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Honour FC 14: Halloween Horror PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shario mikn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, shario mikn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia scores with a one two! mikn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maia lands a nice looking body shot.
Maia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in mikn's guard.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but mikn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia won't allow mikn to sweep him here.
Maia forces his way into half guard.
mikn is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maia wants to pass the guard but mikn is defending well.
mikn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maia wants to pass the guard but mikn is keeping the position.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia passes into half guard.
mikn gets back to full guard.
mikn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maia trying to control but mikn is working from the bottom.
mikn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maia is aware though and is defending well.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
Maia trying to control but mikn is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
mikn controls Maia momentarily but Maia frees himself.
mikn looks gassed!
mikn can't keep his opponent in guard - Maia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
mikn trying to hold on to Maia's head to control him but Maia postures up.
mikn is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia tries to pass the half guard into mount. mikn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maia trying to advance position but mikn counters by regaining guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
mikn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
mikn tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Maia is trying to control the action in half guard but mikn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
mikn is looking to control Maia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can mikn avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for mikn!
mikn wants to control but Maia is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… mikn is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by mikn and Maia has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
mikn can't do much from the bottom here.
mikn defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
mikn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maia's half guard.
Maia is staying active underneath mikn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maia tries to roll over but mikn keeps him under control.
mikn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maia defends it well.
Maia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mikn wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Maia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
mikn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
mikn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Maia is pushing down on mikn's leg trying to pass to half guard. mikn is fighting to maintain full guard but Maia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maia wants to pass to mount but mikn is defending the position.
Maia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and mikn defends it well.
mikn trying to control from the bottom.
Maia is looking to stall here but mikn recovers full guard.
mikn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mikn is trying to keep Maia in close.
mikn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maia defends it easily.
Maia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
mikn is looking to regain half guard here but Maia keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
mikn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maia.
Maia working away.
Maia decides to stand back up.
Maia stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Maia as mikn shoots in.
mikn fails with a takedown attempt.
Demian Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shario mikn.
mikn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
mikn ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
shario mikn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia tries to clinch but mikn moves out of range.
mikn slaps away a takedown attempt from Maia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with mikn but mikn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maia is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mikn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maia sprawls well initially but mikn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia is defending against the submission attempts here by mikn.
Maia manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia wants to stand but mikn is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
mikn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
mikn looking to pass the guard.
Maia is looking for a triangle but mikn pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mikn trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Maia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead mikn passes into side control.
mikn trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maia tries to buck mikn off but mikn is having none of it.
mikn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Maia rolls with the submission and now he's on top in mikn's guard! Nice work there by Maia!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
mikn is trying to keep Maia in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
shario mikn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maia 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Maia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson shoots in but Edwards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Edwards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards has managed to clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Edwards prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glenn Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edwards is one step ahead there.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson is working for an americana but Edwards has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Johnson was thinking about the submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Edwards throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Edwards throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edwards will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Edwards 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Edwards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Edwards is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Edwards working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Edwards has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Edwards looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Edwards is keeping the position.
Johnson trying to control but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Johnson won't allow Edwards to sweep him here.
Johnson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Edwards manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Edwards scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edwards controlling from the top position.
Edwards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edwards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Edwards is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Edwards thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Edwards distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Edwards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Edwards dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Edwards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Edwards manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Edwards is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Johnson has his hands clasped together but Edwards extends an breaks Johnson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Edwards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenn Edwards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Perote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Perote will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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235 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michel Torres!
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, Miguel Perote!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Perote throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torres scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Miguel Perote has been cut.
Torres needs to keep his hands up - Perote had a free shot at his head there.
Perote misses with a combination
and Torres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perote thinking.
Perote looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perote falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres cracks Perote with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Perote falls to his knees and Torres doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Torres!
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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 comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't no Stoppin us now. JP Sopa looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
2 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JP Sopa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozzy scores with a one two! Sopa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like JP Sopa has been cut.
Cozzy lands a head kick. Sopa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cozzy feints and as Sopa raises his hands in defense, Cozzy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sopa is rocked!
Cozzy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sopa looks gassed!
Cozzy trying to control the action but Sopa is working from the bottom.
Cozzy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sopa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cozzy's guard! Nice work there by Sopa!
Sopa prevents Cozzy from getting back to his feet.
Sopa wanted to stand there but Cozzy had control of the position.
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.
Sopa postures up.
Cozzy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sopa is controlling him.
Sopa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cozzy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sopa defends it nicely.
Cozzy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sopa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sopa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cozzy is just out of range.
Cozzy takes the fight into the clinch.
Cozzy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cozzy throws a sloppy head kick and Sopa moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sopa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cozzy ducks under a wild hook from Sopa.
Sopa tries to score with a low kick but Cozzy moves his leg out of the way.
Sopa swats away the attempt to clinch by Cozzy.
Sopa throws a combination that misses
and Cozzy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sopa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cozzy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cozzy.
Cozzy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cozzy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sopa keeping moving, preventing Cozzy from controlling successfully.
Sopa is working an open guard so Cozzy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozzy cracks the inside of Sopa's front leg.
Sopa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
JP Sopa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sopa throws out a loose jab but Cozzy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cozzy lands a nice looking body kick.
Sopa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cozzy counters with a two punch combo.
Cozzy looks to land a combination but Sopa avoids it well.
Sopa misses with an uppercut. Cozzy saw that one coming.
Cozzy scores with a nice head shot.
Cozzy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sopa is just out of range.
No joy there for Sopa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cozzy shoots for a double leg takedown but Sopa sprawls well. He's pushed Cozzy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cozzy closes the distance and clinches.
Sopa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sopa prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cozzy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cozzy cracks Sopa with a nice body shot.
Cozzy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sopa.
Cozzy is trying to break the clinch but Sopa has him pressed against the cage.
Sopa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Sopa fails to land.
Cozzy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sopa wants to break free but Cozzy has control.
Sopa is trying to stall.
Sopa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sopa trying to stall but Cozzy improves his position.
Cozzy is trying to break the clinch but Sopa is controlling him.
Cozzy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King Cozzy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Sopa does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Cozzy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JP Sopa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cozzy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sopa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sopa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cozzy can pounce on him.
Cozzy scores with a jab to the body.
Cozzy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sopa throws a nice looking combination but Cozzy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sopa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cozzy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cozzy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cozzy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cozzy cracks Sopa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Cozzy.
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.
Nice body kick from Cozzy.
Sopa throws a head kick that misses.
Cozzy throws a head kick that Sopa semi-blocks.
Cozzy connects with a high kick.
Cozzy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sopa throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sopa throws a head kick that misses.
Cozzy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sopa throws the left hand but Cozzy avoids the punch easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cozzy!
Cozzy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sopa sprawls well. Sopa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cozzy gets slowly back to his feet.
Sopa throws out a loose jab but Cozzy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cozzy lands a slapping body shot.
Sopa misses with a hook. Cozzy ducked under it nicely.
Sopa throws a head kick that misses
and Cozzy counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Sopa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sopa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sopa throws a head kick that misses
and Cozzy counters with a straight right hand.
Sopa keeps the fight on the outside.
Cozzy rushes Sopa and presses him up against the cage.
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.
Cozzy wants to break free but Sopa has control.
Cozzy can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cozzy.
Cozzy tries to break free but Sopa pushes him back against the cage.
Sopa can't break the clinch.
Sopa being controlled against the cage.
Cozzy stalling in the clinch but Sopa improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sopa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cozzy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cozzy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cozzy tries to circle away but Sopa has him pinned against the cage.
Sopa keeps control of Cozzy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sopa is trying to break free.
Cozzy has had enough of the clinch but Sopa keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozzy manages to break the clinch.
Sopa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozzy moves away.
Cozzy lands with a slapping head kick.
Cozzy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cozzy tries to clinch up.
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 three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cozzy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sopa throws a leg kick
so Cozzy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sopa wriggles free and stands up.
Cozzy looks to land a combination. Sopa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sopa throws a chopping leg kick but Cozzy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sopa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cozzy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cozzy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sopa on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sopa wants to get back to his feet.
Cozzy wants to get back to his feet.
Cozzy wants to pass to mount but Sopa is defending the position.
Cozzy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Cozzy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JP Sopa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cozzy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sopa.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cozzy.
Cozzy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cozzy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sopa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cozzy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sopa, up you get!
Cozzy moves into the clinch.
Cozzy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cozzy.
Sopa avoids the head kick by Cozzy.
Sopa swings for the body but Cozzy moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cozzy has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozzy lands a body shot.
Cozzy lands an elbow that stopped Sopa in his tracks for a moment.
Sopa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sopa is trying to break free.
Sopa tries to break the clinch but Cozzy is controlling the position.
Cozzy tightens his grip and picks Sopa up, before dumping him to the ground. Sopa manages to land in guard.
Sopa pushes Cozzy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cozzy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cozzy scores with a leg kick.
Cozzy misses with a looping left.
King Cozzy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sopa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sopa misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cozzy. Sopa shrugs it off though.
Cozzy slips a jab from Sopa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozzy scores with a head kick.
Sopa moves out of range of the body kick from Cozzy.
Sopa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sopa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sopa stuffs the takedown attempt from Cozzy. Cozzy gets slowly back to his feet.
Cozzy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sopa throws a looping overhand right but Cozzy ducks down to avoid it.
Sopa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sopa throws a jab but it's blocked by Cozzy.
Cozzy scores with a three punch combo!
Cozzy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sopa's half guard.
Cozzy is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Sopa as he works his way to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sopa wants to stand but Cozzy is controlling the position.
Sopa keeping moving, preventing Cozzy from controlling successfully.
Cozzy won't allow Sopa to get back to his feet.
Cozzy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cozzy wants to stand but Sopa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sopa pushes Cozzy off and gets back to his feet.
Sopa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cozzy is just out of range.
Cozzy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sopa's head.
Sopa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cozzy counters with a nice body shot.
Sopa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cozzy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sopa circles away quickly and effectively.
Cozzy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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 lands with a nice body punch.
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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Cozzy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter the Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madness Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter the Adonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Madness Machine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
the Adonis looks to throw the jab but Machine is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from the Adonis.
Machine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches the Adonis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Machine is looking to take a break and control but the Adonis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Machine gets to mount! the Adonis was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Machine raining down shots from the mount!
Machine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
the Adonis is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine breaks from the Adonis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Machine dominating with strikes here.
Machine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Machine unloading with bombs!
Machine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. the Adonis looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine punishing his opponent with strikes.
Machine unloads with some vicious shots from mount and the Adonis wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Machine celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Madness Machine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Cleagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rex Sawyer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rex Sawyer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Cleagen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Sawyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Cleagen which made him look bad.
Cleagen misses with a takedown
and Sawyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Cleagen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cleagen wants to pass the guard but Sawyer is defending well.
Sawyer tries to roll over but Cleagen keeps him under control.
Sawyer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cleagen.
Cleagen working the head and body with strikes.
Sawyer is trying to get back to full guard.
Sawyer wants to control but Cleagen is keeping busy.
Sawyer tries to get to full guard but Cleagen has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cleagen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sawyer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sawyer is keen to just control but Cleagen is a slippery customer.
Cleagen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sawyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cleagen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sawyer throwing shots but Cleagen is blocking nicely.
Cleagen has a hand on Sawyer's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sawyer takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sawyer wants to control the pace but Cleagen is squirming around nicely.
Sawyer 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.
Cleagen is looking to improve his position but Sawyer isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cleagen's face.
Sawyer dominating with strikes here.
Sawyer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sawyer lands a nice shot to the head.
Cleagen looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleagen working to try and regain half guard.
Sawyer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sawyer is working for a guillotine from mount but Cleagen frees his head quite easily.
Sawyer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Cleagen misses with a takedown
and Sawyer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rex Sawyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Cleagen.
Sawyer lands a takedown into guard.
Cleagen has a closed guard, preventing Sawyer from standing up.
Cleagen keeping moving, preventing Sawyer from controlling successfully.
Sawyer preventing the sweep.
Sawyer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cleagen is proving hard to escape from.
Sawyer gets to his feet - Cleagen follows without any prompting.
Sawyer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cleagen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sawyer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cleagen is desperately trying to improve his position but Sawyer has a good base and remains in mount.
Sawyer with good strikes from the mount here!
Sawyer is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Cleagen has his takedown stuffed
and Sawyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sawyer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cleagen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cleagen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Sawyer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sawyer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cleagen fails with a takedown attempt.
Sawyer has his takedown stuffed
and Cleagen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cleagen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sawyer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sawyer trying to control the position.
Sawyer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cleagen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sawyer looking for a guillotine here but Cleagen defends easily.
Cleagen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rex Sawyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer controls Cleagen momentarily but Cleagen frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sawyer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rex Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sawyer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cleagen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sawyer's guard now.
Sawyer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cleagen prevents Sawyer from getting back to his feet.
Cleagen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sawyer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cleagen has managed to get both his arms back between Sawyer's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cleagen is controlling him.
Cleagen is working Sawyer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sawyer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sawyer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cleagen wants to sweep but Sawyer has passed to side control!
Cleagen seems a little lost for a moment, as Sawyer dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cleagen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sawyer trying to control the position but Cleagen is working away.
Sawyer gets to mount! Cleagen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cleagen wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cleagen tries to break free.
Cleagen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sawyer lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Cleagen hold on?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is persistently looking for the submission but Cleagen is defending it well.
Sawyer wants to control but Cleagen is keeping busy.
Cleagen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sawyer's guard. Nice work there by Cleagen.
Sawyer scores with a nice shot.
Cleagen stopping the sweep attempt from Sawyer.
Sawyer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawyer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sawyer duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Sawyer 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!
Sawyer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sawyer trying to control the position but Cleagen is working away.
Sawyer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cleagen, who protects the arm well.
Sawyer tries for a kimura but Cleagen is defending well.
Cleagen is trying to improve his position.
Sawyer is looking to take a break and control but Cleagen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cleagen gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cleagen defending well though.
Cleagen is trying to get back to full guard.
Sawyer is working for a submission of some sort.
Cleagen is not content to let Sawyer control the position.
Sawyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sawyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cleagen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is trying to control Cleagen's posture but Cleagen avoids it.
Sawyer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cleagen off and has taken his back!
Cleagen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sawyer.
Cleagen is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sawyer working for the choke.
Cleagen is taking damage to the body and head.
Cleagen prevents Sawyer from getting a body triangle.
Sawyer connects with a big shot to the side of Cleagen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer trying to control.
Cleagen preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sawyer.
Cleagen is trying to break free.
Rex Sawyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sawyer trying to control momentarily.
Sawyer looking for the RNC.
I really don't envy Cleagen right now.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sawyer. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen can't escape the position.
Sawyer tries to keep control of the position but Cleagen is staying busy.
Cleagen tries to break free.
Sawyer tries to get the hooks in deep but Cleagen pushed the leg off.
Cleagen rolls, trying to escape but Sawyer keeps control of the position.
Sawyer struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sandor Cleagen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sawyer trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cleagen doesn't escape.
Sawyer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sawyer tries to keep control of the position but Cleagen is staying busy.
Sawyer working for a choke but Cleagen is defending well.
Sawyer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sawyer struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Sawyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sawyer 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Sawyer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Hawaii Song. A fine choice. 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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159 lbs
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159 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, KJ Noons!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to clinch but Noons moves out of range.
Noons fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Noons counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Noons.
Noons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn wants to control but Noons is keeping busy.
Noons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Noons stops Penn from getting back to his feet.
Noons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Penn wants to improve his position but Noons is controlling well.
Penn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Penn.
Noons postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noons counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Noons avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Noons wants a takedown.
Noons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noons misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KJ Noons.
Noons clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to de liver by Noons. Beautiful body shot.
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Noons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn is breathing heavily.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Noons shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Noons swivels and escapes.
Noons tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noons somewhat.
Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Noons to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noons is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Penn wants to sweep here but Noons controlling him for the moment.
Noons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Noons wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Noons stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
Noons got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Noons has managed to get both his arms back between Penn's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Noons from controlling successfully.
Penn wants to stand and escape but Noons is having none of it.
Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Noons prevents Penn from getting back to his feet.
Noons looking to sit in guard and control but Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noons is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Noons controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penn misses the body punch
and Noons counters by moving into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Noons breaks from the clinch.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Noons sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Noons sprawls well. Noons wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Noons closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Noons dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Penn tries for a takedown but Noons circles away easily
and Noons counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Penn keeping full guard, as Noons tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Noons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Noons defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noons wants to stand but Penn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Noons gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice jab there from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn shoots for a takedown but Noons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Noons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Noons slaps away a takedown attempt from Penn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noons shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Noons showed some decent athleticism there.
Noons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Penn is pressing down on Noons's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Penn is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Noons decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Noons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Penn wants to get up but he can't break Noons's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Penn trying to control but Noons is working from the bottom.
Noons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Penn trying to hold on to Noons's head to control him but Noons postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn gets full guard.
Penn wants to sweep here but Noons controlling him for the moment.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penn is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Noons has his hands clasped together but Penn extends an breaks Noons's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Penn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BJ Penn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (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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BJJ White 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
3 - 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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Thompson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Thompson.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thompson circles away.
Thompson lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson clinches.
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!
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
That's two 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.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marshall Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva wants to stall.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Silva tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marshall Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Thompson 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.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva clinches but Thompson breaks the clinch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as Silva tries to tie him up.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marshall Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
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.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva taking a breather.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Thompson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Silva tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
A short left from Silva.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.
Jab, jab by Thompson - just one landing.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thompson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marshall Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Thompson works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Marshall Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
Thompson scores with a hook.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Thompson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva connects with the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thompson.
Silva wants to clinch
and Thompson counters by clinching up.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Thompson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Flabianno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flabianno has chosen The Pet Shop Boys - Absolutely Fabulous as his entrance music. Wagner Flabianno has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Impaler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wagner Flabianno!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impaler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flabianno swivels and escapes.
Flabianno throws the kick towards the body but Impaler avoids it.
Impaler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flabianno slaps away a takedown attempt from Impaler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flabianno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flabianno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Impaler shoots in for a double leg but Flabianno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Impaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Impaler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Flabianno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Impaler is fighting off a takedown attempt but Flabianno is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Impaler to the mat. Impaler regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Impaler striking off his back but it's not causing Flabianno any problems.
Flabianno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Impaler can't keep his opponent in guard - Flabianno advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Flabianno controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabianno thows a huge punch but Impaler dodges it nicely.
Flabianno stops Impaler from getting back to his feet.
Impaler is looking for a sweep. Flabianno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Impaler is working hard here to advance position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Flabianno in particular looking to stall.
Impaler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Impaler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Flabianno slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Impaler.
Flabianno controlling the action here.
Impaler is refusing to be controlled, as Flabianno sits in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flabianno seems to be working for a kimura but Impaler defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler is looking to improve his position.
Flabianno has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Flabianno trying to control but Impaler is having none of it.
Flabianno unloads with some shots from mount but Impaler bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flabianno throws a wild left hand from mount and Impaler manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Impaler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Impaler won't allow Flabianno to pass to mount.
Flabianno moves into full mount! Impaler won't be happy about that!
Flabianno swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Impaler is now in Flabianno's guard. A big mistake from Flabianno there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wagner Flabianno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Impaler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Flabianno was covering up waiting for the punch and Impaler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Impaler trying to control but Flabianno is working from the bottom.
Impaler is really struggling to control Flabianno but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Flabianno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Impaler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flabianno's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flabianno's back!
Impaler is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Impaler is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Flabianno has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Flabianno has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Impaler struggling to land strikes to the head as Flabianno covers up.
Impaler thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Flabianno staying busy and making it hard for Impaler to control.
Flabianno turns into Impaler and is now in his guard.
Impaler 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.
Flabianno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Impaler is looking to sweep but instead, Flabianno has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flabianno prevents Impaler from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flabianno darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Flabianno is looking to take a break and control but Impaler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Impaler tries to get to full guard but Flabianno has control of the leg.
Flabianno passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler can't escape the 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.
A nice elbow there by Flabianno.
Flabianno raining down shots from the mount!
Flabianno thowing shots but they're missing.
Impaler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flabianno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wagner Flabianno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Impaler tries for a takedown but Flabianno circles away easily
and Flabianno counters with a big head kick but Impaler shrugs it off.
Flabianno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Impaler misses with a takedown
and Flabianno counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Impaler!
Flabianno goes for an armbar but Impaler turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Impaler.
Impaler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flabianno is keeping the position for now.
Impaler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Flabianno is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Impaler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Impaler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabianno looking for a guillotine here but Impaler defends easily.
Flabianno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flabianno is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Impaler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Impaler works his foot free and advances to mount.
Flabianno tries to lock up and control but Impaler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Impaler trying to control but Flabianno is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Flabianno turns into him and now he's in Impaler's guard.
Flabianno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Impaler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Flabianno has managed to get both his arms back between Impaler's legs - danger averted.
Flabianno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Impaler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flabianno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flabianno showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Impaler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flabianno actively working from the bottom here.
Impaler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Flabianno!
Flabianno is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Impaler with shots to the head and body - Flabianno looks very uncomfortable down there.
Impaler looking to isolate an arm here. Flabianno doesn't see it coming and as Impaler extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Impaler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlad Impaler!
Vlad Impaler is the new lightweight champion!
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