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 Matty The Viper Pritchard will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pritchard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montgomery misses with a hook. Pritchard ducked under it nicely.
Pritchard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montgomery.
A swing and a miss from Montgomery.
Pritchard avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Pritchard lands with a nice combination. Montgomery backs away looking to recover.
Montgomery misses with a body shot.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut. Pritchard saw that one coming.
Montgomery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pritchard avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pritchard throws a hook to the side of Montgomery's head but Montgomery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montgomery connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pritchard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Montgomery has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Montgomery and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard swinging wildly here.
Pritchard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A combination from Pritchard does no damage.
Montgomery throws out a counter right but Pritchard avoids it with no problem.
Pritchard throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
Montgomery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montgomery throws a series of punches but Pritchard moves out of range.
Pritchard closes the distance and clinches up with Montgomery, looking for a takedown. Pritchard pushes Montgomery against the cage but Montgomery circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montgomery staying out of range there.
Montgomery looks to score with a jab to the body but Pritchard is just out of range.
Pritchard misses with the combination.
Montgomery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montgomery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Pritchard.
Pritchard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Montgomery sprawls well. Montgomery wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pritchard gets slowly back to his feet.
Montgomery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montgomery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pritchard.
Montgomery cracks Pritchard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montgomery misses with a straight left.
Pritchard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pritchard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pritchard duly obliges.
Pritchard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Montgomery let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Montgomery takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Montgomery scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard blocks a jab.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Pritchard moves out of range.
Pritchard lands a nice hook to Montgomery's body. Montgomery takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Montgomery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montgomery scores with a sloppy right hand. Pritchard should have avoided that one.
A jab from Pritchard does it's job there.
Matty The Viper Pritchard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Montgomery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pritchard.
Montgomery throws a lazy right hand but Pritchard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pritchard throws a big shot that misses.
Montgomery with a jab.
Pritchard is rocked!
Montgomery closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Pritchard! Montgomery dives in looking to finish! Pritchard is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Montgomery!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ian Montgomery waved his t-shirt featuring KnockOut's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christoph Griffinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lonestar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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220 lbs
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209 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christoph Griffinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Lonestar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffinsky throws a series of punches but Lonestar moves out of range.
Lonestar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No joy there for Griffinsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lonestar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Griffinsky scores with a nice right hand.
Griffinsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griffinsky lands with a good body shot.
Christoph Griffinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lonestar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lonestar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffinsky.
Lonestar with the counter takedown but Griffinsky avoids it easily.
Griffinsky drops Lonestar with a beautiful combination! Lonestar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Griffinsky is looking for the KO!
Lonestar is rocked!
It looks like Mike Lonestar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffinsky catches Lonestar with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Lonestar forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Christoph Griffinsky!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chi Gu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Put It On-Big L. Apollo Creed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chi Gu's chin.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chi Gu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Creed tries to avoid it but Gu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Creed to the ground. Creed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Creed's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Creed duly obliges.
Gu tries for a takedown but Creed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creed is fending him off so far but Gu persists. Nope, Creed circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chi Gu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creed instigates a clinch.
Creed prevents the takedown attempt.
Creed stops a takedown attempt from Gu.
Creed stops a takedown attempt from Gu.
Creed gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gu regains guard.
Creed tries to free his leg and advance position but Gu is retaining full guard.
Creed throws a big elbow that misses.
Gu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Creed wants to control from the top but Gu keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu 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.
Creed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Creed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Creed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gu goes for a double leg but Creed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Creed continues to drive forward.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gu is breathing heavily.
Gu shoots in for a takedown but Creed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gu misses with a takedown attempt
and Creed counters with a crisp one two that drops Gu! Creed thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gu to his feet! Gu is in big trouble!
Gu is rocked!
It looks like Chi Gu has been cut.
Creed throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gu was covering up waiting for the punch and Creed finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oh Gu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gu is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Gu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gu seems to have got his legs back now.
Creed looking to sit in guard and control but Gu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gu postures up.
Gu lands a couple of elbows.
Creed trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gu distracts Creed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Creed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gu is looking to work some ground and pound but Creed has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed controls Gu momentarily but Gu frees himself.
Creed wants to stand up but Gu is controlling him.
Gu works over Creed with some ground and pound from guard.
Creed looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Creed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Creed is looking for a triangle but Gu pushes his legs off easily.
Creed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gu is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at El Tico 's Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Creed.
Creed looks to land a strike but Gu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Creed looking to sit in guard and control but Gu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Creed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gu keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.
Creed tries to stand but Gu is controlling from the bottom.
Creed looking to sit in guard and control but Gu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chi Gu's cut.
That's time! Gu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Creed!
Creed darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Creed wants to work for an arm triangle but Gu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed trying to control from Gu's half guard. Gu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Creed wants to stand but Gu is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu looking for a sweep. Not yet Gu, not yet.
Gu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gu won't allow Creed to sweep him here.
Gu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gu chips away with some ground and pound.
Gu stops Creed from standing up.
Gu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gu won't allow Creed to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed tries to strike from the bottom.
Gu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Creed is trying to control the position but Gu postures up.
Gu landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gu lands a couple of elbows.
Creed working a defensive guard here.
Gu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gu stopping the sweep attempt from Creed.
Gu passes into half guard.
Creed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gu lands strikes from half guard.
Creed is looking for a sweep. Gu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Creed is trying to maintain the position but Gu is very close to passing his half guard.
Creed is trying to get back to full guard.
Gu working over Creed with some ground and pound. Creed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Gu.
Gu trying to mount his opponent but Creed defends it.
Gu prevents Creed from improving his position.
Gu working Creed over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed tries to get to full guard but Gu has control of the leg.
Gu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Creed with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Creed has hold of Gu's hands but Gu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gu looking to finish Creed with some ground and pound. This is bad for Creed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed tries to hold on but Gu pushes him away.
Creed is bucking up trying to escape but Gu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Creed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Creed takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gu working the ground and pound effectively.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Gu! Creed is hurt baaadly! Gu is firing away with more strikes - Creed is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chi Gu!
A victorious Chi Gu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Fumire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Marx Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Fumire has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Fumire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Marx Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marx Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marx Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Fumire has his foot on Marx Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marx Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Marx Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marx Jr working some strikes from top position.
Fumire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marx Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Fumire is tightening it up a little... Marx Jr has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Marx Jr reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Marx Jr taps out! Nice BJJ there by Fumire!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jackson Fumire!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samwell Lance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Larson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson fails with the takedown
and Lance counters with a stiff right hand.
Lance with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Lance. Beautiful body shot.
Larson walks into a jab.
Lance closes the distance and pushes Larson back into the cage.
Lance lands with a light punch inside.
Larson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lance avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Larson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samwell Lance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Larson.
Larson looking for a takedown.
Lance lands with a light punch inside.
Larson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lance after a bit of a struggle.
A hook to the body from Lance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance lands a hook that snaps the head of Larson backwards.
Larson wants to take the fight to the mat but Lance manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larsons head.
A head punch on the inside from Lance fails to land.
Lance is pressed up against the cage. Larson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lance down to the mat. Lance avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lance tests Larson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lance pinned against the cage. Lance gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lance lands a nice shot that snaps Larson's head back.
Larson is rocked!
A combination from Larson does no damage.
Larson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lance finish him?
Larson misses with a jab to the body
letting Lance counter with a right hand.
Larson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lance counters with a right hand to the body.
Larson looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lance as he avoids it easily.
Larson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Larson drops his hands for a split second and Lance immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Larson face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Lance follows up with a right hand that knocks Larson into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samwell Lance!
In his post fight interview, Samwell Lance started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ottis Toole I V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith Jr!
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, Ottis Toole I V!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toole I V lands with a shot to the body.
Smith Jr misses with a takedown
and Toole I V counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Joe Smith Jr has been cut.
Toole I V leaves Smith Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toole I V. Smith Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toole I V is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith Jr.
Toole I V stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Smith Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith Jr misses with a takedown attempt
letting Toole I V counter with a right hand.
Toole I V steps in with a hook that catches Smith Jr right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Toole I V follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Smith Jr looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottis Toole I V!
Our winner, Ottis Toole I V, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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