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V.32: Garibaldi vs. Egorov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mace Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Cooper told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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264 lbs
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mace Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper fails to land the takedown.
Raven moves into range and clinches up with Cooper.
Raven displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the cage.
Raven pushes off an throws an elbow but Cooper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raven lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Henry Cooper has been cut.
Cooper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Raven lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raven throws an elbow but misses.
Raven lands an elbow inside that Cooper shrugs off.
Raven stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raven lands an elbow that stopped Cooper in his tracks for a moment.
Raven comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raven is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cooper can't fight it off and eventually Raven manages to take the fight to the floor. Cooper looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raven.
Raven is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven postures up in Cooper's guard and throws a big left but Cooper blocks it.
Raven pushes down on Cooper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Raven is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Raven moves nicely into side control.
Raven wants to control but Cooper is keeping him busy.
Cooper is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper is letting Raven control him for a moment.
Raven trying to control the position but Cooper is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Raven.
Cooper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cooper defending against the ground and pound.
Cooper struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cooper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raven misses the shot to the body.
Raven scores with a leg kick.
Raven gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven works his way into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice elbow there by Raven.
Raven lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven with good strikes from the mount here!
Raven tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Raven putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Raven pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Raven unloading with bombs!
Cooper working to try and regain half guard.
Raven looking to finish Cooper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cooper!
Raven looking to control but Cooper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Raven landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raven lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cooper hang on?
Raven looking to control but Cooper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cooper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mace Raven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Cooper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooper misses with a takedown
and Raven counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cooper!
Raven working for a guillotine from mount but Cooper is in no mood to give up.
Raven breaks from Cooper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Raven controlling the position easily from mount.
Raven lands a heavy elbow.
Raven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Raven postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cooper looks a forlorn figure.
Raven dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven looking to control but Cooper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Raven with a couple of short strikes.
Raven tries to control but Cooper wriggling away.
Cooper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Raven lands a heavy elbow.
Cooper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mace Raven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Raven in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cooper tries to hold on but Raven postures up.
Raven punishing his opponent with strikes.
Raven 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking to control but Cooper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Raven landing shots from mount.
Raven wants to control the pace but Cooper is squirming around nicely.
Raven has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cooper's face.
Raven can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cooper is looking to escape.
Raven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooper can do to turn this around?
Cooper tries to lock up and control but Raven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Raven postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cooper looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cooper's face.
Raven lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Raven has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cooper's face.
Cooper is working to get back to half guard.
Raven sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Raven unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper working to try and regain half guard.
Raven controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven trying to control but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raven. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Raven controlling from the full mount.
Cooper is desperately trying to improve his position but Raven has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raven has hold of Cooper's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cooper manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mace Raven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Cooper's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Raven darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mace Raven.
Cooper fails with the takedown
and Raven counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Raven.
Raven throws a big right hand that misses.
Raven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raven controlling from the top position.
Raven lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Raven slips nicely into half guard.
Cooper is staying active underneath Raven, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cooper is trying to maintain the position but Raven is very close to passing his half guard.
Raven wants to take a breather but Cooper is having none of it.
Raven scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Raven passes to side control.
Raven working the head and body with strikes.
Cooper is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Raven advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is in a horrible position here. Raven smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Raven tries to control but Cooper wriggling away.
Raven in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Raven connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Raven tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Raven can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cooper is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mace Raven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raven tries to control but Cooper wriggling away.
Raven controlling from mount.
Raven landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven unloading with bombs!
Raven with good strikes from the mount here!
Raven lands a big elbow.
Raven takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Raven's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee warns Cooper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raven controlling from mount.
Raven looking to finish Cooper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cooper!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mace Raven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raven has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mace Raven!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Sandwich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Lesnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Knuckle Sandwich's chin.
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278 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knuckle Sandwich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandwich tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandwich.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesnar feints and as Sandwich raises his hands in defense, Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesnar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Sandwich blocks nicely.
Lesnar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lesnar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sandwich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lesnar works over Sandwich with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandwich wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Sandwich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lesnar stops Sandwich from standing up.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar slips nicely into half guard.
Lesnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lesnar is controlling the pace.
Sandwich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lesnar wants to free his trapped foot but Sandwich is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lesnar winds up and cracks Sandwich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lesnar slips a nice elbow through Sandwich's hands, connecting with Sandwich's forehead.
Lesnar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sandwich is trying to stand up here but Lesnar is controlling him well.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Sandwich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich wants to get back to his feet.
Sandwich wants to control but Lesnar is keeping busy.
Lesnar winds up and cracks Sandwich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lesnar passes to full mount!
Lesnar with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sandwich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sandwich tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Lesnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesnar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sandwich manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lesnar distracts Sandwich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Sandwich has wrist control.
Lesnar thows a big elbow that misses.
Lesnar advances to half guard.
Sandwich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lesnar working over Sandwich with some ground and pound. Sandwich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lesnar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lesnar moves into full mount! Sandwich won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Lesnar! Sandwich is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Lafferty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lafferty!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafferty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lafferty doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn circles away.
Lafferty wants to clinch up but Benn keeps it at a distance.
Benn swings for the body but Lafferty moves out of range.
Lafferty tries to clinch but Benn is having none of it.
Lafferty moves in looking to clinch but Benn pushes him off.
Benn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafferty manages to avoid it.
Lafferty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafferty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafferty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lafferty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Benn. Beautiful body shot.
Benn lands a glancing blow to the side of Lafferty's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafferty tries to clinch up but Benn circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn lands a right hook to the body.
Lafferty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn lands with a hook. Lafferty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafferty manages to avoid it.
Lafferty tries a head kick but it misses.
Lafferty tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lafferty tries to clinch up but Benn circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn lands a right hook to the body.
Lafferty tries to clinch but Benn moves out of range.
Benn connects with a right hand. Lafferty shakes it off.
Benn lands with a shot to the body.
Benn cracks a nice hook into Lafferty's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafferty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafferty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lafferty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benn cracks Lafferty with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lafferty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafferty is just out of range.
Benn lands with a straight right. Lafferty didn't see that one coming.
Lafferty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lafferty is looking to clinch but Benn is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn scores with a hook to the body. Lafferty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lafferty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lafferty lands with a slapping head kick.
Benn lands a nice hook to Lafferty's body. Lafferty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benn with a jab.
Benn swings for the body but Lafferty moves out of range.
Lafferty drops his hands momentarily and Benn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benn lands a slapping body shot.
Benn lands with a nice body punch.
A left lands for Benn.
Benn thows a body shot but no joy.
Benn works the jab nicely.
Benn thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lafferty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lafferty avoids the body shot from Benn.
Benn misses with a wild body shot.
Lafferty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benn digs a good body shot into Lafferty's ribs.
Lafferty is looking to clinch.
Benn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn digs a good body shot into Lafferty's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Benn as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lafferty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benn scores with a jab to the head.
Benn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Benn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lafferty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lafferty lands with a kick to the temple. Benn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Benn connects with a nice looking jab.
Benn scores with a body shot.
Nigel Benn is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafferty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larry Lafferty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lafferty might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Benn has got the better of the exchanges.
Lafferty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benn stuns Lafferty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafferty manages to avoid it.
Benn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benn thows a body shot but no joy.
Benn scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn lands a right hook to the body.
Lafferty drops his hands momentarily and Benn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lafferty tries to clinch up but Benn circles away and keeps his distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Benn as he connects with a hook.
Benn lands a nice hook to Lafferty's body. Lafferty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benn thows a body shot but no joy.
Benn lands with a shot to the body.
Crunch! Lafferty slams his shin into Benn's torso.
Lafferty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benn motions for Lafferty to come forward. Benn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lafferty as he avoids it easily.
Lafferty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lafferty gets a clinch.
Lafferty stalling in the clinch but Benn improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafferty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lafferty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benn is keeping busy.
Benn can't break the clinch.
Benn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benn managing to block the knees to the body from Lafferty.
Benn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lafferty backwards.
Benn is trying to break the clinch but Lafferty has him pressed against the cage.
Benn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lafferty missing with knees to the body.
Benn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Benn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lafferty backwards.
Benn works on Lafferty's body with a couple of short punches.
Benn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lafferty backwards.
Benn is trying to force a seperation but Lafferty has the dominant position.
Lafferty wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn lands a shot to the body.
Lafferty is breathing heavily.
Lafferty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lafferty stalling in the clinch but Benn improves position.
Benn stalling the fight.
Lafferty looking to throw knees to the head but Benn is blocking nicely.
Lafferty misses with a knee to the head.
Lafferty has Benn pressed against the cage, preventing Benn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lafferty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benn is defending well for now.
Lafferty trying to stall but Benn improves his position.
Benn lands a shoulder strike.
Lafferty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lafferty backwards.
Benn is trying to force a seperation but Lafferty has the dominant position.
Benn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lafferty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lafferty misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafferty misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benn.
Benn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lafferty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lafferty throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Benn - that landed with a thud.
Benn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benn cracks Lafferty with a nice body shot.
Benn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Benn.
Benn digs a right hand underneath Lafferty's ribcage. Lafferty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn works on Lafferty's body with a couple of short punches.
Benn tries to circle away but Lafferty has him pinned against the cage.
Benn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benn pushes Lafferty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Benn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Benn throws a shot to the body.
Lafferty lands a nice looking body kick.
Benn looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafferty is just out of range.
Lafferty is looking to clinch but Benn is avoiding it.
Benn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lafferty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafferty.
Lafferty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lafferty wants to clinch.
Lafferty misses with a low kick.
Lafferty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafferty avoids the body shot from Benn.
Lafferty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn keeps the fight on the outside.
Lafferty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benn.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benn as Lafferty tries to tie him up.
Lafferty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benn blocks it with crossed arms.
Lafferty landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Benn as the two fighters clinch.
Lafferty misses with a knee to the head.
Lafferty stalling in the clinch but Benn improves position.
Benn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lafferty backwards.
Lafferty misses with a knee strike.
Lafferty is trying to maintain a safe position but Benn gets an underhook and turns Lafferty into the cage.
Benn pushes Lafferty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benn.
Benn scores with a hook to the body.
Lafferty looking to throw knees to the head but Benn is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Benn.
Benn is stalling here.
Lafferty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lafferty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benn is defending well for now.
Benn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lafferty backwards.
Benn pushes Lafferty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Benn.
Benn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafferty can do to turn this around?
Benn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Benn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn breaks from the clinch.
Benn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benn connects with a body shot.
Lafferty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benn swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafferty.
Benn lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafferty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benn, as that shot connected.
Benn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafferty doesn't seem bothered though.
Nigel Benn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benn works Lafferty's body with a nice hook.
Lafferty tries to clinch but Benn moves out of range.
Larry Lafferty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafferty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lafferty tries to clinch up.
Benn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lafferty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lafferty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafferty tries to clinch but Benn moves out of range.
Benn scores with a hook to the body. Lafferty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lafferty takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benn scores with a jab to the body.
Benn lands the left hand.
Benn misses with a wild body shot.
Lafferty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lafferty tries to clinch but Benn moves out of range.
Lafferty tries to clinch there but Benn circles away.
Lafferty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafferty tries to clinch up but Benn circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafferty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lafferty throws a sloppy head kick and Benn moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maddox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies. Mario Mattos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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196 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Mattos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mattos moves away.
Maddox rushes Mattos and presses him up against the cage.
The referee calls for Maddox to work.
Maddox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maddox throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Maddox on the inside.
Maddox works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mattos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maddox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mattos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maddox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mattos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mattos wants to get back to his feet but Maddox is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Maddox has passed into side control.
Maddox cracks Mattos with a big right hand but Mattos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mattos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mattos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maddox lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mattos down.
Mattos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mattos taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos taking a bit of punishment here - Maddox scoring with strikes.
Maddox cracks Mattos with a big right hand but Mattos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mattos is looking to get back to his feet here but Maddox is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mattos's back.
Maddox looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
It looks like Mario Mattos has been cut.
Maddox looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Mattos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maddox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
I would not like to be Mattos right now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Maddox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos trying to control the hands but Maddox won't let him.
Maddox lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Maddox.
Mattos looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Maddox connects with a big shot to the side of Mattos's head.
Maddox scores with strikes from the back.
Maddox has Mattos flattened out and is raining down punches.
Maddox biding his time, looking for the opening.
Mattos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mattos is looking for a way out.
That has opened up Mario Mattos's cut even more.
Maddox wants to control but Mattos is keeping busy.
Maddox is landing with strikes from the back.
The cut above Mario Mattos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mattos covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Mario Mattos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mario Mattos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Otto Maddox!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Tuckey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuckey comes to the cage accompanied by Land Down Under - Men at Work. Armstrong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We Were Soldiers by Sgt. Mackenzie. 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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285 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Tuckey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuckey looks to land a right hand but Armstrong moved out of range.
Tuckey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tuckey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses the body punch
and Tuckey counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Craig Armstrong has been cut.
Tuckey lands a right hook to the body.
Armstrong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armstrong looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuckey lands a jab-cross combination.
Tuckey jabs at Armstrong's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tuckey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tuckey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Armstrong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuckey.
Tuckey tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Tuckey back against the cage.
Tuckey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Tuckey presses Armstrong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tuckey lands with a right to the head.
Tuckey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson Tuckey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuckey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Armstrong at a distance.
Tuckey lands a left and a right that send Armstrong crashing to the mat, dazed. Tuckey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Armstrong is rocked!
That has opened up Craig Armstrong's cut even more.
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!
Tuckey thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuckey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tuckey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuckey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tuckey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Armstrong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tuckey tries to avoid it but Armstrong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tuckey to the ground. Tuckey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Armstrong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tuckey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tuckey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Tuckey.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tuckey working aggressively here.
Armstrong blocking some punches.
Tuckey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armstrong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wilson Tuckey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Armstrong.
Tuckey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuckey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tuckey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tuckey lands a jab to Armstrong's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Tuckey. Beautiful body shot.
Tuckey moves into the clinch successfully.
Tuckey is leaning against Armstrong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tuckey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tuckey lands with a short shot to the head.
Tuckey scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tuckey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuckey pushes Armstrong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Armstrong takes a shot to the head.
Tuckey tries to work over Armstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuckey cracks Armstrong with a nice body shot.
Tuckey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Armstrongs head.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuckey.
Tuckey breaks the clinch.
Tuckey swinging wildly here.
Armstrong walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tuckey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Tuckey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Armstrong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tuckey misses with a body punch
and Armstrong counters with a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Armstrong.
Armstrong shoots in but no luck this time.
Armstrong drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tuckey being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tuckey keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tuckey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tuckey being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Armstrong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Armstrong landing some decent shots from guard.
Tuckey keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tuckey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tuckey's head.
Armstrong is looking to work some ground and pound but Tuckey has wrist control.
Armstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tuckey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to control but Tuckey is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Craig Armstrong.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tuckey sprawls well. Tuckey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson Tuckey is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Tuckey blocks the leg kick.
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.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Tuckey pushes him off.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong throws a combination that misses
and Tuckey counters with a one-two to the body.
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong throws a looping overhand right but Tuckey ducks down to avoid it.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Tuckey is avoiding it.
Tuckey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tuckey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tuckey is looking to wear down Armstrong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tuckey slaps away a takedown attempt from Armstrong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Armstrong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Armstrong throws a shot from downtown. Tuckey moves away and avoids it.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Armstrong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tuckey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong looks to clinch
and Tuckey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tuckey rushes Armstrong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looking to slow down the pace here.
Tuckey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Tuckey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Armstrong prevents a body shot from Tuckey.
Nice body punch from Tuckey.
Tuckey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuckey lands a shot to the body.
Tuckey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tuckey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cut above Craig Armstrong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tuckey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuckey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuckey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Tuckey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Tuckey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armstrong.
Tuckey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuckey is working Armstrong over against the cage.
Tuckey tries to work over Armstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuckey lands a left hand.
Tuckey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuckey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong looking for a takedown.
Wilson Tuckey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Armstrong.
A short right from Tuckey.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuckey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Armstrong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tuckey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tuckey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Tuckey.
Tuckey digs a right hand underneath Armstrong's ribcage. Armstrong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tuckey digs a right hand into Armstrong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Armstrong's gas tank.
Tuckey cracks Armstrong with a nice body shot.
Tuckey scores with a shoulder strike.
Tuckey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tuckey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tuckey lands a shot to the body.
Armstrong being controlled against the cage.
Wilson Tuckey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuckey tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Tuckey back against the cage.
Tuckey working aggressively here.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuckey takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Tuckey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Tuckey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey cracks Armstrong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Tuckey circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuckey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Tuckey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tuckey catches Armstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Tuckey.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tuckey swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tuckey throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
Tuckey tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Tuckey blocks the low kick.
Tuckey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Tuckey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuckey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Tuckey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think kong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GIANT KONG. Baramari has chosen the Streets - ***4 o'clock*** as his entrance music. Giant kong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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288 lbs
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285 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giant kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baramari throws a leg kick but kong checks it.
A swing and a miss from kong.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baramari.
Baramari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
kong is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baramari throws a head kick that kong semi-blocks.
It looks like Giant kong has been cut.
Baramari looks to land a combination but kong avoids it well.
A punch combination from Baramari misses.
Baramari instigates a clinch.
kong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baramari's efforts to push away.
kong has Baramari pressed against the cage, preventing Baramari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baramari tries to clinch but kong moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Baramari. That snapped kong's head back.
Baramari lands a big head kick that sends kong tumbling to the mat! Baramari takes a step backwards and waves kong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
kong misses the jab.
Baramari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baramari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
kong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Baramari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baramari thumps kong with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
kong has Baramari pressed against the cage, preventing Baramari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baramari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baramari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baramari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baramari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baramari tries to clinch up but kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Baramari works over kong's head and body with a nice combination.
Giant kong's cut is getting worse.
Baramari throws a head kick but kong moves out of range.
kong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baramari. Baramari obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baramari throws the kick towards the body but kong avoids it.
Baramari misses with a head kick.
Baramari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
kong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baramari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Giant kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baramari misses with a two punch combination.
Bob Baramari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baramari lands a head kick. kong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Giant kong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Baramari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
kong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Baramari throws a head kick that misses.
Baramari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baramari tries to bum rush kong with a series of wild strikes but kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
kong blocks a head kick by Baramari.
Nice defenses there by Baramari.
Baramari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from kong does no damage.
Baramari misses with a head kick.
kong throws a looping overhand right but Baramari ducks down to avoid it.
kong avoids the head kick by Baramari.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baramari.
kong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baramari misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Baramari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
kong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baramari.
Baramari fails to land with a series of punches.
kong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baramari throws a leg kick which misses kong's front leg but catches the back leg as kong tries to avoid it.
Baramari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Baramari misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick from Baramari lands but kong takes it in his stride.
Jeez, Giant kong's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
kong looks to throw the jab but Baramari is out of range.
Baramari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
kong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baramari.
Baramari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Baramari throws a jab when kong was well out of range.
Baramari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by kong.
kong blocks a head kick by Baramari.
kong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
kong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baramari lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baramari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baramari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baramari.
Baramari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
kong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baramari throws a head kick but kong moves out of range.
kong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baramari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten kong somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giant kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kong blocks a head kick by Baramari.
A head kick misses from Baramari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baramari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by kong.
Baramari scores with a three punch combo!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Giant kong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bob Baramari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Legendary Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. 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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218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Legendary Tonying !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tonying .
Smith throws a hook but Tonying avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tonying looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonying throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tonying lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Tonying tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Tonying tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonying tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Tonying lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tonying in his tracks.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tonying .
Tonying looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tonying wants to clinch.
Tonying fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tonying throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Tonying 's head but Tonying sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith tests Tonying 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Tonying 's ribcage but misses.
Tonying throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Tonying uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonying uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Tonying is looking to score with low kicks.
The Legendary Tonying seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonying takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tonying throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Tonying throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tonying throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tonying lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good leg kick by Tonying there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonying throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonying .
Tonying pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonying is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tonying slips under a jab from Smith.
Tonying is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Tonying wants to clinch.
Tonying moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith'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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tonying looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonying throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tonying slips under a jab.
Tonying throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Tonying looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Tonying .
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonying throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tonying throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tonying .
A head kick misses from Tonying .
Tonying throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tonying backs up against the cage.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Tonying was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tonying .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonying lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Tonying takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonying misses with a low kick.
A jab from Smith misses.
Tonying with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Tonying off the cage and back into rage.
Tonying throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonying .
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Tonying is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Tonying was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tonying throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tonying throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tonying fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
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.
Tonying slips under a jab.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tonying misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonying throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tonying .
Tonying on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tonying throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Tonying only half commits.
Smith avoids the head kick by Tonying .
Kenny Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonying throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tonying cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Tonying throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tonying fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tonying throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tonying tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tonying misses with a head kick.
Smith throws a jab when Tonying was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonying is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
It looks like The Legendary Tonying has been cut.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tonying is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Tonying bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tonying misses with a head kick.
Tonying tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Tonying goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tonying is looking to clinch.
Smith blocks a head kick by Tonying .
Tonying wants to clinch.
The Legendary Tonying has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonying lands a high kick!
Tonying throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tonying throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Tonying moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a hook but Tonying blocks it.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tonying throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Tonying saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonying .
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tonying looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Tonying tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith blocks a head kick by Tonying .
Tonying misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonying throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A head kick misses from Tonying .
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Tonying misses with a low kick.
Tonying tries to clinch up.
Tonying fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith moves out of range as Tonying throws a body kick.
Tonying looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tonying misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Ellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Ellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Castle is defended easily by Ellington.
Ellington swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
Ellington digs a good hook to Castle's body.
Castle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ellington scores with a body shot.
Castle looks gassed!
Ellington misses with a body shot.
Castle clinches up against the cage.
Ellington managing to block the knees to the body from Castle.
Castle scores with a hook to the body.
Castle has a couple of punches blocked by Ellington.
Ellington looking to slow down the pace here.
Castle tries to land a knee to the head but Ellington blocks with his arms.
Ellington lands with a short shot to the head.
Castle keeps control of Ellington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellington is defending well for now.
Castle letting Ellington take a breather here.
Ellington lands a left hand.
Castle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castle lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle tries a knee to the head but Ellington blocks it.
Ellington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castle trying to land knees to the body.
Ellington is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Castle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle misses with a knee to the head.
Ellington taking a breather.
Ellington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellington.
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Ellington scores with a shot to the body.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellington circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Castle to the canvas! Castle doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ellington keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Ellington!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane Yamada is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Narvaez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez tries to land a front kick but Yamada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A cross from Yamada lands.
Yamada moves out of range as Narvaez throws a body kick.
Yamada throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez cracks the inside of Yamada's front leg.
Nice jab there from Yamada.
Narvaez throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Yamada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Narvaez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Narvaez slips a jab from Yamada.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a double jab.
Yamada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narvaez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamada.
Narvaez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamada lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Narvaez throws an overhand right that lands on Yamada's shoulder, as Yamada tries to avoid the shot.
Narvaez slips a jab from Yamada.
Narvaez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamada on the side of the head.
Narvaez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
Narvaez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Yamada misses.
Yamada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narvaez can pounce on him.
Yamada misses with a jab to the body
and Narvaez counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab lands there for Narvaez.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a hook to the body
and Narvaez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yamada really felt that one!
Narvaez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Narvaez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Narvaez in his tracks.
Yamada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Narvaez counters with a nice uppercut.
Narvaez slips a jab and a cross from Yamada.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narvaez throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada checks a leg kick nicely.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez with a jab.
Narvaez throws a front kick aimed at Yamada's knee but Yamada avoids it well.
Yamada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Narvaez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamada scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Yamada misses.
Narvaez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamada. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Narvaez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Narvaez digs a good body shot into Yamada's ribs.
Yamada looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narvaez, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Narvaez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Narvaez scores with a leg kick.
Narvaez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rafael Narvaez is winning the standup battle so far.
Narvaez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez is looking to slow Yamada down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Narvaez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Narvaez scoring well with a low kick there.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Yamada.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narvaez.
A good leg kick by Narvaez.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
Narvaez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Narvaez scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
Narvaez lands with a kick to the temple. Yamada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Narvaez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narvaez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narvaez. That's going to slow Yamada down.
Narvaez scores with a body shot.
Narvaez scores with a leg kick.
Narvaez scores with a head kick.
Yamada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narvaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narvaez, right into the meat.
Yamada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Narvaez. Yamada shrugs it off though.
Narvaez throws a leg kick which misses Yamada's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamada tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands with a kick to the temple. Yamada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Narvaez with a hook.
Narvaez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narvaez. Narvaez obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narvaez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamada. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Narvaez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narvaez.
Yamada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narvaez.
Yamada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Narvaez counters with a nice body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Narvaez there.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Narvaez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Narvaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a body shot
and Narvaez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Narvaez lands a jab.
Yamada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Narvaez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Narvaez tries a low kick but Yamada avoids it.
Narvaez scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamada should have avoided that one.
Narvaez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada scores with a jab. Narvaez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Narvaez counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Narvaez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Narvaez ducks down to avoid it.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Narvaez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a hook but Yamada avoids it easily.
Narvaez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamada is out of range.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Narvaez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Narvaez counters with a good low kick that Yamada was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Narvaez's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Narvaez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamada scores with a three punch combo!
Narvaez misses with a jab to the body
and Yamada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Narvaez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Narvaez counters with a good low kick that Yamada was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yamada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narvaez. Narvaez obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamada scores with a nice right hand.
Narvaez throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
Narvaez misses with a looping right.
Narvaez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamada misses with a combination
and Narvaez counters with a big head kick but Yamada shrugs it off.
Narvaez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamada can do to turn this around?
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot.
Narvaez scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada lands a nice shot that snaps Narvaez's head back.
Yamada misses the body punch
and Narvaez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yamada is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yamada cracks Narvaez with a good jab.
Narvaez misses with a kick to the body.
Narvaez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamada throws a hook to the side of Narvaez's head but Narvaez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Narvaez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Narvaez is rocked!
Yamada ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Narvaez's jaw. Narvaez's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Yamada does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Egorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garibaldi comes to the cage accompanied by War. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Egorov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Egorov.
Egorov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garibaldi throws a series of punches but Egorov moves out of range.
Garibaldi throws a leg kick but Egorov checks it.
Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Egorov.
Egorov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garibaldi moves in looking to clinch but Egorov pushes him off.
Anton Egorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egorov misses with a leg kick
and Garibaldi counters by clinching up.
Egorov blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egorov working aggressively here.
Egorov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garibaldi or not.
Egorov misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Egorov.
Nice body punch from Egorov.
Egorov lands with a light punch inside.
Egorov scores with a shot to the side of Garibaldi's head.
Egorov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garibaldi's elbow.
Egorov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi lands with a short shot to the head.
Egorov blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Egorov tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Garibaldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egorov blocking some punches.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egorov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egorov blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garibaldi digs a right hand into Egorov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Egorov's gas tank.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egorov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garibaldi.
Good body shot from Garibaldi.
A left hand lands to the body for Egorov.
Egorov is leaning against Garibaldi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egorov pushes Garibaldi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Egorov on the inside.
Garibaldi misses with a body punch.
Garibaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Egorov controls his hands.
Egorov can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Egorov is leaning against Garibaldi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Egorov.
Garibaldi blocking some punches.
Garibaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garibaldi.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Egorov.
Egorov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Egorov has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
A short uppercut from Egorov.
Garibaldi digs a right hand into Egorov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Egorov's gas tank.
Garibaldi misses with some punches.
Egorov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Egorov.
Garibaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Egorov works on Garibaldi's body with a couple of short punches.
Garibaldi is breathing heavily.
Garibaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Garibaldi.
A right hand to the body from Egorov.
Garibaldi digs a right hand underneath Egorov's ribcage. Egorov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garibaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Egorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Egorov takes a shot to the head.
Egorov tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Egorov scores with a shoulder strike.
Garibaldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garibaldi lands a shot to the body.
Garibaldi gets through Egorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Egorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Egorov as the two fighters clinch.
Garibaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Egorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garibaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garibaldi's elbow.
Egorov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garibaldi pushes Egorov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garibaldi tries to work over Egorov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Egorov.
Egorov lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Garibaldi.
Egorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egorov scores with a hook to the body.
Garibaldi prevents a body shot from Egorov.
Egorov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Egorov can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
Egorov working aggressively here.
Egorov struggles to land a body shot inside as Garibaldi controls his hands.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Egorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Garibaldi misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egorov misses with a body punch.
Egorov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egorov tries to work over Garibaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Egorov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egorov lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Garibaldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Egorov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egorov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Michael Garibaldi has been cut.
Anton Egorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Egorov misses.
Egorov throws a chopping leg kick but Garibaldi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Egorov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garibaldi throws a body punch but Egorov moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Garibaldi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Garibaldi is predictable there
and Egorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Egorov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garibaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Egorov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov misses with a two punch combination.
Egorov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garibaldi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Egorov misses with a kick to the body.
Garibaldi jabs at Egorov's body.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garibaldi tries to clinch up
and Egorov counters with a leg kick.
Garibaldi scores with a jab to the body.
Egorov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi lunges at Egorov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Egorov's hand.
Egorov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egorov misses with a series of wild punches.
Egorov looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Egorov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Egorov is just out of range.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot.
Egorov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garibaldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egorov lands a nice shot to the body.
Garibaldi works Egorov's body with a nice hook.
Egorov is breathing heavily.
Garibaldi rushes Egorov and presses him up against the cage.
Egorov tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Egorov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garibaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Garibaldi - that landed with a thud.
Egorov misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Egorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garibaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garibaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garibaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egorov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
A short left from Garibaldi.
Egorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garibaldi's elbow.
Garibaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Anton Egorov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Garibaldi.
Egorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Garibaldi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egorov misses with a punch to the body.
Anton Egorov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garibaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Egorov.
Garibaldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garibaldi lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Garibaldi as the two fighters clinch.
Garibaldi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garibaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Egorov - that landed with a thud.
Egorov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Garibaldi - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Garibaldi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garibaldi throws a leg kick
and Egorov counters with a right hand to the body.
Garibaldi wants to clinch.
Egorov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Egorov tries to keep at a distance but Garibaldi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Egorov can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garibaldi's elbow.
Egorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egorov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egorov prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
A left hand lands to the body for Egorov.
Garibaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garibaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi working aggressively here.
Egorov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Egorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egorov misses with a punch to the body.
Egorov can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
Garibaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egorov prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garibaldi tries to throw a body punch but Egorov avoids it by throwing Garibaldi back against the cage.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi lands with a light punch inside.
Egorov is rocked!
Egorov misses with a body punch.
Egorov is still on wobbly legs! Can Garibaldi finish him?
Garibaldi lands a big right hand that drops Egorov! The killer instinct kicks in and Garibaldi finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Garibaldi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Garibaldi!
Michael Garibaldi retains his middleweight title!
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