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DFC Las Vegas 49 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Se (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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141 lbs
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138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Se!
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, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Se takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Se scores with a takedown into Pearson's guard.
Se postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pearson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Se, into his guard.
Pearson gets to his feet. Se looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Se lands a jab to Pearson's midsection.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Se slips the punch.
Se takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
Pearson cracks Se 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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Se misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Se in a clinch.
Se wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pearson keeps control of Se as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Se.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Se blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pearson tries a body shot but Se blocks it.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Se backwards.
Se takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Karl Se has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Se has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Se tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Se drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Se is breathing heavily.
Se goes for a takedown attempt but Pearson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Se takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Se throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Se throws a nice looking combination but Pearson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pearson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Se walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Se is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Pearson.
Nice cross by Pearson.
Se is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Se was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
Pearson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Se closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pearson tries to clinch but Se moves out of range.
Se gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pearson stuffs the takedown attempt from Se. Se gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Se. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Se tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pearson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Se controls his hands.
Se prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Se wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
Pearson gets through Se's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Se drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Se is trying to break free.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Se controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Se's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Se tries to pull guard but Pearson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Se takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Se'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.
Pearson lands with a right hand.
Oh Se is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Se seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson takes a swing at Se's ribcage but misses.
Se swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Se looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pearson is fending him off so far but Se persists. Nope, Pearson circles away and we're back to standing.
Karl Se is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Se looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pearson drives through and clinches with Se against the cage.
Se wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Pearson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson works on Se's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Se backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Se blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Se in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson works on Se's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Se's elbow.
Pearson tries a body shot but Se blocks it.
Pearson tries to work over Se's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Se controls his hands.
Se wants to take the fight to the mat but Pearson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Se. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson digs a right hand into Se's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Se's gas tank.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Se's ribcage.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Se is working for takedown but Pearson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Se uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Se tries to stall but Pearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Se uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
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!
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson tries a body shot but Se blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Se blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson tries to work over Se's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Se manages to pull guard.
Pearson stands up from Se's guard - Pearson perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Se needs to keep his hands up - Pearson had a free shot at his head there.
Se takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearson cracks Se with an open hand slap.
Pearson tries to clinch there but Se circles away.
Se takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Se circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson lands with an overhand left.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Se takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson lands a nice hook to Se's body. Se takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Se walks into a jab.
Pearson tests Se's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Se fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Se takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pearson stuns Se with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearson scores with a sloppy right hand. Se should have avoided that one.
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Se blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson keeps control of Se as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karl Se'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!
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pearson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Se blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Se wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Se is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Se blocking some punches.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Se uses good head movement to avoid it.
Se breaks from the clinch.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Se lands with a nice combination. Pearson backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a slapping body shot.
Se looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pearson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pearson cracks Se with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pearson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Se's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Se fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson throws a good cross that connects.
Pearson connects with a crisp jab.
Pearson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Se's ribs.
Se on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Se with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pearson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Se backwards.
Pearson pushes Se back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a big uppercut that drops Se! More strikes from Pearson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Se lies dazed against the cage as Pearson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tafari Mengestu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mengestu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stephen Marley ft. Capleton, Sizzla - Rock Stone. Stig Helmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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21
207 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stig Helmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tafari Mengestu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmer takes one to the chin there.
Mengestu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Helmer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mengestu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helmer.
Mengestu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helmer moves out of range of the leg kick from Mengestu.
Helmer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Helmer slips under a jab from Mengestu.
Mengestu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mengestu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mengestu misses with a head kick.
Helmer feinted with a counter takedown.
Mengestu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helmer feinted with a counter takedown.
Helmer defending well as Mengestu loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helmer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mengestu counters with a nice leg kick.
Helmer fails to land the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mengestu enables Helmer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mengestu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mengestu keeping full guard, as Helmer tries to pass.
Helmer is working hard here to advance position.
Mengestu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helmer.
Helmer looking to pass the guard.
Helmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mengestu pulls Helmer in to control the position.
Helmer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Helmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Mengestu has wrist control.
Mengestu keeping full guard, as Helmer tries to pass.
Helmer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Mengestu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Helmer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mengestu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mengestu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mengestu!
Helmer is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mengestu is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Helmer can't escape the position.
Helmer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Helmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Helmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mengestu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Helmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Helmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Helmer 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.
Mengestu keeping full guard, as Helmer tries to pass.
Mengestu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Helmer's guard.
Helmer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mengestu has passed into half guard!
Mengestu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mengestu 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Mengestu prevents Helmer from getting the reversal.
Mengestu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mengestu is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Mengestu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Helmer is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mengestu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Helmer is looking to escape.
Helmer tries to reverse the position but Mengestu maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tafari Mengestu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mengestu looks to land a right hand but Helmer moved out of range.
Helmer walks into a jab.
Mengestu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mengestu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mengestu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Helmer.
Mengestu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mengestu throws an overhand right that lands on Helmer's shoulder, as Helmer tries to avoid the shot.
Mengestu throws a jab when Helmer was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mengestu connects with a leg kick. Helmer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mengestu throws out a leg kick but Helmer moves out of range and Mengestu only half commits.
Helmer attempts a counter takedown but Mengestu avoids it well and moves away.
Mengestu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mengestu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Helmer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mengestu keeping hold of Helmer's head, controlling as best he can.
Helmer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Helmer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Helmer seems to be working for a kimura but Mengestu defends the submission attempt.
Helmer with the ground and pound but Mengestu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stig Helmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Helmer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mengestu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mengestu has escaped and now he's on top!
Mengestu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Helmer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mengestu has managed to get both his arms back between Helmer's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Helmer, not yet.
Helmer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Helmer is looking for a triangle here but Mengestu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Helmer gets back to half guard.
Helmer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helmer wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mengestu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Helmer is striking off his back. Mengestu thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Helmer is looking to improve his position.
Helmer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mengestu works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mengestu controlling the position easily from mount.
Helmer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Helmer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helmer is looking for a sweep. Mengestu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mengestu stalling.
Helmer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tafari Mengestu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Helmer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mengestu swivels and escapes.
Mengestu takes a swing at Helmer's ribcage but misses.
Mengestu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Helmer on the side of the head.
Tafari Mengestu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helmer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mengestu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mengestu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helmer.
Helmer walks into a jab.
Mengestu cracks Helmer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mengestu closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Helmer! Mengestu dives in looking to finish! Helmer 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 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tafari Mengestu!
After winning the bout, Tafari Mengestu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Acciarito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acciarito has chosen The Lion as his entrance music. Pietro Acciarito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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247 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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277 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pietro Acciarito!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Acciarito tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves away
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Acciarito gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Acciarito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Acciarito.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Acciarito has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acciarito has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Acciarito backwards.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Acciarito has the dominant position.
Acciarito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Acciarito misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Acciarito up against the cage.
Acciarito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Acciarito misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acciarito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko working hard to break the clinch.
Acciarito presses Emelianenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Acciarito fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelianenko misses the target.
Acciarito wants to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Acciarito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Acciarito closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Acciarito tries to clinch up
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acciarito tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Acciarito throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko drops Acciarito with a naaaaasty hook - Acciarito is in real trouble here! Emelianenko dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gattsu Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron McGinnis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by Alone by Falling in Reverse. McGinnis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Anthony Clark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
155 lbs
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148 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron McGinnis!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGinnis swivels and escapes.
McGinnis lands the left hand.
A jab from McGinnis finds it's way through Clark's defenses.
It looks like Anthony Clark has been cut.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt
and McGinnis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGinnis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McGinnis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGinnis scores with a hook.
McGinnis lands a lovely overhand right.
Clark dives in for a single leg takedown but McGinnis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anthony Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGinnis scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clark feints and as McGinnis raises his hands in defense, Clark changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clark throwing strikes but missing.
McGinnis has Clark pulled in close to control his posture.
Clark tries to free his leg and advance position but McGinnis is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinnis pulls Clark in close to prevent any damage.
Clark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGinnis is keeping the position for now.
Clark is pushing down on McGinnis's leg trying to pass to half guard. McGinnis is fighting to maintain full guard but Clark has managed to sneak the leg through.
McGinnis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clark is working away from the top position though.
Clark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGinnis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clark.
McGinnis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clark trying to mount his opponent but McGinnis defends it.
Clark wants to control but McGinnis is keeping him busy.
Clark trying to control from McGinnis's half guard. McGinnis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark is looking to work some ground and pound but McGinnis has wrist control.
Clark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McGinnis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGinnis controls Clark momentarily but Clark frees himself.
McGinnis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGinnis pulls Clark in close to his closed guard and prevents Clark from doing any damage or advancing position.
Clark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clark with a nice head shot there.
Clark throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGinnis's head.
Clark looking to pass the guard.
McGinnis keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
McGinnis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGinnis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clark.
Clark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGinnis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clark is looking to work some ground and pound but McGinnis has wrist control.
Clark throws a strike but McGinnis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis wanted to stand there but Clark had control of the position.
Clark looking for a sweep. Not yet Clark, not yet.
McGinnis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clark wants to stand up but McGinnis is controlling him.
Clark can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McGinnis controls the pace.
McGinnis trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron McGinnis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Clark's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clark takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aaron McGinnis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGinnis lands with an uppercut that bounces Clark off the cage and back into range.
McGinnis cracks Clark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGinnis lands with a nice body punch.
Clark looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McGinnis!
McGinnis wants to control but Clark postures up.
Clark working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGinnis dodges the ground and pound from Clark.
Anthony Clark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clark scores with a couple of short elbows.
Clark trying to control the action but McGinnis is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGinnis is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Clark misses with the ground and pound.
McGinnis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Clark.
The strikes coming from Clark are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Clark lands a few punches from side control.
McGinnis is looking for a sweep.
Clark lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McGinnis has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Clark working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Clark scores with punches from side control.
McGinnis manages to get back to half guard.
McGinnis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clark.
Clark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGinnis's head.
McGinnis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Clark.
Clark won't allow McGinnis to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a couple of elbows.
Clark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McGinnis trying to control the position here.
Clark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGinnis is controlling Clark's posture.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but McGinnis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis trying to keep a closed guard but Clark is proving a slippery customer.
McGinnis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clark manages to get himself to full guard.
Clark trying to control the position here.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
McGinnis trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGinnis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four 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.
Clark is adopting a defensive guard.
Clark wants to stand up but McGinnis is controlling him.
Clark being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGinnis clobbers Clark with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGinnis scores with a nice head shot.
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 Anthony Clark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Clark's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGinnis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McGinnis defends well and Clark ends up having to push McGinnis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGinnis! But no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clark is defended easily by McGinnis.
McGinnis throws a big counter head kick but Clark avoids it with no problem.
McGinnis stalks Clark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clark's face. Clark staggers backwards, shaken.
McGinnis connects with a nice looking jab.
Clark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGinnis defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGinnis stuffs the takedown attempt from Clark. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark looks for a takedown but McGinnis sprawls well.
McGinnis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and McGinnis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGinnis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinnis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clark doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by McGinnis - just one landing.
McGinnis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clark is rocked!
McGinnis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark with a poor takedown
and McGinnis counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from McGinnis! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron McGinnis!
Our winner, Aaron McGinnis, 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.
Anthony Clark was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ted Getstoned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Mfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Getstoned's entrance music is The Game and Skrillex-El Chapo. A fine choice. Jones Mfer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Getstoned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jones Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Getstoned connects with a looping right hand.
Mfer connects with a crisp jab.
Getstoned tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Getstoned ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Getstoned looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Getstoned ducks right into an uppercut from Mfer.
Getstoned closes the distance and pushes Mfer back into the cage.
Mfer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Getstoned swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Getstoned pushes Mfer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Getstoned misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer breaks from the clinch.
Getstoned fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mfer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Getstoned on the side of the head.
Mfer scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Getstoned wants to clinch.
Mfer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Getstoned tries to clinch but Mfer moves out of range.
Getstoned ducks right into an uppercut from Mfer.
Mfer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Getstoned fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mfer, pushing him back against the cage.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Getstoned struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Getstoned misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Getstoned swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer misses with a head kick.
Getstoned walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mfer looks to land a body kick but Getstoned moved away.
Mfer lands a slapping body shot.
Mfer tries to keep at a distance but Getstoned has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Getstoned.
Getstoned tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Getstoned back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Getstoned.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Getstoned has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Mfer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mfer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Getstoned up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Getstoned has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Getstoned tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mfer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mfer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Getstoned.
Mfer is looking to chop away at Getstoned's legs.
Getstoned scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Getstoned stuns Mfer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Getstoned instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Getstoned scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Getstoned lands a left hand.
Getstoned misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Getstoned's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Getstoned tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mfer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Getstoned doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Getstoned lands with a shot to the body.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mfer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Getstoned wants to clinch.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Getstoned tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mfer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mfer lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Mfer 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Getstoned looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mfer scores with a jab. Getstoned acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Getstoned is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Mfer misses.
Mfer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Getstoned throws a right and a left that Mfer avoids nicely.
Mfer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Getstoned with a body shot.
Mfer lands a right hook to the body.
Getstoned will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Getstoned ducks right into an uppercut from Mfer.
Mfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mfer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Getstoned's head backwards.
Getstoned moves in looking to clinch but Mfer pushes him off.
Mfer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mfer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mfer swats away the attempt to clinch by Getstoned.
Getstoned is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mfer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Getstoned blocks it well.
Getstoned tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mfer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mfer lands a really nice looking cross but Getstoned seems unphased.
Good shot there by Getstoned.
Mfer lands a lovely overhand right.
Getstoned is rocked!
Mfer throws a powerful right kick. Getstoned tried to block low but the kick was high! Getstoned was taken right off of his feet! Mfer jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jones Mfer!
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