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QFC Tournament 1018 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Harris (ranked 4637 p4p, 4542 weight class) and Ger McDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ger McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonnell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McDonnell scores with a nice strike.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McDonnell as he jumps to the side.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDonnell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harris momentarily.
McDonnell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonnell works the jab nicely.
A left lands for McDonnell.
McDonnell dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Ger McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McDonnell!
McDonnell tries to improve position but can't.
McDonnell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harris's best efforts.
McDonnell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and McDonnell reverses the position - he's now on top in Harris's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonnell trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harris holds on and takes a little breather.
McDonnell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harris is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! McDonnell has his hands clasped together but Harris extends and breaks McDonnell's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Harris.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Harris!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nezuko Chan (ranked 4494 p4p, 4655 weight class) and Atahualpa Ataahua (ranked 0 p4p, 492 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nezuko Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atahualpa Ataahua!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ataahua's hands.
Ataahua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ataahua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ataahua drops his hands momentarily and Chan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chan scores with a shot to the body.
Ataahua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Chan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chan.
Chan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Chan.
 Ataahua is rocked!
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!
Chan throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Ataahua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ataahua drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chan defends it well.
Ataahua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ataahua is still on wobbly legs! Can Chan finish him?
Chan really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Chan cracks Ataahua on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ataahua falls backwards against the cage. Chan follows up with more strikes that drop Ataahua to his knees. Chan keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ataahua! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nezuko Chan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snails Nosenhart (ranked 4649 p4p, 4627 weight class) and Rally Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 491 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snails Nosenhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rally Cross!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nosenhart scores with a jab. Cross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nosenhart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cross has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nosenhart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cross goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nosenhart prevents it.
A short right from Nosenhart on the inside.
Cross stalling in the clinch.
Nosenhart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Nice body punch from Nosenhart.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cross leaning against his opponent.
Cross fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Snails Nosenhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rally Cross.
Nosenhart cracks Cross with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nosenhart lands a body shot.
Nosenhart digs a right hand into Cross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cross's gas tank.
Nosenhart scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross looks winded!
Cross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross is trying to force a seperation but Nosenhart has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosenhart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crosss head.
Nosenhart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Nosenhart.
Cross is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nosenhart to keep the fight standing.
Nosenhart lands a hook that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Cross is rocked!
A hook to the body from Nosenhart.
Cross is still on wobbly legs! Can Nosenhart finish him?
Nice body punch from Nosenhart - that landed with a thud.
Nosenhart lands a nice uppercut.
Nosenhart lands with a light punch inside.
Nosenhart creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Cross with a big uppercut! Cross tries to clinch up but Nosenhart pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Cross to the mat! Cross covers up and Nosenhart unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Snails Nosenhart!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willy Kimber (ranked 4505 p4p, 4472 weight class) and Aron Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Kimber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Gray !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimber tries for a takedown but Gray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Gray . No joy for Kimber on that attempt.
Gray with the counter takedown but Kimber avoids it easily.
Gray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kimber.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Kimber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kimber's half guard.
Gray stops Kimber from getting back to his feet.
Gray in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kimber tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gray !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aron Gray !
Aron Gray decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carcarah Catartes (ranked 4458 p4p, 4527 weight class) and Shane Dawggen (ranked 476 p4p, 483 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carcarah Catartes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Dawggen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawggen closes the distance but Catartes moves to the side
and Catartes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawggen misses with a takedown attempt
and Catartes counters with a series of strikes. Dawggen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dawggen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Catartes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dawggen is rocked!
 It looks like Shane Dawggen has been cut.
Catartes cracks Dawggen with a hook to the temple - Dawggen is on wobbly legs here! Catartes swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Dawggen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Catartes wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carcarah Catartes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Sherrill (ranked 4561 p4p, 4459 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Sherrill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherrill misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sherrill misses with a body shot.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.
Sherrill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
A nice side step and Hughes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sherrill manages to avoid it.
Hughes clinches up against the cage.
Hughes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sherrill is trying to trip Hughes. He has hold of a leg but Hughes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sherrill persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherrill trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Sherrill stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherrill scoring with some ground and pound.
Hughes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sherrill controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes trying to control the position.
Hughes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sherrill haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sherrill is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sherrill's guard.
Hughes drops back looking for a leg! Sherrill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sherrill manages to kick Hughes off! Hughes jumps back into Sherrill's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherrill trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Sherrill working a defensive guard but Hughes manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sherrill is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Sherrill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sherrill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sherrill managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hughes.
Hughes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sherrill, who protects the arm well.
Sherrill looks to move to half guard but instead Hughes has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherrill tries to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hughes manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sherrill to take his back!
Sherrill tries to break free.
Hughes controls the position.
Sherrill rolls, trying to escape but Hughes keeps control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hughes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sherrill is defended easily by Hughes.
Hughes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sherrill looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown but Sherrill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hughes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sherrill shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hughes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hughes sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherrill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hughes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sherrill takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hughes tries to strike from the bottom.
Sherrill distracts Hughes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Sherrill slips an elbow through the middle.
Matt Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sherrill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sherrill keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherrill looking for a sweep. Not yet Sherrill, not yet.
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sherrill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sherrill keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sherrill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sherrill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherrill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sherrill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sherrill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes wants to control but Sherrill is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sherrill is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sherrill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sherrill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sherrill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sherrill trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Shawn Sherrill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sherrill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sherrill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Sherrill trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Sherrill throws an elbow that misses. Hughes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sherrill's guard. Nice move by Hughes!
Hughes wants to control from the top but Sherrill keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherrill looking for subs off his back but Hughes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hughes prevents Sherrill from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sherrill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sherrill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hughes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hughes's back!
Hughes covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Sherrill is looking to control Hughes but Hughes is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hughes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherrill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hughes controlling the position well.
Hughes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sherrill won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Hughes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sherrill wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Sherrill won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Sherrill from controlling successfully.
Sherrill working some strikes from top position.
Sherrill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hughes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughes has his foot on Sherrill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sherrill works his way back into a safe position though.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sherrill content to stall in guard here.
Sherrill trying to move into half guard but instead Hughes has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Sherrill is retaining full guard.
Hughes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherrill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sherrill holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sherrill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Sherrill circles away and keeps his distance.
Sherrill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes gets a clinch.
Hughes is looking for a takedown.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sherrill is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shawn Sherrill.
I think Sherrill 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Matt Hughes!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Matt Hughes!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Matt Hughes!
Matt Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shabbat Shabbadatt (ranked 4526 p4p, 4454 weight class) and Ty James (ranked 482 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shabbat Shabbadatt !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James rushes Shabbadatt and presses him up against the cage.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Shabbadatt has double underhooks.
James breaks the clinch.
James lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Shabbadatt off the cage and back into range.
James lands an overhand right.
James lands with a good body shot.
James lunges at Shabbadatt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shabbadatt 's hand.
James scores with a one two! Shabbadatt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from James misses.
Shabbadatt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
James instigates a clinch.
Shabbadatt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. James fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shabbadatt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ty James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James clinches up with Shabbadatt and pushes him back against the cage.
Shabbadatt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
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!
Shabbadatt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shabbat Shabbadatt . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shabbadatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
James looks to land a combination. Shabbadatt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James clobbers Shabbadatt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.
James drives through and clinches with Shabbadatt against the cage.
Shabbadatt is trying to break free.
Shabbadatt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. James gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shabbadatt wants to take the fight to the mat but James manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shabbadatt tries to score a body lock takedown but James shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shabbadatt goes for a takedown attempt but James pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shabbadatt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by James.
Shabbadatt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
James lands a left and a right that send Shabbadatt crashing to the mat, dazed. James thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Shabbadatt is rocked!
 It looks like Shabbat Shabbadatt has been cut.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Shabbadatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James jabs at Shabbadatt 's body.
Shabbadatt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shabbadatt seems to have got his legs back now.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James lands a body shot.
Shabbadatt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James digs a good hook to Shabbadatt 's body.
James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shabbadatt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shabbadatt there as he acknowledges the shot.
James pushes Shabbadatt up against the cage in a clinch.
Shabbadatt wants a takedown but no success here.
Shabbadatt goes for a takedown attempt but James pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
James works Shabbadatt 's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James moves into the clinch.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from James.
James lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabbadatt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ty James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James darts in and clinches Shabbadatt up against the cage.
James breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James throws a series of strikes that have Shabbadatt backpedaling.
James throws a one two combo.
James has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
James stalks Shabbadatt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shabbadatt 's face. Shabbadatt staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shabbadatt backs up against the cage.
Shabbadatt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
James misses with a double jab.
Shabbadatt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
James lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shabbadatt walks into a stiff left hand from James.
James throws a series of punches but Shabbadatt avoids them all with ease.
Shabbadatt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shabbat Shabbadatt 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
James lands with a cross.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shabbadatt doesn't seem bothered though.
James lands with a right hand.
Shabbadatt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabbadatt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ty James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James rushes Shabbadatt and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shabbadatt tries for a takedown but James manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shabbadatt taking a breather.
James working hard to break the clinch.
Shabbadatt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shabbat Shabbadatt . That's going to take a lot out of him.
James tries to break free but Shabbadatt pushes him back against the cage.
Shabbadatt is looking for a takedown.
James breaks the clinch.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Shabbadatt off the cage and back into range.
James clobbers Shabbadatt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabbadatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shabbadatt has time to react.
James scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shabbadatt 's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
James moves into the clinch.
James stops a takedown attempt from Shabbadatt .
James stops a takedown attempt from Shabbadatt .
Shabbadatt goes for a takedown attempt but James pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a hook to the body. Shabbadatt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shabbat Shabbadatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James throws a one two combo.
Shabbat Shabbadatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James drops Shabbadatt with a beautiful combination! Shabbadatt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - James is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ty James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Ty James!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Ty James!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Ty James!
Ty James wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Heimburg (ranked 4538 p4p, 4497 weight class) and Pat Tiis (ranked 0 p4p, 481 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Heimburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Tiis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimburg has closed the distance and engaged Tiis in a clinch.
Heimburg lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Heimburg to work.
Tiis swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimburg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiis misses with a body punch.
Heimburg lands with a right to the head.
Heimburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiis tries to break the clinch but Heimburg is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Heimburg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiis's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiis has a couple of punches blocked by Heimburg.
Heimburg prevents a body shot from Tiis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimburg.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Heimburg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Heimburg.
Heimburg effectively controlling the action here.
Tiis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimburg.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heimburg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heimburg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heimburg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiiss head.
Heimburg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Heimburg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiis is rocked!
Heimburg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiis is still on wobbly legs! Can Heimburg finish him?
Tiis looks winded!
Heimburg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short body shot lands from Heimburg as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Heimburg.
Heimburg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Heimburg.
Heimburg stalling.
Heimburg throws a big uppercut that drops Tiis! More strikes from Heimburg and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tiis lies dazed against the cage as Heimburg celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Heimburg!
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