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CCF FN 16:Butler vs Bitetti PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Awesome Dick (ranked 24720 p4p, 684 weight class) and Rudy Gobert (ranked 24885 p4p, 681 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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, Awesome Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Gobert!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gobert tries to clinch up but Dick circles away and keeps his distance.
Gobert throws a head kick but Dick moves out of range.
Gobert feints a jab promting Dick to slip. Gobert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dick slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Awesome Dick has been cut.
Gobert wants to clinch up but Dick keeps it at a distance.
Gobert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dick is fending him off so far but Gobert persists. Nope, Dick circles away and we're back to standing.
Dick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gobert wants to get back to full guard.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dick connects with a nice short shot to Gobert's temple.
Dick 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick is nestled in close to Gobert, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gobert is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dick lands strikes from half guard.
Dick slows the pace down in half guard.
Dick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice strikes from Dick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dick in particular looking to stall.
Dick lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dick wants to pass to mount but Gobert is defending the position.
Dick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gobert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dick wants to free his trapped foot but Gobert is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gobert has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dick controlling the action here.
Gobert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dick seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gobert for as long as he can get away with.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dick connects with a nice short shot to Gobert's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gobert is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Dick.
Dick is taking a breather. Gobert says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nice strikes from Dick there.
Dick lands strikes from half guard.
Dick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awesome Dick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Awesome Dick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dick moves to clinch but Gobert breaks away
and Gobert counters with a one-two to the body.
Gobert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gobert breaks the clinch.
Gobert misses with a double jab
and Dick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gobert!
Dick landing strikes.
Dick is looking to take a break and control but Gobert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dick is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gobert's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick lands an elbow.
Dick trying to control the position but Gobert is working away.
Gobert is trying to escape the position but Dick is controlling the position.
Dick is looking to take a break and control but Gobert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dick lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dick is working Gobert over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick lands a decent elbow from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gobert is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dick connects with a decent elbow.
Dick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gobert to see if he's OK.
Dick grinds an elbow into Gobert's temple.
Gobert is rocked!
Gobert regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dick's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Dick winds up and cracks Gobert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gobert can do to turn this around?
Dick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gobert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dick controlling the action here.
Dick winds up and cracks Gobert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dick working Gobert over with strikes.
Well, if Dick is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dick drops an elbow to the side of Gobert's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gobert has hold of Dick's hands but Dick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Awesome Dick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awesome Dick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Awesome Dick'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. And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Dick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gobert shoots in looking for a takedown but Dick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gobert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dick keeps the fight on the outside.
Dick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dick is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gobert can't fight it off and eventually Dick manages to take the fight to the floor. Gobert looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick chips away with some ground and pound.
Dick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gobert has momentary wrist control but Dick slips an elbow through the middle.
Dick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick trying to control but Gobert is working from the bottom.
Dick works over Gobert with some ground and pound from guard.
Dick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dick drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gobert looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gobert looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gobert!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick sneaks back into half guard.
Gobert is thwarting Dick's attempts to control the position.
Dick regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gobert.
Dick is trying to control the position but Gobert postures up.
Dick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gobert is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dick seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gobert throws a strike but Dick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dick stays in close to Gobert's body and controls the position.
Dick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick content to stall in guard here.
Gobert wants to sweep but no luck.
Dick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dick sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gobert's guard.
Gobert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dick lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Awesome Dick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awesome Dick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Lannister (ranked 5683 p4p, 602 weight class) and Antonio Sanchez (ranked 7833 p4p, 709 weight class). Antonio Sanchez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaime Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister misses with the combination.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Lannister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lannister cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Lannister.
Despite the aggression on Sanchez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lannister throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Lannister.
Lannister stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaime Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lannister lands a left and a right that send Sanchez crashing to the mat, dazed. Lannister thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Sanchez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Lannister finish him?
Lannister 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.
Lannister cracks Sanchez's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Sanchez slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Lannister can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaime Lannister!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pacheco (ranked 7337 p4p, 277 weight class) and Mako Takaziko (ranked 23108 p4p, 338 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mako Takaziko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaziko rushes Pacheco and presses him up against the cage.
Pacheco turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pacheco manages to end up in side control.
Takaziko is trying to escape the position but Pacheco is controlling the position.
Takaziko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pacheco is controlling him well.
Pacheco staying calm.
Takaziko tries to escape but Pacheco is in control.
Takaziko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pacheco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pacheco stands up.
Pacheco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pacheco throws an elbow but Takaziko slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pacheco moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco lands a heavy elbow.
Pacheco controlling the pace for now.
Pacheco with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Takaziko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pacheco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pacheco with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pacheco gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Pacheco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takaziko pinned against the cage. Takaziko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Takaziko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pacheco with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaziko throws a series of punches but Pacheco avoids them all with ease.
Takaziko dips to his left and cracks Pacheco with an uppercut!
Pacheco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takaziko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pacheco somewhat.
Takaziko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pacheco scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacheco is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pacheco is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacheco is controlling the pace.
Pacheco is working for a submission of some sort.
Takaziko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pacheco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pacheco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Takaziko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pacheco is taking a breather. Takaziko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pacheco seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Takaziko for as long as he can get away with.
Pacheco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takaziko defends it well.
Takaziko looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pacheco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pacheco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pacheco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pacheco shoots in and drives through. Takaziko sprawls well.
Pacheco shoots in and bounces Takaziko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pacheco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pacheco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco gets to his feet. Takaziko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pacheco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Takaziko tries to bench press Pacheco off him but Pacheco keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco happy to just control the position for now.
Pacheco misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pacheco remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pacheco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Takaziko tries to escape back to his feet but Pacheco has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Takaziko's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Takaziko is tapping! Pacheco saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Pacheco!
Jose Pacheco seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Mako Takaziko was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry About My Loss Fans'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mclendon (ranked 5652 p4p, 514 weight class) and Ryan Hadley (ranked 7218 p4p, 573 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Mclendon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Hadley!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mclendon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hadley managing to block the knees to the body from Mclendon.
Mclendon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hadley avoids the damage to the body.
Mclendon decides to pull guard.
Mclendon wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Hadley has taken Mclendon's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Mclendon has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Hadley!
Ryan Hadley took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want to fight Benjo Clifton!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Miller (ranked 4786 p4p, 454 weight class) and Carlos Ruas (ranked 3945 p4p, 395 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruas tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruas gets a double leg takedown into Miller's guard.
Miller 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.
Miller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miller 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.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Ruas from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruas slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ruas is looking to pass Miller's guard but actually Miller recovers to full guard.
Ruas forces his way into half guard.
Ruas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ruas is trying to control here but Miller has managed to regain half guard.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is refusing to be controlled, as Ruas sits in half guard.
Miller tries to roll over but Ruas keeps him under control.
Ruas trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller is staying active underneath Ruas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruas stalling.
Ruas wants to free his trapped foot but Miller is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Miller!
Miller slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
Ruas tries to pass to full mount but Miller defends it.
Ruas seems to be looking for submissions.
Miller manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Ruas is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Ruas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ruas is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Ruas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Miller!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruas looking for a guillotine from mount but Miller is having none of it.
Ruas wants to take Miller's back here but Miller is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab lands there for Ruas.
Ruas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruas scores with a jab.
Good shot there by Ruas.
Ruas takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruas tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miller has time to react.
Ruas lands a jab to the head.
Ruas cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jeff Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller moves forwards but Ruas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ruas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruas scores with a nice head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Ruas there.
Ruas stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruas lands with a right hand.
Ruas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruas lands an overhand right.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruas as he avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruas, which made it look bad.
Ruas with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ruas.
Ruas is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlos Ruas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruas advances nicely into full mount.
Ruas moves to back control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruas is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Miller defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ruas tightening his grip on Miller, looking for the choke.
Miller staying busy and making it hard for Ruas to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Miller trying to control the action but Ruas just sinks the hooks in.
Miller preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ruas.
Ruas looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Miller taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Ruas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chadwin De Chandler (ranked 1440 p4p, 185 weight class) and Higo Higa (ranked 4494 p4p, 452 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chadwin De Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Higo Higa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Higa.
De Chandler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Higa wants to get back to his feet but De Chandler passes into half guard.
Higa is defending against the submission attempts here by De Chandler.
De Chandler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Higa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Chandler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Higa has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Chandler throwing shots but Higa is blocking nicely.
De Chandler has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higa is refusing to be controlled, as De Chandler sits in half guard.
De Chandler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Higa is just riding it out for now. De Chandler eventually gives up the hold.
De Chandler seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Higa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chadwin De Chandler!
During a confident post fight interview, Chadwin De Chandler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane McMaster (ranked 2069 p4p, 258 weight class) and Brandon Monroe (ranked 1831 p4p, 239 weight class). Kane McMaster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 2, fighting out of London, Kane McMaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMaster scores with a jab to the head.
McMaster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Monroe.
Nice takedown defense from McMaster. No joy for Monroe on that attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McMaster.
It looks like Brandon Monroe has been cut.
McMaster cracks Monroe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Monroe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McMaster finish him?
Monroe is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. McMaster engages and cracks Monroe with a massive lead left hook - Monroe tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! McMaster is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kane McMaster!
After winning the bout, Kane McMaster thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Mason (ranked 1575 p4p, 224 weight class) and Carl Moore (ranked 3135 p4p, 402 weight class). Moore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Mason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Mason counters with a right hand to the body.
Mason blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Mason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mason scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore with the counter takedown but Mason avoids it easily.
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Moore misses.
Carl Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore defending well as Mason loads up on a big left hand.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
It looked like Mason wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a jab when Mason was well out of range.
Moore misses with a right hand
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mason's half guard.
Mason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moore.
Mason wants to improve his position but Moore is controlling well.
Moore looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moore lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to mount his opponent but Mason defends it.
Moore works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Moore landing shots from mount.
Moore scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moore landing strikes from the mount.
Mason is rocked!
Moore postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Mason in real trouble here! The ref calls for Mason to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Moore!
Carl Moore is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Carl Moore 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Roach (ranked 5138 p4p, 566 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 23312 p4p, 808 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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212 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoid misses with a left hand
and Roach counters with a one-two to the body.
Roach defending well as Zoid loads up on a big left hand.
Roach defending well as Zoid loads up on a big left hand.
Zoid gets a clinch.
Zoid blocking some punches.
Zoid lands with a right to the head.
Roach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roach.
Roach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoid gets through Roach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zoid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach throws a punch but it's blocked by Zoid.
Roach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zoid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zoid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roach scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roach throws a punch but it's blocked by Zoid.
Zoid blocking some punches.
Zoid throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach working aggressively here.
Zoid gets through Roach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roach prevents a body shot from Zoid.
Zoid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roach's elbow.
Zoid misses with a punch to the body.
Zoid lands a shoulder strike.
Roach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roach misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roach swings wildly with an uppercut but Zoid uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Zoid fails to land.
Zoid scores with a shot to the side of Roach's head.
Roach lands a shoulder strike.
Zoid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoid is leaning against Roach and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zoid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Roach fails to land.
Zoid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been informed that Zoid 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roach misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zoid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zoid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoid breaks from the clinch.
Zoid missing with a left hand there. Roach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zoids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zoid tries to close the distance and clinch but Roach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zoid misses with a low kick.
Zoid misses with a low kick as Roach jumps back.
Roach looks to land a left hand but Zoid moved out of range nicely.
Zoid looks to score with a jab to the body but Roach is just out of range.
Zoid works Roach's body with a nice hook.
Zoid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zoid thuds his right hand into Roach's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Zoid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roach fakes the leg kick and cracks Zoid in the body.
Roach throws a body punch but Zoid moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Zoid misses the target.
Zoid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roach cracks Zoid with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zoid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zoid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roach at a distance.
Zoid just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Roach misses.
Zoid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach avoids the body shot from Zoid.
Roach jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zoid throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zoid throws a wild body kick that Roach sees coming a mile off.
Roach connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roach motions for Zoid to come forward. Roach throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roach lands a right hook to the body.
Zoid misses with a straight right.
Roach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Zoid is predictable there
and Roach counters with a nice body shot.
Roach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zoid.
As Zoid backs away, Roach returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zoid fails to land with a series of punches.
Roach seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zoid throws a sloppy body shot
and Zoid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roach looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zoid pushes Roach up against the cage in a clinch.
Zoid lands a left hand.
A short left from Roach.
A left hand lands to the body for Roach.
Roach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roach takes a shot to the head.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roach lands an uppercut.
Zoid is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zoid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zoid backwards.
Roach throws a head punch that misses.
Zoid blocks an uppercut.
Roach tries a body shot but Zoid blocks it.
Roach has a couple of punches blocked by Zoid.
Roach tries to work over Zoid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roach misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roach swings wildly with an uppercut but Zoid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roach gets through Zoid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoid presses Roach against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zoid misses with the head strike.
Roach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right from Zoid on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zoid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zoid digs a right hand underneath Roach's ribcage. Roach let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zoid lands a left hand.
Roach is rocked!
Zoid drops Roach onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Roach is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Roach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roach blocking some punches.
Zoid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zoid fails to land.
Roach blocking some punches.
Zoid working aggressively here.
Zoid misses with some punches.
Roach working hard to break the clinch.
Zoid has a couple of punches blocked by Roach.
Zoid has a couple of punches blocked by Roach.
Roach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoid working aggressively here.
Zoid misses with some punches.
Zoid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoid swings wildly with an uppercut but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harold Zoid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roach blocking some punches.
Zoid working aggressively here.
Roach lands with a right to the head.
Zoid throws a head punch that misses.
Roach seems to have got his legs back now.
Zoid blocks an uppercut.
Zoid scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zoid fails to land.
Zoid misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zoid.
Zoid misses with some punches.
Roach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zoid backwards.
Zoid can't find room to land a body shot as Roach controls the action.
Roach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoid lands an uppercut.
Zoid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Zoid.
Zoid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoid misses with the head strike.
Roach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Zoid.
Zoid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zoid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roach.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zoid.
Roach can't find room to land a body shot as Zoid controls the action.
Zoid works on Roach's body with a couple of short punches.
Roach misses with some punches.
Zoid lands an uppercut.
Zoid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zoid creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Roach with a big uppercut! Roach tries to clinch up but Zoid pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Roach to the mat! Roach covers up and Zoid unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harold Zoid!
In his post fight interview, Harold Zoid started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Butler (ranked 890 p4p, 21 weight class) and Sanderlei Bitetti (ranked 2671 p4p, 57 weight class). Jake Butler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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30
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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253 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Butler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanderlei Bitetti!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitetti throws a lazy head kick
and Butler counters with a takedown into side control.
Butler landing strikes.
Bitetti sneaks back into half guard.
Butler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bitetti is looking to control Butler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bitetti avoid being mounted?
Butler prevents Bitetti from improving his position.
Butler working the head and body with strikes.
Butler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Butler is keen to just control but Bitetti is a slippery customer.
Bitetti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bitetti working for a triangle but Butler defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitetti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Butler defends it easily.
Butler connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler working some strikes from top position.
Butler passes Bitetti's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bitetti tries to roll over but Butler keeps him under control.
Butler is looking to take a break and control but Bitetti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butler passes to side control.
Butler working the head with strikes.
Butler lands some shots froms side control.
Bitetti is looking to regain half guard here but Butler keeps moving and retains side control.
Butler moves into full mount!
Butler scoring with strikes but Bitetti is staying in there.
Butler landing strikes from the mount and Bitetti is in trouble!
Bitetti is rocked!
Bitetti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bitetti is still in real trouble! Can Butler finish him?
Butler connects with a bit shot that sees Bitetti covering up! More strikes from Butler and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Butler is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Butler!
Jake Butler retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jake Butler thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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