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Honour FC 11: Retribution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vlad Impaler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto is looking to clinch.
Impaler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Impaler looking for a guillotine here but Pinto defends easily.
Impaler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pinto controls the pace.
Impaler controls Pinto momentarily but Pinto frees himself.
Impaler looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pinto passes into side control.
Pinto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler is looking to regain half guard here but Pinto keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Impaler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinto wants to control but Impaler is keeping him busy.
Pinto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Impaler has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pinto but great work by Impaler.
Pinto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pinto wants to control but Impaler postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pinto scores a takedown into full mount!
Impaler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Impaler stands up and waves to Pinto to follow him.
Impaler with a poor takedown
and Pinto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Impaler's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto throws a strike but Impaler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Impaler advances to half guard.
Impaler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pinto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Pinto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is defending against the submission attempts here by Impaler.
Pinto wants to control but Impaler is keeping busy.
Impaler thows a huge punch but Pinto dodges it nicely.
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Pinto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Impaler working over Pinto with some ground and pound. Pinto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Impaler moves nicely into side control.
Impaler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler is trying to get an arm triangle but Pinto is defending well.
Pinto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pinto tries to escape but Impaler is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Impaler misses with the ground and pound.
Impaler tries for a kimura but Pinto is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Impaler wants to control but Pinto is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vlad Impaler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Impaler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pinto is trying to stand up here but Impaler is controlling him well.
Impaler trying to control the action but Pinto is working from the bottom.
Pinto is trying to get back to full guard.
Pinto is staying active underneath Impaler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pinto is defending against the submission attempts here by Impaler.
Impaler in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pinto tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Impaler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vlad Impaler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Crocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crocker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Britney Spears - Gimme More kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Crocker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Crocker. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Cruz scores a takedown into full mount!
Cruz throwing strikes here but Crocker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Crocker trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz avoids the attempt from Crocker to control.
Cruz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Crocker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Crocker holding on.
Crocker regains half guard, as Cruz was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is keen to just control but Crocker is a slippery customer.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but Crocker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cruz to get the leverage.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crocker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crocker is holding on to half guard well.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cruz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Crocker is just riding it out for now. Cruz eventually gives up the hold.
Crocker is positioning himself well to prevent Cruz advancing to mount.
Crocker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Crocker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crocker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crocker gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Crocker throws and elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crocker's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Cruz won't allow Crocker to get back to his feet.
Cruz postures up in Crocker's guard and throws a big left but Crocker blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz won't allow Crocker to get back to his feet.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Crocker keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz gets the takedown into side control.
Cruz taking a break here but Crocker is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thows a huge punch but Crocker dodges it nicely.
Crocker kicks off Cruz and gets to his feet.
Crocker moves into the clinch.
Crocker lands a shoulder strike.
Crocker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Crocker manages to end up in side control.
Crocker in side control, throwing shots but Cruz defends.
Cruz looking for a sweep but Crocker has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Cruz is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Crocker 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.
Crocker throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Crocker sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crocker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crocker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cruz stalling away here and it's allowed Crocker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cruz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Crocker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Crocker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Crocker!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz seems a little lost for a moment, as Crocker dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker decides to stand back up. Crocker steps back and let's Cruz get back to his feet.
Crocker scores with a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crocker advances to half guard.
Crocker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crocker controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cruz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocker is stalling in the full guard.
Cruz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crocker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crocker throws a big right hand that misses.
Crocker trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz working a defensive guard but Crocker passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crocker connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
Cruz trying to control but Crocker postures up.
Chris Crocker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Crocker in particular looking to stall.
Cruz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Crocker is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crocker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cruz won't allow Crocker to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cruz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crocker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Crocker controls the position from side control.
Crocker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Crocker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz fails with the takedown
so Crocker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crocker with a nice head shot there.
Cruz is looking for a triangle here but Crocker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cruz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cruz prevents Crocker from moving into mount.
Crocker working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz is looking to regain half guard here but Crocker keeps moving and retains side control.
Cruz wants to control but Crocker postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker decides to stand back up.
Cruz tries to clinch but Crocker moves away
and Crocker counters with a shoot takedown. Cruz fights it but they end up in guard.
Crocker wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Crocker wants to stand but Cruz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cruz controls Crocker momentarily but Crocker frees himself.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Crocker from controlling successfully.
Cruz has momentary wrist control but Crocker slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crocker won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Crocker landing some decent shots from guard.
Crocker looking to pass the guard.
Cruz looking to control but Crocker passes into half guard.
Crocker working Cruz over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crocker connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
Crocker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Crocker sits in half guard.
Crocker working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crocker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Crocker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crocker stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crocker keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but Crocker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crocker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crocker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cruz is looking to sweep but instead, Crocker has passed into half guard.
Pedro Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Crocker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crocker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Crocker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crocker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Crocker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Beatles - Get Back. Diego Martinez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Martinez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez jabs at Jackson's body.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson is striking off his back. Martinez thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Martinez stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martinez decides to stand and escape the position.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Dylan Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martinez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez looking to control.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Martinez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jackson punching from the bottom - just letting Martinez know he's still in a fight.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson striking off his back but it's not causing Martinez any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Martinez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.
Martinez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Martinez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Martinez trying to control the position.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martinez is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martinez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martinez looking to control.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Martinez is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Diego Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Martinez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Martinez is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Martinez uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Martinez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martinez with good strikes from the mount here!
Martinez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Martinez trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Jackson 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!
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martinez is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez kicks off Jackson and gets to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Jackson shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jackson lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Martinez lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Martinez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martinez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martinez won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diego Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Martinez scores with a body shot.
Martinez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson working away.
Martinez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jackson misses with a head shot. Martinez uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Martinez tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Martinez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson tries to improve his position but instead Martinez has taken his back!
Jackson manages to escape to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madness Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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230 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Madness Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Machine closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Machine lands in his opponent's guard.
Machine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Machine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Machine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brown wants to stand up but Machine is controlling him.
Machine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Machine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Machine working some strikes from top position.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Machine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Machine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Machine landing some decent shots from guard.
Machine lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Machine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Machine works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Machine scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machine sitting in guard here, content to control.
Machine won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Machine sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Machine postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Machine is having none of it.
Brown looks gassed!
Machine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Machine pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Machine 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.
Machine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Machine slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Machine is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Machine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Machine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Machine looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Machine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Machine is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Machine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown has hold of Machine's hands but Machine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Machine landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Machine lands a nice short elbow.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Machine working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Machine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Machine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown pushes Machine off but Machine dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Machine lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Machine works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Machine scoring with punches and elbows.
Machine is putting a hurting on Brown here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brown tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Machine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Machine unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Madness Machine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Machine shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Machine scores with a four punch combination!
Machine fails to land the takedown.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Machine moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Machine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
Machine is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machine working the head and body with strikes.
Machine with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to stand.
Machine lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Machine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Machine is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Machine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Machine lands a nice short elbow.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Machine is controlling him well.
Machine lands with a punch from half guard.
Machine scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Machine winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Machine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Machine grinds an elbow into Brown's temple.
Brown tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Machine lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machine is looking to control Brown but Brown is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Madness Machine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine lands strikes to the head.
Machine lands punches and elbows.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Brown is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Machine landing with strikes.
Machine lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Machine is working the ground and pound. Can Brown escape?
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but Machine has full control of the position and if anything, Brown has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Can Brown hold on?! Machine is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Machine is working the ground and pound. Can Brown escape?
Machine scores with punches and elbows.
Brown is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machine has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Madness Machine dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Machine moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machine moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Machine shoots in.
Brown misses with a combination
so Machine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Machine connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machine lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Machine connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown is looking to stand up but Machine isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Machine feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown wants to stand up but Machine is controlling him.
Machine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Machine passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Machine lands a nice short elbow.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Machine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Machine.
Machine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Machine is controlling him.
Machine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Machine stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Machine trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to stand up but Machine isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Machine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Machine scores with a couple of nice shots.
Machine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Machine slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Machine in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Machine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown tries to kick Machine off but Machine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Machine.
Machine moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Machine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Machine counters with a takedown into side control.
Machine has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown trying desperately to get to his feet.
Leroy Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madness Machine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machine working Brown over with strikes here.
Brown swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Madness Machine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Madness Machine!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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24
187 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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 Las Vegas, Marshall Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Thompson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyler doesn't seem bothered though.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Tyler shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Tyler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyler looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler is looking for a kimura but Thompson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyler to get the leverage.
Tyler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thompson sees it coming and defends easily.
Tyler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Tyler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyler tries to pass to full mount but Thompson defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to stand.
Tyler is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thompson is trying to stand up here but Tyler is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thompson throws a combination. Tyler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marshall Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson has Tyler up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyler jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Tyler around his waist. Tyler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marshall Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jake Tyler.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Tyler drops back down to his feet.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Tyler blocks it.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyler jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Tyler around his waist. Tyler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Tyler is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Tyler blocks with his arms.
Tyler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson scores with a three punch combo!
Thompson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyler. Tyler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thompson has managed to clinch.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tylers head.
Tyler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Tyler blocks it.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyler's face.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Tyler has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Tyler blocks it.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyler.
Tyler fails to pull guard.
Tyler pulls guard.
Tyler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thompson postures up.
Tyler wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyler on the ground.
Tyler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson drops back looking for a leg! Tyler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyler manages to kick Thompson off! Thompson jumps back into Tyler's guard.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyler is defended easily by Thompson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thompson!
Tyler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thompson.
Tyler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thompson avoids it really well and circles away.
Thompson works over Tyler's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyler shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab, jab by Thompson - just one landing.
Thompson tries to bum rush Tyler with a series of wild strikes but Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marshall Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Tyler takes one to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thompson leaves Tyler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marshall Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jake Tyler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Tyler blocks with his arms.
Thompson works on Tyler's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Tyler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thompson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Tyler keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Tyler or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyler misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thompson forces Tyler back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Tyler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyler blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyler jumps into guard, dragging Thompson to the mat.
Tyler is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tyler is proving hard to escape from.
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Tyler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Tyler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tyler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson is looking to chop away at Tyler's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyler dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Tyler's head and hops out.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyler. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson rushes Tyler and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Tyler blocks it.
Tyler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tyler thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Thompson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thompson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thompson wants it to stay on the feet.
Thompson misses with a low kick as Tyler jumps back.
Thompson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thompson with a nice cross.
Tyler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Tyler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson throws a one two combo.
Thompson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thompson.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Tyler swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.
Marshall Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jake Tyler.
Tyler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Tyler backpedaling.
Tyler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson dips to his left and cracks Tyler with an uppercut!
Marshall Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Tyler on that attempt.
Thompson lands a jab.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyler can do to turn this around?
Tyler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
Tyler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thompson drives through and clinches with Tyler against the cage.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Tyler drops back down to his feet.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Tyler drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyler goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thompson has Tyler up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyler has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thompson is trying to keep an underhook but Tyler manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tyler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Tyler is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has hold of Tyler's hands but Tyler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyler trying to advance position but Thompson counters by regaining guard.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Tyler tries to pass.
jake Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Cozzy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Sopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cozzy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ain't no Stoppin us now. JP Sopa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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152 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Cozzy!
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, JP Sopa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cozzy.
Cozzy stands up.
Sopa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sopa wants it to stay on the feet.
Sopa missing with a left hand there. Cozzy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cozzy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sopa doesn't seem bothered though.
Sopa dodges the punch combination from Cozzy.
Cozzy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sopa throws a wild body kick that Cozzy sees coming a mile off.
Sopa slips a jab and a cross from Cozzy.
Some bone on bone action there as Cozzy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cozzy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sopa avoids it really well and circles away.
Cozzy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozzy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
JP Sopa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sopa misses with a hook to the body
and Cozzy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cozzy throws a head kick that misses.
Sopa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sopa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cozzy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cozzy shoots in for a takedown but Sopa shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cozzy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozzy checks a leg kick.
Sopa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cozzy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cozzy.
Sopa tries a low kick but Cozzy avoids it.
Cozzy closes the distance and clinches up with Sopa, looking for a takedown. Cozzy pushes Sopa against the cage but Sopa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sopa as Cozzy shoots in.
Cozzy is breathing heavily.
Cozzy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sopa tries to avoid it but Cozzy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sopa to the ground. Sopa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sopa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sopa wants it to stay on the feet.
Sopa tries to land a front kick but Cozzy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sopa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King Cozzy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sopa throws a hook to the side of Cozzy's head but Cozzy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Cozzy.
Sopa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cozzy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sopa.
Sopa misses with a wild body shot.
Sopa misses with a body punch
and Cozzy counters with a head kick. That will keep Sopa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cozzy wants to clinch.
Cozzy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cozzy shoots in and drives through. Sopa sprawls well.
Cozzy misses with a low kick as Sopa jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sopa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cozzy misses with a head kick.
Cozzy stuns Sopa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sopa throws a leg kick but Cozzy moved away.
Cozzy misses with a series of wild punches.
Sopa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cozzy swings for the body but Sopa moves out of range.
Sopa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cozzy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sopa circles away.
Cozzy blocks a jab.
Cozzy slips a jab from Sopa.
Sopa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Sopa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A slow jab from Sopa misses its intended target.
Cozzy shoots for a takedown but Sopa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cozzy moves out of range as Sopa throws a body kick.
Sopa blocks a head kick by Cozzy.
Cozzy checks a leg kick.
Sopa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cozzy checks the leg kick.
Sopa misses with a few strikes there.
Sopa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cozzy blocks a low kick nicely.
Sopa throws a looping overhand right but Cozzy ducks down to avoid it.
Cozzy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sopa.
Cozzy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sopa throws the left hand but Cozzy avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Cozzy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cozzy slips a straight right by Sopa.
Cozzy tries to clinch but Sopa is having none of it.
Cozzy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sopa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cozzy.
Sopa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cozzy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cozzy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cozzy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cozzy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozzy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sopa.
Cozzy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sopa's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sopa throws a sloppy head kick and Cozzy moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sopa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cozzy.
King Cozzy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sopa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cozzy.
Cozzy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cozzy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sopa defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozzy avoids the head kick by Sopa.
Cozzy lands a head kick!
Sopa thows a body shot but no joy.
Cozzy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cozzy is looking to wear down Sopa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cozzy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sopa misses with a leg kick
and Cozzy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sopa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cozzy throws a head kick that misses.
Sopa throws a leg kick
and Cozzy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cozzy throws a series of punches but Sopa moves out of range.
Cozzy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cozzy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozzy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cozzy.
A low kick from Sopa misses
and Cozzy counters with a series of strikes. Sopa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cozzy moves out of range as Sopa strikes.
Sopa misses with a head kick.
Sopa looks to throw the jab but Cozzy is out of range.
Sopa misses with a head kick.
Sopa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozzy moves away.
Sopa throws a sloppy head kick and Cozzy moves out of range easily.
Cozzy throws a right hand that Sopa ducks under and follows up with a left that Sopa also avoids with ease.
Sopa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cozzy.
Cozzy misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozzy moves out of range as Sopa throws a body kick.
Cozzy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sopa.
Sopa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cozzy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sopa blocks a head kick by Cozzy.
Sopa throws a combination that misses
and Cozzy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sopa pushes Cozzy off and gets back to his feet.
Sopa looks to land a combination but Cozzy avoids it well.
Sopa throws a head kick but Cozzy moves out of range.
Cozzy tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozzy tries to clinch up.
Cozzy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sopa's head.
Cozzy throws a body punch but Sopa moves out of range.
Cozzy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sopa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Sopa does no damage.
Cozzy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sopa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cozzy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sopa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sopa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cozzy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sopa!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sopa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Cozzy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cozzy is looking to clinch but Sopa is avoiding it.
Sopa keeps the fight on the outside.
Cozzy connects with a high kick.
Cozzy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cozzy throws a sloppy head kick and Sopa moves out of range easily.
Sopa keeps the fight on the outside.
Sopa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Cozzy or perhaps it was just good defense by Sopa which made him look bad.
Sopa tries to work over Cozzy's front leg with a kick but Cozzy checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sopa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cozzy counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cozzy throws a shot to the body.
Sopa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Sopa misses
and Cozzy counters with a head kick. That will keep Sopa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sopa thows a body shot but no joy.
Cozzy fails to land the takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Cozzy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sopa misses the body punch
and Cozzy counters with a head kick. That will keep Sopa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cozzy tries to clinch but Sopa moves out of range.
Sopa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cozzy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sopa. Cozzy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sopa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cozzy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sopa.
Sopa throws a head kick that misses.
Cozzy doesn't manage to clinch there - Sopa circles away.
Cozzy moves in looking to clinch but Sopa pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cozzy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sopa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cozzy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cozzy checks a leg kick nicely.
Sopa misses with a low kick.
Sopa misses with a low kick.
Sopa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cozzy counters with a one-two to the body.
Cozzy tries for a takedown but Sopa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cozzy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozzy avoids the head kick by Sopa.
Sopa misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Sopa misses
and Cozzy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sopa really felt that one!
A punch combination from Sopa misses.
Cozzy misses with a head kick.
Cozzy moves away from the strike by Sopa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozzy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozzy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cozzy slips a jab and a cross from Sopa.
Sopa throws a head kick but Cozzy moves out of range.
A big right from Sopa misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sopa 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.
Sopa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cozzy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sopa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cozzy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cozzy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Sopa misses.
A low kick from Sopa misses
and Cozzy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sopa really felt that one!
Sopa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cozzy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cozzy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sopa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cozzy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sopa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cozzy is looking to clinch but Sopa is avoiding it.
Sopa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cozzy tries to close the distance and clinch but Sopa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sopa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cozzy throws a shot to the body.
Cozzy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sopa tries to score with a low kick but Cozzy moves his leg out of the way.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sopa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sopa misses the jab.
JP Sopa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Cozzy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cozzy connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Cozzy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cozzy 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Cozzy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Taio Cruz - Dynamite. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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18
189 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza wants to clinch.
Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva won't allow Souza to get back to his feet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Souza has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Souza didn't expect that.
Silva is posturing up here but Souza has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Silva tries to roll out but it's too tight and Silva has to tap! Slick submission there by Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronaldo Souza!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Portes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Uzumaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Portes comes to the cage accompanied by The Doors - Riders on the storm . Uzumaki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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27
507 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fabio Portes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommi Uzumaki!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portes is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Uzumaki is in big trouble! Portes is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Uzumaki. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Fabio Portes!
Fabio Portes is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Flabianno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Flabianno's choice of entrance music: The Pet Shop Boys - Absolutely Fabulous . Wagner Flabianno will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
161 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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167 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Long!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wagner Flabianno!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flabianno is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flabianno counters by clinching up.
Flabianno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Flabianno won't allow it.
Flabianno manages to break the clinch.
Flabianno looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Long is fending him off so far but Flabianno persists. Nope, Long circles away and we're back to standing.
Long throws a jab but it's blocked by Flabianno.
Long cracks Flabianno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Long really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Flabianno fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Flabianno ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Long misses with a double jab
and Flabianno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flabianno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flabianno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Long is not content to let Flabianno control the position.
Long looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabianno not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flabianno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flabianno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Flabianno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Long looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flabianno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Flabianno pushes him off.
Flabianno fails to land with a series of punches.
Long has managed to clinch.
Flabianno has Long pressed against the cage, preventing Long from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flabianno trying to land knees to the body.
Flabianno successfully pulls guard.
Long thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Long slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Long is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flabianno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Long wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flabianno keeps working.
Flabianno is looking to reverse the position.
Flabianno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Long is breathing heavily.
Flabianno struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Flabianno regains half guard.
Flabianno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Long wants to control but Flabianno is keeping him busy.
Long is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Flabianno is just riding it out for now. Long eventually gives up the hold.
Flabianno gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wagner Flabianno will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Flabianno rushes Long and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Long can't break the clinch.
Flabianno has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Long clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Long breaks Flabianno's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Long drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Long jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flabianno looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Long has picked Flabianno up and slammed him! Flabianno can't keep hold of the triangle and Long manages to pass to side control!
Flabianno is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Long's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Long trying to control the action but Flabianno is working from the bottom.
Flabianno actively working from the bottom here.
Flabianno is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is just content to waste time from the top position. Flabianno takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Long drops back looking for a leg! Flabianno is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flabianno manages to kick Long off! Long jumps back into Flabianno's guard.
Long has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flabianno pushes a forearm under Long's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Long is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wagner Flabianno!
Wagner Flabianno is the new lightweight champion!
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