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TGC 40: Cobb vs Bell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aniceto Platanares (ranked 5413 p4p, 538 weight class) and Scott Strait (ranked 23796 p4p, 744 weight class). Platanares's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Las Piedras Rodantes (El Tri de Mejico). Strait is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Feel So Numb. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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260 lbs
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225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aniceto Platanares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Strait!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Platanares stuffs the takedown.
Strait tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Platanares defends well and Strait ends up having to push Platanares into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Strait closes the distance and clinches.
Platanares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Platanares has Strait pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Platanares pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Strait tumbling to the mat - Platanares dives into Strait's guard.
Strait controls Platanares momentarily but Platanares frees himself.
Strait looking for a guillotine here but Platanares defends easily.
Platanares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strait has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Platanares should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Strait has tightened it up now! Platanares should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Scott Strait!
Scott Strait decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Aniceto Platanares stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had an injured rectum so wasn't 100% for this fight. I'll be back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 3064 p4p, 154 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 3345 p4p, 167 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from Dominguez finds it's target.
Dominguez slips under a jab from Ruenroeng.
Dominguez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dominguez lands a really nice looking cross but Ruenroeng seems unphased.
Ruenroeng moves into the clinch.
Ruenroeng looking to throw knees to the head but Dominguez is blocking nicely.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the head but Dominguez blocks with his arms.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the side of Dominguez's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dominguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dominguez is trying to pull guard but Ruenroeng turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ruenroeng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruenroeng avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Ruenroeng controls the action.
Dominguez is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Dominguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng is leaning against Dominguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruenroeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez takes a shot to the head.
Dominguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Ruenroeng working aggressively here.
Ruenroeng lands a nice elbow.
Ruenroeng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ruenroeng missing with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng cracks Dominguez with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ruenroeng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez working aggressively here.
Dominguez tries to pull guard but Ruenroeng forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Dominguez.
Ruenroeng with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dominguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez looking to stall.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dominguez is defending well for now.
Ruenroeng with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow inside.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruenroeng lands a damaging elbow.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee to the head.
Dominguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruenroeng is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruenroeng just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruenroeng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez avoiding damage as Ruenroeng throws knees to the body.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruenroeng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dominguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruenroeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries for a takedown but Ruenroeng manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruenroeng.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Ruenroeng.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominguez avoiding damage as Ruenroeng throws knees to the body.
Dominguez wants to take the fight to the mat but Ruenroeng manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Dominguez fails to land.
Nice body punch from Dominguez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruenroeng obliges.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dominguez.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruenroeng with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Ruenroeng dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dominguez misses with a hook.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Ruenroeng lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheers as Dominguez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruenroeng doesn't seem phased though.
Ruenroeng looks to land a body kick but Dominguez moved away.
Dominguez tries to bum rush Ruenroeng with a series of wild strikes but Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dominguez sets himself, and Ruenroeng steps forward looking for the clinch! Dominguez avoids it this time.
Ruenroeng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick that misses.
Ruenroeng thuds his right hand into Dominguez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dominguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dominguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng blocks a jab.
Ruenroeng pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dominguez back to the cage. Ruenroeng follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominguez tries to score with a low kick but Ruenroeng moves his leg out of the way.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dominguez pushes Ruenroeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ruenroeng blocking some punches.
Dominguez is trying to pull guard but Ruenroeng turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ruenroeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Dominguez.
Ruenroeng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dominguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dominguez's face.
Dominguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruenroeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looking to stall.
Ruenroeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng pushes Dominguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng missing with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a damaging elbow.
Dominguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the head.
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruenroeng blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez misses with the head strike.
Ruenroeng lands a nice elbow.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ruenroeng connects with a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruenroeng.
A head punch on the inside from Dominguez fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominguez.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruenroeng lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruenroeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez's elbow.
Ruenroeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng blocking some punches.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the body.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dominguez avoids it.
Ruenroeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dominguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruenroeng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruenroeng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Ruenroeng on the inside.
Ruenroeng swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dominguez avoids it.
Ruenroeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruenroeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dominguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruenroeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruenroeng connects with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Ruenroeng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruenroeng lands a nice elbow.
Dominguez blocks an elbow strike.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ruenroeng.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Ruenroeng controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Ruenroeng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng defending well as Dominguez loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Dominguez. That snapped Ruenroeng's head back.
A jab lands there for Ruenroeng.
Dominguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruenroeng has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominguez misses the target.
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Dominguez misses with a right hand
and Ruenroeng counters by moving into the clinch.
Dominguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike.
Dominguez has a couple of punches blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominguez tries to stall but Ruenroeng uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Ruenroeng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with the head strike.
Dominguez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruenroeng prevents it.
Ruenroeng with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruenroeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruenroeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dominguez blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominguez's defenses.
Ruenroeng with a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
Ruenroeng avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
Ruenroeng utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ruenroeng lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruenroeng throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez tries a body shot but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Dominguez lands with a light punch inside.
Dominguez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruenroeng gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Dominguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Ruenroeng.
Nice body punch from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng looking to throw knees to the head but Dominguez is blocking nicely.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruenroeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Dominguez avoids the damage to the body.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow inside.
Ruenroeng misses with the head strike.
Dominguez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ruenroeng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ruenroeng.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng misses with some punches.
Ruenroeng throws a head punch that misses.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Dominguez stalling against the cage.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow just above Dominguez 's eye.
Dominguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Dominguez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ruenroeng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominguez tries to pull guard but Ruenroeng holds him up against the cage and eventually Dominguez drops back down to his feet.
Ruenroeng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruenroeng with a knee to the head.
Dominguez presses Ruenroeng against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with the head strike.
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruenroeng blocks it with crossed arms.
Dominguez presses Ruenroeng against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Dominguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruenroeng tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
Ruenroeng lands a nice knee to the body.
Dominguez has a couple of punches blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng working Dominguez over with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the head.
Ruenroeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dominguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Dominguez working aggressively here.
Rico Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruenroeng.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Ruenroeng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruenroeng has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Alviso (ranked 3420 p4p, 370 weight class) and Bill Oddie (ranked 3160 p4p, 347 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alviso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pooh Man-Oakland. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Alviso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Oddie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alviso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oddie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alviso misses with an uppercut
and Oddie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oddie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good shot there by Alviso.
Alviso shoots in for a takedown but Oddie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jerome Alviso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alviso lands a nice looking body shot.
Alviso lands a lovely overhand right.
Oddie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvisos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alviso tries to score with a low kick but Oddie moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body punch from Oddie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oddie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alviso throws a leg kick which misses Oddie's front leg but catches the back leg as Oddie tries to avoid it.
Alviso has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alviso throws a body punch but Oddie moves out of range.
Oddie moves out of range of the strikes.
Alviso misses with a looping left.
Oddie slips a straight right by Alviso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alviso throws the kick towards the body but Oddie avoids it.
Oddie flicks out a counter leg kick but Alviso steps away.
Oddie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oddie fakes the leg kick and cracks Alviso in the body.
Alviso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oddie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alviso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oddie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the body from Alviso misses
and Oddie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alviso's knee momentarily.
Alviso looks to land a combination but Oddie avoids it well.
Alviso lands a nice shot to the body.
Oddie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alviso throws a push kick but Oddie slaps the foot to one side.
Alviso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oddie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oddie - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alviso swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alviso throws a head kick but Oddie moves out of range.
Oddie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alviso will feel that in the morning.
Alviso on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alviso is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alviso or perhaps it was just good defense by Oddie, which made it look bad.
Oddie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alviso takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Jerome Alviso has been cut.
Oddie jabs Alviso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bill Oddie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alviso misses with a body shot.
Oddie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oddie scores with a nice body kick.
Alviso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alviso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oddie.
Oddie lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Alviso falls backwards - clearly groggy! Oddie dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Oddie!
The defeated Jerome Alviso had this to say: 'My dad and brother are going to kick my ass again when I get home...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Salvatore (ranked 1869 p4p, 192 weight class) and Malcom Syndal (ranked 2324 p4p, 225 weight class). Salvatore's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Reich mir die Hand. Enzo Salvatore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcom Syndal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndal slips a jab and a cross from Salvatore.
It seemed like Syndal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Syndal stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvatore. Salvatore gets slowly back to his feet.
Syndal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salvatore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Salvatore wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Syndal, who protects the arm well.
Syndal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatore is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Syndal sees it coming and defends easily.
Syndal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salvatore is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Syndal has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Salvatore is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Syndal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Salvatore is trying to control the action in half guard but Syndal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Salvatore uses his free foot to push down on Syndal's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Syndal.
Salvatore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salvatore is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Salvatore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Enzo Salvatore!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Enzo Salvatore made sure he mentioned Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Show (ranked 1978 p4p, 260 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 3844 p4p, 432 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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202 lbs
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194 lbs
3 - 1 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Show will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Show has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Show struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Show misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Show tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Show lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Show is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith tries to break free but Show pushes him back against the cage.
Show blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Show misses with some punches.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Show uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shows head.
Show tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Show fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Show misses with a punch to the body.
Smith blocks a body shot from Show.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Show.
Show's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a head kick but Show moves out of range.
Show closes the distance and clinches.
Show misses with a body punch.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Show manages to break the clinch.
Smith thumps Show with a low kick.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Show.
Smith swings for the body but Show moves out of range.
Show is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Show misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws a leg kick but Show sees it coming and moves out of range.
Show lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Show misses with a hook
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Show throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Show misses with a wild body shot.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Show moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Show's shoulder, as Show tries to avoid the shot.
Show scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Show lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Joe Smith has been cut.
Show misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Show is rocked!
Smith keeps Show at a distance using the push kick.
Oh Show is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Show is breathing heavily.
Smith scores with a push kick.
Smith fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Show square on the jaw! Damn, Show is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Smith!
Joe Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy DeVito (ranked 1243 p4p, 171 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 1570 p4p, 205 weight class). Pierre St George 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy DeVito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre St George!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St George connects with a body shot that sends DeVito's belly button to the back.
DeVito tries to clinch but St George is having none of it.
St George throws out a counter right but DeVito avoids it with no problem.
DeVito moves in looking to clinch but St George pushes him off.
St George circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeVito moves into range and clinches up with St George.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St George just misses with a elbow thrown towards DeVito's brow.
St George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St George is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeVito is defending well for now.
DeVito struggles to land a body shot inside as St George controls his hands.
St George's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St George missing with a left hand there. DeVito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St George tries to keep at a distance but DeVito has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St George.
DeVito misses with the head strike.
DeVito has a couple of punches blocked by St George.
DeVito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St George breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeVito moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for DeVito.
DeVito has a couple of punches blocked by St George.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeVito.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DeVito.
I was talking to DeVito's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
DeVito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
DeVito has St George pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. DeVito pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending St George tumbling to the mat - DeVito dives into St George's guard.
St George looking for a sweep. Not yet St George, not yet.
DeVito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St George is keeping the position for now.
DeVito slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
DeVito misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVito wants to lay and pray for a moment but St George keeps working.
St George is trying to control DeVito's posture but DeVito avoids it.
DeVito is trying to get an arm triangle but St George is defending well.
You can see the frustration on St George's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
DeVito advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St George wants to control but DeVito is having none of it.
DeVito wants to control the pace but St George is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DeVito working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
DeVito throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for St George because DeVito loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St George is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, DeVito has taken his back.
St George looking very determined here, making life difficult for DeVito.
DeVito is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged St George with him. St George is trying to defend but DeVito has an arm under the chin now! St George grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy DeVito!
A victorious Tommy DeVito thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karelin Pripyat (ranked 1515 p4p, 166 weight class) and Sage Sabin (ranked 2597 p4p, 284 weight class). Sabin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Supersonic - Oasis. Sage Sabin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karelin Pripyat!
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, Sage Sabin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pripyat circles away quickly and effectively.
Pripyat shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pripyat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pripyat wants to work for an arm triangle but Sabin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pripyat is looking to advance position but Sabin won't allow it.
Pripyat looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pripyat is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sabin defends it well.
Sabin tries to kick Pripyat off but Pripyat keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Pripyat's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pripyat.
Sabin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pripyat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pripyat working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pripyat lands a nice short elbow.
Pripyat winds up and cracks Sabin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pripyat lands a nice short elbow.
Pripyat is nestled in close to Sabin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sabin looks winded!
Pripyat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pripyat lands a nice short elbow.
Sabin is rocked!
Pripyat is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Sabin is hurt! He's hurt bad - Pripyat fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Sabin from any more punishment! Congratulations to Pripyat! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karelin Pripyat!
Karelin Pripyat managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fanatic Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Clay (ranked 1128 p4p, 55 weight class) and Fentz Straterloo (ranked 1277 p4p, 63 weight class). Clay comes to the cage accompanied by Believe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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28
140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fentz Straterloo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Straterloo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clay looks to land a left hand but Straterloo moved out of range nicely.
Clay backing away here, and Straterloo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Clay throws a body punch but Straterloo moves out of range.
Straterloo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Straterloo checks the leg kick.
Straterloo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Straterloo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Straterloo gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Straterloo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clay.
With the fighters up against the cage, Straterloo throws an elbow but misses.
Clay tries to throw a body punch but Straterloo avoids it by throwing Clay back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Straterloo has him pressed against the cage.
Straterloo working aggressively here.
We've been hearing reports that Clay has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Straterloo lands an elbow inside.
Straterloo blocks an elbow strike.
Straterloo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clay jumps guard but Straterloo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Straterloo lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Andre Clay has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Straterloo avoids a wild elbow strike from Clay.
Straterloo lands an elbow inside that Clay shrugs off.
Clay is trying to break the clinch but Straterloo is controlling him.
Clay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Straterloo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Straterloo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Straterloo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clay.
Clay misses with a hook. Straterloo ducked under it nicely.
Clay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Straterloo slips a straight right by Clay.
Straterloo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Straterloo misses with a looping right.
Straterloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clay.
Clay throws a looping overhand right but Straterloo ducks down to avoid it.
Clay throws an off balance right hand
and Straterloo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clay's knee momentarily.
Clay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clay misses with a straight left.
Clay throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Straterloo counters with a straight right hand.
Clay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Straterloo's head.
Straterloo slips under a jab from Clay.
Straterloo avoids the body shot from Clay.
Straterloo ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Straterloo misses with a looping right.
Clay scores with a jab. Straterloo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clay misses with a body shot.
And Straterloo responds with a good body kick, but Clay manages to step out the way in time.
Clay throws a chopping leg kick but Straterloo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Straterloo throws out a counter right but Clay avoids it with no problem.
Straterloo thumps Clay with a low kick.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Straterloo moves away.
Nice defenses there by Straterloo.
Clay loads up on a big right hand but Straterloo slips the punch.
Clay throws a low kick, looking for Straterloo's leg but Straterloo calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Clay misses.
Clay throws a jab when Straterloo was well out of range.
Clay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Straterloo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clay to score with a decent uppercut.
Clay misses with a double jab
letting Straterloo counter with a right hand.
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Straterloo.
Clay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Straterloo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Straterloo ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Clay throws a lazy uppercut
and Straterloo counters with a nice uppercut.
Straterloo with a hook.
Clay throws a jab but it's blocked by Straterloo.
Straterloo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Straterloo lands with a nice body kick.
Clay digs a good body shot into Straterloo's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straterloo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clay throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Straterloo wants to clinch up but Clay keeps it at a distance.
Clay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Clay lands with a nice body punch.
Straterloo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clay eats them both and turns towards Straterloo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clay lands with an uppercut that bounces Straterloo off the cage and back into range.
Straterloo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clay.
Straterloo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clay throws out the jab.
Straterloo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clay.
Straterloo is rocked!
Clay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Straterloo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Clay throws an overhand right that lands on Straterloo's shoulder, as Straterloo tries to avoid the shot.
Straterloo feints a counter leg kick.
Clay is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Straterloo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A punch lands to the side of Clay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Straterloo misses with a wild body shot.
Straterloo moves in looking to clinch but Clay pushes him off.
Straterloo missing with a left hand there. Clay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clay connects with a body shot that sends Straterloo's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andre Clay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre Clay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Straterloo blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Straterloo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the liver by Clay. Beautiful body shot.
Straterloo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clay.
Straterloo tries a quick counter leg kick but Clay is wise to it.
Clay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Straterloo. That one must have hurt.
Straterloo ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Straterloo walks into a jab.
Clay throws a head kick that misses
and Straterloo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clay's knee momentarily.
Straterloo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clay throws a hook to the side of Straterloo's head but Straterloo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay throws a lazy uppercut
and Straterloo counters with a nice leg kick.
Clay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Straterloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay dips to his left and cracks Straterloo with an uppercut!
Clay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Straterloo's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Straterloo tries to clinch but Clay is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Straterloo, right into the meat.
Clay throws a poor cross that misses
and Straterloo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Straterloo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Straterloo checks it well.
Straterloo throws out a counter right but Clay avoids it with no problem.
Clay misses with a left hand
and Straterloo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clay's knee momentarily.
Andre Clay is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Straterloo tries to bum rush Clay with a series of wild strikes but Clay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Clay misses the target.
Clay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andre Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Straterloo.
Straterloo staying out of range there.
Clay throws a head kick but Straterloo moves out of range.
Straterloo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clay misses the shot to the body.
Straterloo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Straterloo counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Straterloo under the eye.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Straterloo moves away.
Straterloo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clay misses the shot to the body.
Clay scores with a jab. Straterloo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Straterloo is still on wobbly legs! Can Clay finish him?
Clay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clay misses with an uppercut.
Clay looks for the body kick but Straterloo saw that one coming.
Clay misses the jab.
Straterloo ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Straterloo seems to have recovered his senses.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Straterloo is out of range.
Straterloo connects with an inside leg kick.
Straterloo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Straterloo slips a jab from Clay.
A nice leg kick lands there from Straterloo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
Straterloo feints a counter leg kick.
Clay loads up on a big right hand but Straterloo slips the punch.
Straterloo slips under a jab.
Clay swings widly with a right hand
and Straterloo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Clay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Straterloo.
A big right from Straterloo misses.
Clay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Straterloo thuds his shin into the meat of Clay's side.
Clay throws an off balance right hand
and Straterloo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Straterloo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Straterloo missing with a left hand there. Clay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clay throws out a loose jab but Straterloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Straterloo scores with a punch to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Straterloo as he connects with a hook.
Clay is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Clay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Straterloo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clay works the jab nicely.
Clay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Straterloo counters with a good, hard body kick but Clay shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clay misses with a right hand
and Straterloo counters with a body kick.
Clay will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Clay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Straterloo cracks Clay with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Clay falls to his knees and Straterloo 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 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fentz Straterloo!
Fentz Straterloo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Cobb (ranked 156 p4p, 15 weight class) and Doug Bell (ranked 1089 p4p, 121 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Tyson Cobb had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Cobb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Bell!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Sloppy strikes from Bell. Those never looked like landing.
Cobb lands a left and a right that send Bell crashing to the mat, dazed. Cobb thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bell is rocked!
It looks like Doug Bell has been cut.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cobb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cobb misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell walks straight into a right hand from Cobb - that's dropped him! Cobb jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bell from any more punishment! Bell complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyson Cobb!
Tyson Cobb retains his heavyweight title!
Tyson Cobb managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Real Men Supplements, into his post fight interview.
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