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FFC 18: Vegas Rumble PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mondo Marcio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mondo Marcio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Banan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mondo Marcio!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcio works Banan's body with a nice hook.
Marcio lands a left and a right that send Banan crashing to the mat, dazed. Marcio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Banan is rocked!
It looks like Jan Banan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Banan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Banan seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banan.
Nice strikes from Banan there.
Marcio wants to control but Banan is keeping busy.
Marcio controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Banan wants to control but Marcio is keeping him busy.
Marcio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Banan is working away from the top position though.
Banan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marcio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marcio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marcio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marcio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Banan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marcio wants to stand and escape but Banan is having none of it.
Banan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Banan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Banan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banan trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Banan 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.
Banan working away.
Banan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Marcio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Banan's best efforts.
Marcio gets back to full guard.
Marcio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Banan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcio trying to control the position.
Marcio is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banan's guard.
Banan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Marcio trying to control the position from guard on top but Banan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banan seems keen to control Marcio's posture.
Marcio forces his way into half guard.
Banan wants to control but Marcio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Banan is refusing to be controlled, as Marcio sits in half guard.
Banan is looking for a sweep. Marcio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Banan manages to get to full guard.
Banan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Marcio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Banan is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marcio works Banan's body with a nice hook.
Marcio's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Marcio duly obliges.
Marcio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Banan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marcio wants to improve his position but Banan is controlling well.
Marcio looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banan is keen to just control but Marcio is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondo Marcio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Banan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Banan looks for a takedown but Marcio sprawls well.
Marcio cracks a nice hook into Banan's ribs.
A punch combination from Marcio misses.
Marcio stuffs the takedown attempt from Banan. Banan gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Banan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcio closes the distance and clinches.
Marcio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Banan wants a takedown.
Banan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marcio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marcio scores a nice knee to the body.
Marcio scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Marcio as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Banan's face.
Marcio breaks the clinch.
Marcio scores with a three punch combo!
Marcio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marcio lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcio moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcio is working Banan over against the cage.
Marcio working Banan over with knees to the body.
Marcio lands an elbow inside that Banan shrugs off.
Marcio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marcio lands an elbow just above Banan 's eye.
Banan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marcio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marcio breaks the clinch.
Mondo Marcio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marcio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banan doesn't seem bothered though.
Marcio clinches with his opponent.
Marcio scores with a knee to the head.
Marcio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcio scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcio breaks from the clinch.
Marcio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Banan fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcio throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcio rushes Banan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marcio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marcio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banan is trying to drag Marcio to the mat but Marcio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marcio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marcio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marcio scores a nice knee to the body.
Marcio lands a body punch.
Marcio crunches a lovely knee into Banan's ribcage.
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!
Marcio lands a hook that snaps the head of Banan backwards.
The referee calls for Marcio to work.
Marcio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marcio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marcio manages to break the clinch.
Banan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marcio's guard.
Banan looking to sit in guard and control but Marcio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Banan looking for a sweep. Not yet Banan, not yet.
Marcio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Banan looking to control.
Banan working a defensive guard but Marcio manages to pass into side control anyway.
Banan regains half guard.
Marcio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Marcio is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Marcio wants to control but Banan is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Banan tries to get to full guard but Marcio has control of the leg.
Banan moves into full guard.
Marcio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Banan's guard.
Banan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marcio!
Marcio is looking to improve his position but Banan isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondo Marcio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Banan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Banan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marcio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Banan lands a nice forearm strike.
Banan throws a strike aimed at the side of Marcio's head but Marcio avoids it well.
Banan scores with punches from side control.
Marcio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Banan looks to land a strike but Marcio avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Marcio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Banan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jan Banan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marcio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Banan tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcio is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Banan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marcio pinned against the cage. Marcio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marcio lands a jab-cross combination.
Banan slips a jab and a cross from Marcio.
Marcio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marcio is looking to clinch but Banan is avoiding it.
Banan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marcio's waist but Marcio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Banan off to one side.
Banan tries to keep at a distance but Marcio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marcio landing knees to the head.
Marcio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marcio scores with a hook to the body.
Banan tries to score a body lock takedown but Marcio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Banan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marcio with a knee to the head.
Marcio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banan takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Marcio.
Banan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marcio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mondo Marcio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banan backwards.
Marcio lands a knee to the head.
Banan is working for takedown but Marcio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marcio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marcio presses Banan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banan tries to score a body lock takedown but Marcio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Marcio.
A right hook to the body lands for Marcio.
Marcio lands with a right to the head.
Marcio manages to break the clinch.
Marcio moves into the clinch successfully.
Marcio crunches a lovely knee into Banan's ribcage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is keeping an eye on Marcio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Banan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marcio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mondo Marcio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcio cracks Banan with a nice body shot.
Marcio lands a knee to the body.
Banan takes an elbow to the temple.
Marcio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marcio lands a knee to the body.
Marcio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marcio connects with a knee to the head.
Banan is working for takedown but Marcio is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marcio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marcio obliges.
Marcio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Marcio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Marcio.
Marcio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marcio working Banan over with knees to the body.
Marcio lands an elbow inside.
Marcio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marcio obliges.
Banan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marcio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Marcio.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marcio obliges.
Marcio lands a shoulder strike.
Marcio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banan backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcio lands a knee to the head.
Marcio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jan Banan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcio scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mondo Marcio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marcio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mondo Marcio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brooks is defended easily by Kirkland.
Nice sprawl there from Kirkland as Brooks shoots in.
Nice body punch from Kirkland.
Kirkland stuffs the takedown.
Conrad Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brooks.
Brooks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kirkland's waist but Kirkland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brooks off to one side.
Kirkland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brooks.
Kirkland scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brooks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kirkland pinned against the cage. Kirkland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brooks looks gassed!
Brooks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kirkland defends it nicely.
Brooks tries to move into range but Kirkland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kirkland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brooks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kirkland leaves Brooks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
Kirkland tries to bum rush Brooks with a series of wild strikes but Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kirkland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kirkland thows a body shot but no joy.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brooks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kirkland swivels and escapes.
Kirkland looks to land a combination. Brooks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kirkland moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kirkland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kirkland 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kirkland takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Kirkland.
Brooks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kirkland lands a two punch combo.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirkland lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brooks is defended easily by Kirkland.
Kirkland throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.
Kirkland cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
Kirkland swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brooks.
Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks dives in and grabs Kirkland's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kirkland pushes down on Brooks's head and hops out.
Kirkland scores with a punch to the head.
Brooks walks into a stiff left hand from Kirkland.
Kirkland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brooks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conrad Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirkland digs a good body shot into Brooks's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland stuffs the takedown attempt from Brooks. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet.
Brooks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kirkland misses with the combination.
Kirkland lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into rage.
Brooks is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kirkland is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Brooks.
The fighters circling - Kirkland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brooks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kirkland is fending him off so far but Brooks persists. Nope, Kirkland circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Kirkland dominated that round.
That's time! Kirkland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kirkland throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kirkland but Kirkland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kirkland as he avoids it easily.
Kirkland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good shot there by Kirkland.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kirkland but Kirkland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Conrad Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brooks.
Kirkland lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brooks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kirkland uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Kirkland. No joy for Brooks on that attempt.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks walks into a stiff left hand from Kirkland.
Kirkland lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Brooks sprawling to the canvas. Kirkland follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Brooks hang on?
Brooks is rocked!
Kirkland is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Brooks is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Conrad Kirkland!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pili Herrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alen Zalac will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pili Herrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Zalac!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalac closes the distance and clinches up with Herrera, looking for a takedown. Zalac pushes Herrera against the cage but Herrera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zalac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herrera scores a takedown into full mount!
Zalac wants to hold on but Herrera pushes him away.
Herrera scoring with strikes but Zalac is staying in there.
It looks like Alen Zalac has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herrera connects with a bit shot that sees Zalac covering up! More strikes from Herrera and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Herrera is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pili Herrera!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Meyers Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donny Meyers Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donny Meyers Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Hands!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Meyers Jr lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Eddie Hands has been cut.
Hands has had enough of the clinch but Meyers Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Hands has hold of one of Meyers Jr's legs. Meyers Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but Hands gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Meyers Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hands defends well.
Hands wants to get up but he can't break Meyers Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Meyers Jr 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.
Hands trying to stand up but can't free himself from Meyers Jr's guard.
Meyers Jr is trying to control the position but Hands postures up.
Hands tries to stand but Meyers Jr is controlling from the bottom.
Hands looking to sit in guard and control but Meyers Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hands throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute 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.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
Meyers Jr throws out a loose jab but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donny Meyers Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyers Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meyers Jr shoots in for a double leg but Hands sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meyers Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Meyers Jr wants to control from the top but Hands keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hands is on top in guard.
Hands wants to pass the guard but Meyers Jr is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Meyers Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Meyers Jr has his hands on Hands's head, controlling the position.
Hands throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyers Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Hands tries to free his leg and advance position but Meyers Jr is retaining full guard.
Meyers Jr wants to sweep here but Hands controlling him for the moment.
Hands throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meyers Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hands was covering up waiting for the punch and Meyers Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meyers Jr wants to control from the top but Hands keeps moving.
Hands manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meyers Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Hands decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Meyers Jr, up you get!
Hands scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers Jr is squirming around, avoiding Hands's attempts to control the action.
Meyers Jr tries to hold on but Hands pushes him away.
Meyers Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Meyers Jr is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyers Jr is breathing heavily.
Hands is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Meyers Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hands trying to control but Meyers Jr is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Hands will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Hands's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyers Jr tries to bum rush Hands with a series of wild strikes but Hands uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meyers Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
Hands dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyers Jr fails with the takedown
and Hands moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyers Jr shoots and misses
and Meyers Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donny Meyers Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meyers Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hands counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hands decides to stand up.
Hands throws a series of punches but Meyers Jr moves out of range.
Meyers Jr throws a combination that misses
and Hands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hands 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.
Hands pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyers Jr is keeping the position for now.
Hands wants to stand and escape but instead Meyers Jr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hands wants to stand but Meyers Jr is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands is trying to control the position but Meyers Jr postures up.
Meyers Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hands keeping moving, preventing Meyers Jr from controlling successfully.
Meyers Jr is really struggling to control Hands but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Meyers Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hands is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hands tries to clinch but Meyers Jr is having none of it.
Meyers Jr forces Hands back against the cage and clinches.
Hands changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meyers Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hands!
Hands throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A nice combination there by Meyers Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers Jr misses with a takedown
and Hands counters with a series of strikes. Meyers Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Meyers Jr wants to clinch.
Hands lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Meyers Jr backs up against the cage.
Meyers Jr clinches but Hands breaks the clinch
so Hands counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyers Jr working a defensive guard here.
Hands stands and steps away. Meyers Jr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Hands showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie Hands's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Meyers Jr throws a series of punches but Hands avoids them all with ease.
Meyers Jr feints and as Hands raises his hands in defense, Meyers Jr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hands looking to control.
Hands lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Meyers Jr!
Meyers Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Hands has a good base and remains in mount.
Hands looking to control but Meyers Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hands cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hands punching from mount but Meyers Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Meyers Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Hands cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hands controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands is working for a guillotine from mount but Meyers Jr frees his head quite easily.
Meyers Jr wants to hold on but Hands pushes him away.
Hands misses with a head shot.
Meyers Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Hands lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hands throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Meyers Jr because Hands loaded up on that one.
Meyers Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hands has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hands looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Meyers Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hands lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hands scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Meyers Jr?
Hands lands a heavy elbow.
Meyers Jr tries to hold on but Hands pushes him away.
Hands controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Eddie Hands has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hands postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meyers Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Hands avoids the attempt from Meyers Jr to control.
Hands prevents Meyers Jr from getting the reversal.
Meyers Jr tries to lock up and control but Hands gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hands looking to control but Meyers Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hands is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Meyers Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hands has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meyers Jr's face.
Eddie Hands is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands tries to control but Meyers Jr wriggling away.
Donny Meyers Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hands tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hands thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Meyers Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Hands has a good base and remains in mount.
Hands trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meyers Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hands blocks Meyers Jr's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Hands comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hands winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Hands!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vukovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Dos Santos is trying to stand back up but Vukovic is controlling him
Dos Santos trying to hold on to Vukovic's head to control him but Vukovic postures up.
Vukovic drops an elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Vukovic maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dos Santos could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Vukovic has cracked it and Dos Santos is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Vukovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Vukovic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ham Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ham Bone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bone's head backwards.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Bone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bone controlling the action here.
Bone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogueira gets full guard.
Bone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bone lands a couple of elbows.
Bone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nogueira throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nogueira has his foot on Bone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bone works his way back into a safe position though.
Bone advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone wants to take a breather but Nogueira is having none of it.
Bone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bone's back!
Bone turns into Nogueira and is now in his guard.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bone postures up and lands a big shot to Nogueira's brow.
Nogueira wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bone is now in half guard.
Bone slips a nice elbow through Nogueira's hands, connecting with Nogueira's forehead.
Nogueira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bone is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira tries to get to full guard but Bone has control of the leg.
Bone is pressing down on Nogueira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nogueira is holding on for now.
Bone 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nogueira is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bone jumps into side control!
Nogueira could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bone scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bone in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bone scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nogueira to see if he's OK.
Nogueira tries to buck Bone off but Bone is having none of it.
Nogueira is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone works to advance to full mount. Nogueira defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bone lands with some strikes.
Nogueira is trying to escape the mount.
Bone looking to control but Nogueira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nogueira is looking to get to half guard.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira taking shots to the head.
Bone dominating with strikes here.
Nogueira gets back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Bone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Bone has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nogueira tries to roll over but Bone keeps him under control.
Bone wants to free his trapped foot but Nogueira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bone lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Bone there.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Bone is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Bone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bone wants to clinch.
Bone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nogueira throws out the jab.
Bone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Bone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nogueira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bone chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone working some strikes from top position.
Bone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Decent striking displayed by Bone there.
Bone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nogueira did well to prevent Bone getting side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bone working over Nogueira with some ground and pound. Nogueira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nogueira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bone keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bone working Nogueira over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Bone there.
Bone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bone wants to pass to mount but Nogueira is defending the position.
Bone is looking to pass Nogueira's guard but actually Nogueira recovers to full guard.
Ham Bone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Bone landing some decent shots from guard.
Bone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bone distracts Nogueira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nogueira has his foot on Bone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bone works his way back into a safe position though.
Nogueira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bone 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bone has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
Bone landing some decent shots from guard.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bone decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nogueira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bone scores with a takedown into Nogueira's guard.
Bone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bone has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
Bone works over Nogueira with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bone passes Nogueira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bone working Nogueira over with strikes.
Bone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nogueira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nogueira's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bone doesn't defend quickly enough and Nogueira has managed to lock this one up! Can Bone escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Nogueira on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halfway Crook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrikari comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Forty Six & 2 . Crook has chosen Shook Ones pt II as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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161 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Harrikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halfway Crook!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crook takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Harrikari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harrikari throws the kick towards the body but Crook avoids it.
Crook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrikari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crook.
Harrikari lands a jab to Crook's midsection.
Harrikari throws a head kick but Crook moves out of range.
Harrikari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crook misses with a body shot
and Harrikari counters with a one-two to the body.
Harrikari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crook misses the shot to the body.
Harrikari avoids the body shot from Crook.
Crook misses with a jab to the body
and Harrikari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crook throws a looping overhand right but Harrikari ducks down to avoid it.
Crook throws a hook but Harrikari avoids it easily.
Crook scores with a nice head shot.
Crook shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crook. Harrikari does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crook's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crook duly obliges.
Harrikari is rocked!
A jab from Harrikari finds it's way through Crook's defenses.
Harrikari just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrikari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrikari throws a right and a left that Crook avoids nicely.
Crook misses with an uppercut.
Harrikari throws a low kick but Crook avoids it.
Crook looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrikari is just out of range.
Harrikari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harrikari throws a series of punches but Crook moves out of range.
Harrikari is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crook fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrikari on the side of the head.
Crook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrikari.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrikari.
Crook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrikari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crook misses the jab.
Halfway Crook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrikari cracks a nice hook into Crook's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrikari.
Crook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrikari.
A slow jab from Crook misses its intended target.
Harrikari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crook moves away.
Crook misses with an uppercut.
Harrikari misses with a straight right.
Crook looks to throw the jab but Harrikari is out of range.
A cross from Harrikari lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrikari just misses with a punch to the body.
Crook throws a big shot that misses.
Harrikari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crook throws out the jab.
Harrikari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crook.
Crook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrikari misses with an uppercut. Crook saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harrikari.
Crook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrikari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrikari cracks Crook with an open hand slap.
A left and a right from Crook both land. Nice combination.
Oh Harrikari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crook is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harrikari fails to land with a series of punches.
Crook takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrikari seems to have got his legs back now.
Crook misses with a wild body shot.
Crook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrikari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crook misses the shot to the body.
Crook misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Crook - just one landing.
Crook with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harrikari is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrikari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crook misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crook. Harrikari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrikari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crook. That did some damage!
Harrikari closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Harrikari.
Harrikari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrikari tries a body shot but Crook blocks it.
Harrikari letting Crook take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crook has Harrikari pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crook as Harrikari tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Halfway Crook will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrikari is looking to land body kicks.
Halfway Crook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrikari dodges the punch combination from Crook.
Crook lands a body shot.
Crook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrikari moves away.
Harrikari avoids the body shot from Crook.
Crook misses with a combination
and Harrikari counters with a head kick.
Crook lands with a nice body punch.
Harrikari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harrikari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crook throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harrikari on the side of the head.
Jari Harrikari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crook thuds a left hand into Harrikari's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Crook misses the target.
Donk. Crook catches Harrikari right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Harrikari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Crook lands a beautiful left hook that drops Harrikari. Harrikari tries to recover but Crook is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Harrikari lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halfway Crook!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Things just arent the same kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Chinaski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort avoids the head kick by Chinaski.
Belfort misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chinaski.
Belfort takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Chinaski misses.
Belfort bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Belfort blocks the body kick.
Belfort throws the left hand but Chinaski avoids the punch easily.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belfort with a jab.
Chinaski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belfort 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.
Chinaski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belfort is out of range and Chinaski settles back down.
Belfort cracks Chinaski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chinaski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belfort is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chinaski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Belfort has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belfort and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Chinaski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belfort on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belfort ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
Belfort scores with a decent looking hook.
Chinaski looks to score with a jab to the body but Belfort is just out of range.
Chinaski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort throws out a loose jab but Chinaski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belfort takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Chinaski catches Belfort right on the button with a cross.
Belfort scores with a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Belfort blocks the leg kick.
Chinaski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belfort looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a head kick that misses.
Belfort checks a low kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Henry Chinaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chinaski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Chinaski throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Chinaski misses.
Chinaski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belfort. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but Belfort checks it.
Belfort lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Belfort misses its intended target.
Chinaski lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Chinaski is predictable there
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Belfort lands with a good body shot.
Belfort connects with a body shot.
Chinaski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chinaski walks into a left hand.
Chinaski misses with a looping left.
Chinaski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belfort bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chinaski's head backwards.
Belfort checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Belfort checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chinaski misses with a leg kick
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Chinaski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belfort checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belfort scores with a body shot.
Chinaski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chinaski is rocked!
Chinaski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Chinaski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chinaski looks up at the clock. Bad move! Belfort lands a right hand from hell, dropping Chinaski. Belfort pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Belfort!
Vitor Belfort is the new middleweight champion!
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