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GFC 155-205 tournament round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 4633 p4p, 4688 weight class) and Cade Smith (ranked 527 p4p, 532 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 welterweight 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, Giorgio Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cade Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrosyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrosyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrosyan is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Petrosyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Petrosyan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petrosyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrosyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrosyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Petrosyan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrosyan connects with a nice looking jab.
 Smith is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith drops his hands for a split second and Petrosyan immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Smith face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Petrosyan follows up with a right hand that knocks Smith into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Giorgio Petrosyan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Beast (ranked 5462 p4p, 4349 weight class) and Vasil Dankovich (ranked 600 p4p, 515 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Beast!
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, Vasil Dankovich!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beast looks for the body kick but Dankovich saw that one coming.
Dankovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dankovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dankovich throws a leg kick but Beast sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crunch! Beast slams his shin into Dankovich's torso.
Beast misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dankovich.
Dankovich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Beast misses with a body kick.
Beast misses with a head kick.
Dankovich avoids a kick to the body.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Don Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dankovich missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beast thinks about countering with a head kick.
Beast moves out of range as Dankovich throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Beast.
Dankovich throws a leg kick that misses.
Beast tries a head kick but it misses.
Dankovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast throws a head kick that misses.
Dankovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dankovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beast misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beast tries to land a front kick but Dankovich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beast pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dankovich moves out of range of the body kick from Beast.
Dankovich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beast definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beast goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beast moves out of range of the body kick from Dankovich.
Beast throws a head kick that misses.
Dankovich throws a low kick but Beast avoids it.
Beast misses with a body kick.
Beast throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dankovich counters with a low kick, right behind Beast 's knee.
Jab by Dankovich.
Dankovich looks to land a right hand but Beast moved out of range.
Dankovich throws a head kick that half lands.
 It looks like Don Beast has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dankovich throws a sloppy head kick and Beast moves out of range easily.
Beast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dankovich lands with a shot to the body.
Beast is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Dankovich blocks the body kick.
Dankovich has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dankovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beast's sensitive parts.
Beast moves out of range of the body kick.
Beast throws a head kick but Dankovich moves out of range.
Dankovich appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beast misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dankovich throws a leg kick but Beast sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dankovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beast checks it well.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dankovich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Beast pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beast throws a body kick that misses
and Dankovich counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dankovich with a nice calf kick.
A low kick lands for Dankovich.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dankovich.
Beast on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beast misses with a head kick.
Dankovich pounces like a tiger and cracks Beast with a vicious hook! Beast is down but not out! Dankovich follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vasil Dankovich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Tyler (ranked 3637 p4p, 5681 weight class) and Arunas Ziemelis (ranked 434 p4p, 584 weight class). Arunas Ziemelis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arunas Ziemelis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziemelis stuns Tyler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyler misses with a takedown
and Ziemelis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ziemelis fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyler tries a head kick but it misses.
Ziemelis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ziemelis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ziemelis throws a one two combo.
Crunch! Tyler slams his shin into Ziemelis's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Ziemelis.
Ziemelis closes the distance and clinches.
Ziemelis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ziemelis can't break the clinch.
Ziemelis wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyler won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Ziemelis.
Ziemelis avoiding damage as Tyler throws knees to the body.
Ziemelis tries to break free but Tyler pushes him back against the cage.
Tyler keeps control of Ziemelis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyler wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler misses with a knee to the head.
Ziemelis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ziemelis is trying to break free.
Ziemelis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ziemelis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyler throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ziemelis.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ziemelis avoids it.
Tyler looking to slow down the pace here.
Ziemelis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tyler up against the cage.
Ziemelis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyler throws a head punch that misses.
Ziemelis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ziemelis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler missing with knees to the body.
Ziemelis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyler.
Ziemelis is trying to push Tyler away but Tyler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyler takes a shot to the head.
Tyler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ziemelis wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyler won't allow it.
Tyler throws a head punch that misses.
Ziemelis blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Ziemelis.
Ziemelis manages to break the clinch.
Tyler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ziemelis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyler scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ziemelis jabs Tyler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ziemelis is fending him off so far but Tyler persists. Nope, Ziemelis circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Tyler takes one on the button.
Tyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ziemelis avoids the head kick by Tyler.
Arunas Ziemelis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziemelis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyler. Tyler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziemelis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ziemelis scores with a punch to the head.
Ziemelis defending well as Tyler loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ziemelis throws out a counter right but Tyler avoids it with no problem.
Ziemelis connects with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Ziemelis.
Ziemelis lands a body shot.
Ziemelis with a nice cross.
Tyler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ziemelis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ziemelis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ziemelis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 Tyler is rocked!
Tyler throws a head kick but Ziemelis moves out of range.
Ziemelis cracks Tyler with an open hand slap.
Ziemelis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ziemelis cracks a nice hook into Tyler's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziemelis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ziemelis closes the distance and pushes Tyler back into the cage.
Ziemelis is trying to push Tyler away but Tyler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ziemelis is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyler has double underhooks.
Ziemelis breaks from the clinch.
Ziemelis digs a good hook to Tyler's body.
Ziemelis lands a slapping body shot.
Ziemelis cracks Tyler with a good jab.
Ziemelis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ziemelis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyler doesn't seem phased though.
Tyler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ziemelis lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziemelis cracks Tyler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tyler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ziemelis lands a right hook to the body.
Tyler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyler there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Ziemelis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice shot by Ziemelis.
Tyler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tyler throws a right hand that Ziemelis ducks under and follows up with a left that Ziemelis also avoids with ease.
Ziemelis digs a good body shot into Tyler's ribs.
Tyler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tyler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ziemelis.
Ziemelis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tylers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Ziemelis finds it's target.
Ziemelis clinches up with Tyler and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ziemelis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the head but Ziemelis blocks with his arms.
Ziemelis can't break the clinch.
Ziemelis is trying to force a seperation but Tyler has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziemelis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler tries a body shot but Ziemelis blocks it.
Tyler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ziemelis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler misses with a knee strike.
Ziemelis avoiding damage as Tyler throws knees to the body.
Ziemelis tries to circle away but Tyler has him pinned against the cage.
Ziemelis prevents a body shot from Tyler.
Tyler misses with some punches.
Ziemelis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ziemelis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ziemelis lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Tyler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ziemelis lands a right hand.
Ziemelis is trying to push Tyler away but Tyler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ziemelis digs a right hand underneath Tyler's ribcage. Tyler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ziemelis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ziemelis lands a body punch.
Tyler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ziemelis's efforts to push away.
Tyler takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziemelis is struggling to control the position.
Ziemelis is trying to push Tyler away but Tyler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ziemelis is trying to break free.
Ziemelis lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Ziemelis.
Tyler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ziemelis is defending well for now.
Ziemelis is trying to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling him.
Ziemelis is trying to break the clinch but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.
Ziemelis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ziemelis is trying to force a seperation but Tyler has the dominant position.
Ziemelis lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziemelis lands a nice uppercut.
Tyler looking to slow down the pace here.
Ziemelis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyler tries to break the clinch but Ziemelis is controlling the position.
Arunas Ziemelis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler being controlled against the cage.
Ziemelis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyler.
Ziemelis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ziemelis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ziemelis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyler has Ziemelis pressed against the cage, preventing Ziemelis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ziemelis is trying to force a seperation but Tyler has the dominant position.
Come on Ziemelis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tyler lands a left hand.
Ziemelis has had enough of the clinch but Tyler keeps him there for the moment.
Ziemelis tries to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling the position.
Tyler is trying to maintain a safe position but Ziemelis gets an underhook and turns Tyler into the cage.
Ziemelis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ziemelis is trying to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling him.
Tyler wants to stall.
Ziemelis lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziemelis scores with a shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Ziemelis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Ziemelis.
A right hook to the body lands for Ziemelis.
Ziemelis managing to block the knees to the body from Tyler.
Ziemelis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Tyler takes a shot to the head.
Ziemelis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tylers head.
Ziemelis gets through Tyler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Ziemelis.
Tyler struggles to land a body shot inside as Ziemelis controls his hands.
Ziemelis is trying to break the clinch but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.
Ziemelis keeps control of Tyler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Ziemelis to work.
Ziemelis tries to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling the position.
Tyler struggles to land a body shot inside as Ziemelis controls his hands.
Tyler looking to throw knees to the head but Ziemelis is blocking nicely.
Ziemelis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Ziemelis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ziemelis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but Ziemelis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ziemelis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyler.
Ziemelis drives through and clinches with Tyler against the cage.
Tyler stalling in the clinch but Ziemelis improves position.
Tyler misses with a body punch.
Ziemelis tries to break free but Tyler pushes him back against the cage.
Ziemelis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Tyler has a couple of punches blocked by Ziemelis.
Ziemelis is trying to push Tyler away but Tyler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ziemelis presses Tyler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler trying to land knees to the body.
Ziemelis lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyler keeps control of Ziemelis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyler is looking to control Ziemelis's arms but Ziemelis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyler has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ziemelis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyler lands with a light punch inside.
Tyler throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziemelis can't break the clinch.
Ziemelis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ziemelis wants to break free but Tyler has control.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ziemelis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ziemelis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
Ziemelis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ziemelis is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyler has double underhooks.
Ziemelis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ziemelis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ziemelis is pushing Tyler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Ziemelis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ziemelis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziemelis is pushing Tyler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Ziemelis.
Ziemelis slowing the pace effectively.
Tyler wants to stall.
Tyler is trying to force a seperation but Ziemelis has the dominant position.
Tyler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ziemelis has Tyler pressed against the cage, preventing Tyler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ziemelis is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyler has double underhooks.
A short left from Ziemelis.
Ziemelis scores with a shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Tyler misses with some punches.
Tyler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyler prevents Ziemelis from breaking the clinch.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Ziemelis keeps him there for the moment.
Ziemelis tries to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziemelis lands a shoulder strike.
Tyler misses with a punch to the body.
Ziemelis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyler taking a breather.
Tyler takes a shot to the head.
Ziemelis tries to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling the position.
A short right from Ziemelis.
Ziemelis can't break the clinch.
Ziemelis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Ziemelis.
Tyler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ziemelis swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Ziemelis - just one landing.
Tyler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziemelis.
Tyler tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziemelis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyler misses with a combination
letting Ziemelis counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ziemelis digs a good hook to Tyler's body.
Tyler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson Tyler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Tyler is predictable there
letting Ziemelis counter with a right hand.
Ziemelis jabs at Tyler's body.
Arunas Ziemelis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ziemelis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ziemelis clinches.
Ziemelis tries to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling the position.
Ziemelis lands a left hand.
Ziemelis slowing the pace effectively.
Ziemelis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ziemelis is leaning against Tyler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arunas Ziemelis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ziemelis 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arunas Ziemelis!
Our winner, Arunas Ziemelis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Penny Ming (ranked 3316 p4p, 3226 weight class) and Mark Stonks (ranked 395 p4p, 390 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Penny Ming!
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, Mark Stonks!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming lands with a kick to the temple. Stonks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like Mark Stonks has been cut.
Stonks tries for a takedown but Ming sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stonks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ming tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stonks takes one to the chin there.
Stonks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stonks misses with a few strikes there.
Ming tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stonks swivels and escapes.
A nice side step and Stonks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ming lands a head kick. Stonks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ming! Stonks is out on his feet! Ming rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Stonks is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Stonks is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Penny Ming!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bucky Barnes (ranked 3632 p4p, 3193 weight class) and Mirko Lancaster (ranked 444 p4p, 403 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bucky Barnes!
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, Mirko Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
And Lancaster responds with a good body kick, but Barnes manages to step out the way in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Barnes moves away
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lancaster thinking.
Barnes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barnes lands a jab to Lancaster's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes. That snapped Lancaster's head back.
It looks like Mirko Lancaster has been cut.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lancaster.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Lancaster misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Lancaster moves away from the strike by Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Lancaster looks winded!
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bucky Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster takes one to the side of the head.
Barnes cracks Lancaster with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lancaster tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Barnes pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lancaster is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bucky Barnes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Marty (ranked 4084 p4p, 2637 weight class) and Lucifer Morningstar (ranked 494 p4p, 345 weight class). Morningstar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Highway to hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Marty!
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, Lucifer Morningstar!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morningstar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marty moves away.
Lucifer Morningstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morningstar is looking to clinch but Marty is avoiding it.
Morningstar with a poor takedown
and Marty counters with a stiff right hand.
Morningstar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marty throws a big counter combination but Morningstar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A shot to the liver by Morningstar. Beautiful body shot.
Morningstar connects with a body shot.
Morningstar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marty momentarily.
Morningstar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morningstar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marty under the eye.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morningstar!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morningstar on the side of the head.
A head kick by Morningstar misses
and Marty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marty is rocked!
Morningstar plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Marty to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Marty just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucifer Morningstar!
A less than humble Lucifer Morningstar misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zygimantas Svidrauskas (ranked 2675 p4p, 3225 weight class) and Leon Trevor (ranked 332 p4p, 389 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zygimantas Svidrauskas!
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, Leon Trevor!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor jabs Svidrauskas right on the nose. Svidrauskas blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Zygimantas Svidrauskas has been cut.
Trevor misses with an uppercut.
Svidrauskas tests Trevor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trevor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svidrauskas throwing a counter right hand but Trevor manages to avoid it.
Svidrauskas lands a nice shot to the body.
Svidrauskas throws out a loose jab but Trevor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trevor walks into a left hand.
Trevor ducks under a wild hook from Svidrauskas.
Trevor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Svidrauskas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trevor lunges at Svidrauskas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Svidrauskas's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trevor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svidrauskas circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Svidrauskas misses the target.
Trevor throws a right hand that Svidrauskas ducks under and follows up with a left that Svidrauskas also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Trevor misses its intended target.
Svidrauskas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Trevor misses.
Trevor throws a series of punches but Svidrauskas avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svidrauskas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svidrauskas ducks under a wild hook from Trevor.
Svidrauskas looks to land a left hand but Trevor moved out of range nicely.
Svidrauskas instigates a clinch.
Svidrauskas lands a nice uppercut.
Svidrauskas taking a breather.
Svidrauskas gets through Trevor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Svidrauskas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Svidrauskas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Svidrauskas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trevor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trevor tries to score a body lock takedown but Svidrauskas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trevor pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svidrauskas stopping the sweep attempt from Trevor.
Svidrauskas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Svidrauskas wants to stand but Trevor is controlling his posture from full guard.
Trevor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trevor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Svidrauskas tries to stand but Trevor is controlling from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trevor walks into a stiff left hand from Svidrauskas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svidrauskas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svidrauskas lands a jab to Trevor's midsection.
Svidrauskas swinging wildly here.
Svidrauskas connects with a nice looking jab.
Svidrauskas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Trevor swats away the attempt to clinch by Svidrauskas.
Trevor feints the counter takedown.
Trevor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svidrauskas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trevor moves away.
A left lands for Trevor.
Trevor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Trevor does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svidrauskas is looking to clinch but Trevor is avoiding it.
Trevor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Trevor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trevor duly obliges.
Svidrauskas lands with an uppercut that bounces Trevor off the cage and back into range.
Trevor throws a right hand that Svidrauskas ducks under and follows up with a left that Svidrauskas also avoids with ease.
Svidrauskas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trevor looks winded!
Nice cross by Svidrauskas.
Svidrauskas clinches up with Trevor and pushes him back against the cage.
Svidrauskas is trying to push Trevor away but Trevor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trevor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svidrauskas's elbow.
Svidrauskas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Svidrauskas manages to break the clinch.
Trevor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Svidrauskas pushes Trevor up against the cage in a clinch.
Svidrauskas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trevor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Svidrauskas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Svidrauskas is rocked!
Svidrauskas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Svidrauskas scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Svidrauskas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svidrauskas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zygimantas Svidrauskas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zygimantas Svidrauskas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Svidrauskas scores with a shot to the body.
Svidrauskas seems to have got his legs back now.
Trevor throws a nice looking combination but Svidrauskas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svidrauskas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trevors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Svidrauskas clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Svidrauskas.
Trevor blocking some punches.
Svidrauskas lands with a light punch inside.
Trevor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Svidrauskas's efforts to push away.
Trevor wants to stall.
Trevor has a couple of punches blocked by Svidrauskas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevor prevents Svidrauskas from breaking the clinch.
Trevor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trevor tries to pull guard but Svidrauskas holds him up against the cage and eventually Trevor drops back down to his feet.
Svidrauskas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svidrauskas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trevor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Svidrauskas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Svidrauskas looks to land a right hand but Trevor moved out of range.
Svidrauskas scores with a nice strike.
Svidrauskas moves out of range of the strikes.
Trevor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Svidrauskas misses with a hook
and Trevor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svidrauskas lands with an uppercut that bounces Trevor off the cage and back into range.
Trevor is rocked!
Svidrauskas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trevor is still on wobbly legs! Can Svidrauskas finish him?
Svidrauskas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svidrauskas is trying to break the clinch but Trevor is controlling him.
Trevor is working for takedown but Svidrauskas is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Svidrauskas.
Svidrauskas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trevor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zygimantas Svidrauskas is winning the standup battle so far.
Trevor misses with a few strikes there.
Trevor is breathing heavily.
Svidrauskas takes the fight into the clinch.
Svidrauskas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svidrauskas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Svidrauskas closes the distance and clinches.
Trevor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svidrauskas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Trevor is trying to drag Svidrauskas to the mat but Svidrauskas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zygimantas Svidrauskas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Trevor.
Trevor tries to land knees in the clinch but Svidrauskas avoids the damage to the body.
Trevor keeps control of Svidrauskas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trevor seems to have recovered his senses.
Trevor takes a shot to the head.
Trevor prevents Svidrauskas from breaking the clinch.
Svidrauskas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Svidrauskas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trevor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svidrauskas is defending well for now.
Trevor is trying to stall.
Svidrauskas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Svidrauskas wants to get back to striking at distance but Trevor won't allow it.
Trevor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Svidrauskas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Svidrauskas blocking some punches.
Trevor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Svidrauskas prevents it.
Trevor keeps control of Svidrauskas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Svidrauskas lands a right hand.
Svidrauskas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Trevor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Trevor tries for a takedown but Svidrauskas manages to get underhooks.
Svidrauskas manages to break the clinch.
Svidrauskas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from Svidrauskas finds it's target.
Svidrauskas connects with the punch.
Svidrauskas cracks Trevor with an open hand slap.
Svidrauskas digs a good hook to Trevor's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svidrauskas tries to clinch there but Trevor circles away.
Svidrauskas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
and Svidrauskas counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Trevor! He's just covering up as Svidrauskas starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zygimantas Svidrauskas!
Our winner, Zygimantas Svidrauskas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 1913 p4p, 2706 weight class) and Hey Zues (ranked 240 p4p, 334 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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154
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170
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joanderson Ribeiro!
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, Hey Zues!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zues misses with a wild combination.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch but Zues is avoiding it.
Ribeiro misses with a body shot.
Zues scores with a decent looking hook.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Zues avoids them all with ease.
Ribeiro seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice cross by Zues.
Ribeiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zues connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zues showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ribeiro.
Zues closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ribeiro fails to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro jumps guard but Zues stands there with Ribeiro around his waist. Ribeiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro jumps guard but Zues stands there with Ribeiro around his waist. Ribeiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joanderson Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zues breaks the clinch.
Zues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Zues lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ribeiro doesn't seem phased though.
Ribeiro tries to sprawl but Zues drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zues is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ribeiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ribeiro has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Zues should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ribeiro has tightened it up now! Zues should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joanderson Ribeiro!
A less than humble Joanderson Ribeiro misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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