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Volume 92: Stevenson vs Savic PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kehno Onhek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillan Boyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyer has chosen Eminem- Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kehno Onhek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dillan Boyer!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onhek has a takedown stuffed.
Onhek 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.
Onhek wants to control from the top but Boyer keeps moving.
Boyer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Onhek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Onhek throwing strikes from guard but Boyer blocks nicely.
Onhek wants to control from the top but Boyer keeps moving.
Onhek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boyer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Onhek has managed to get both his arms back between Boyer's legs - danger averted.
Boyer keeping moving, preventing Onhek from controlling successfully.
Boyer has momentary wrist control but Onhek slips an elbow through the middle.
Boyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Onhek prevents Boyer from getting back to his feet.
Onhek controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onhek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Onhek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Onhek is aware though and is defending well.
Onhek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boyer's head.
Onhek is stalling in the full guard.
Onhek wants to control from the top but Boyer keeps moving.
Onhek is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boyer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Onhek is controlling him.
Onhek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Onhek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Onhek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Onhek advances position into side control!
Onhek is chipping away with strikes.
Onhek remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Onhek working the ground and pound.
Boyer taking punishment in the form of punches.
Onhek working the head and body with strikes.
Onhek prevents Boyer from escaping the position.
Onhek cracks Boyer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyer tries to buck Onhek off but Onhek is having none of it.
Boyer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Boyer looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onhek working the body and head with strikes.
Onhek lands an elbow.
Onhek trying to control the action but Boyer is working from the bottom.
Boyer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Onhek scoring with punches and elbows.
Boyer is not content to let Onhek control the position.
Onhek lands a decent elbow from side control.
Onhek cracks Boyer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Onhek working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyer wants to get back to his feet but Onhek drags him back down.
Onhek grinds an elbow into Boyer's temple.
Boyer is not content to let Onhek control the position.
Boyer is pushing Onhek's head away, looking to escape. Onhek manages to hold on to the position though.
Boyer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Onhek trying to control the action but Boyer is working from the bottom.
Onhek lands some shots froms side control.
Boyer tries to buck Onhek off but Onhek is having none of it.
Onhek works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Onhek lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kehno Onhek 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.
Onhek is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Onhek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kehno Onhek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Onhek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boyer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boyer prevents Onhek from escaping the position.
Boyer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Onhek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boyer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boyer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onhek gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyer seems to be working for a kimura but Onhek defends the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Onhek misses with a takedown attempt
letting Boyer counter with a right hand.
Onhek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boyer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Onhek somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kehno Onhek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillan Boyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Onhek misses with a takedown attempt
and Boyer counters with a shoot takedown. Onhek fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Onhek dives on top into guard.
Onhek lands a couple of elbows.
Onhek working some strikes from top position.
Onhek distracts Boyer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Onhek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Onhek won't allow Boyer to get back to his feet.
Onhek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boyer's head.
Onhek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boyer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Onhek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Onhek landing with the ground and pound.
Onhek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onhek sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Onhek passes Boyer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boyer wants to get back to his feet.
Onhek is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Onhek working over Boyer with some ground and pound. Boyer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Onhek scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Onhek is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Boyer!
Boyer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Onhek lands with some strikes.
Boyer really wants to buck Onhek off and get back to his feet.
Onhek controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyer is bucking up trying to escape but Onhek cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Onhek dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Onhek connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Onhek fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Onhek lands a heavy elbow.
Onhek landing strikes from the mount.
Boyer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Boyer taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Onhek connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Onhek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Onhek moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Boyer has worked his arm free - good work by Boyer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kehno Onhek dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boyer throws a nice head kick!
Onhek with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boyer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Onhek is trying to get back to full guard.
Onhek is holding on to half guard well.
Boyer lands strikes from half guard.
Onhek moves into full guard.
Onhek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boyer wants to pass the guard but Onhek is keeping the position.
Boyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boyer scoring with some ground and pound.
Boyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Onhek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Onhek wants to sweep but no luck.
Onhek is trying to keep Boyer in close.
Boyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Onhek misses with a takedown
and Boyer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dillan Boyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onhek won't allow Boyer to pass to mount.
Onhek is concentrating on defense, preventing Boyer from advancing position.
Boyer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Onhek doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boyer.
Onhek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boyer is working away from the top position though.
Onhek makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Onhek.
Boyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Onhek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onhek pulls Boyer in close to prevent any damage.
Boyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Onhek is retaining full guard.
Onhek controlling Boyer's posture.
Onhek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boyer!
Boyer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onhek slips a nice elbow through Boyer's hands, connecting with Boyer's forehead.
Onhek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boyer wants to get back to his feet.
Boyer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Onhek scores with a couple of nice shots.
Onhek is keen to just control but Boyer is a slippery customer.
Kehno Onhek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyer pushes Onhek off and gets back to his feet.
Onhek misses with a straight left.
Onhek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boyer is out of range.
Onhek misses with a takedown
and Boyer counters with a big head kick but Onhek shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kehno Onhek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onhek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dillan Boyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Onhek 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kehno Onhek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sekur Arian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ImA Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sekur Arian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ImA Man!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to clinch but Arian is having none of it.
Man moves away from the strike by Arian.
Arian keeps the fight on the outside.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Man to the mat! Man manages to get full guard.
Arian works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Arian sits in half guard.
Arian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Arian uses his free foot to push down on Man's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Man.
Arian misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Arian throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Man because Arian loaded up on that one.
Arian throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Man because Arian loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arian misses with a head shot.
Arian unloads with some shots from mount but Man bucks and avoids them well.
Arian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arian throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Man because Arian loaded up on that one.
Man wants to control but Arian is having none of it.
Man is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Man gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arian.
Man regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Arian.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arian trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man controls Arian momentarily but Arian frees himself.
Man keeping full guard, as Arian tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Arian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man tries to clinch up.
Arian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arian throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Arian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Arian in the body.
Arian throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man tries to clinch there but Arian circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man wants to clinch.
Arian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man lands a high kick!
Arian misses the jab.
Man wants to clinch up but Arian keeps it at a distance.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Arian moves out of range easily.
Man clinches up with Arian and pushes him back against the cage.
Man wants to stall.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Arian pushes him off.
Arian shoots in but no luck this time.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arian scores with a takedown into Man's guard.
Arian passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but ImA Man will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arian misses with a body shot.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arian misses with a straight left.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Arian dives in and grabs Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Man pushes down on Arian's head and hops out.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arian misses with a looping right.
Arian is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Man's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Arian circles away.
Arian scores a takedown into full mount!
Arian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arian dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape.
Arian avoids the attempt from Man to control.
Arian thowing shots but they're missing.
Man wants to hold on but Arian pushes him away.
Man taking shots to the head.
Arian lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arian thowing shots but they're missing.
Arian looking to finish with strikes here!
Arian misses with some ground and pound and Man recovers position to half guard.
Arian has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Man is squirming around, avoiding Arian's attempts to control the action.
Arian misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Arian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Man's face.
Arian breaks from Man's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arian looking to ground and pound but Man is blocking nicely.
Arian sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Arian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arian landing strikes from the mount and Man is in trouble!
Arian sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Arian throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Man is squirming around, avoiding Arian's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sekur Arian dominated that second round.
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!
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Man landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Man pressing his opponent against the cage.
Man scores with a knee to the head.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Man lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Man.
Arian drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Man tries to stall but Arian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a really nice looking cross but Arian seems unphased.
Arian takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Man wants to clinch up but Arian keeps it at a distance.
Arian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Sekur Arian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Arian or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Arian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Arian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Arian.
A head kick misses from Man.
Arian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Arian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Arian gets the takedown into side control.
Arian tries to advance to mount but Man denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arian working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Man tries to buck Arian off but Arian is having none of it.
Arian cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sekur Arian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arian has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Arian sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Arian thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Arian prevents Man from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Man is trying desperately to improve position.
Arian lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arian lands a heavy elbow.
Man is rocked!
BOOM! Arian connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Man is still in real trouble! Can Arian finish him?
Arian with a couple of short strikes.
Arian unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arian loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Man scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Arian land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Arian stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sekur Arian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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184 lbs
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Ness!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Ness, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Ness lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Ness looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ness throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Ness.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Ness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Ness scores with a takedown into Barnes's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to stand up but Ness isn't so interested in that idea.
Ness stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ness stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ness looking to sit in guard and control but Barnes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ness looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barnes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Ness is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ness scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ness connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Ness.
Ness shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Barnes.
It looks like Mike Ness has been cut.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ness.
Ness looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Ness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Nice shot lands for Barnes.
Ness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Ness.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barnes's guard.
Ness stops Barnes from standing up.
Ness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Ness missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ness scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ness has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ness trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ness passes Barnes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Ness's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ness misses with a hook.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ness manages to avoid it.
Ness avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes thows a body kick. Ness tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ness has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Ness's head.
Horrible takedown by Ness or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes which made him look bad.
Ness is breathing heavily.
A jab from Ness misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Ness with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Ness shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barnes has one foot on Ness's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Barnes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ness momentarily.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Ness shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ness.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ness.
Barnes tries to clinch
and Ness counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ness lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands with a right hand.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Ness avoids them all with ease.
Ness fails to land the takedown.
Ness throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ness has a takedown stuffed.
Barnes gets caught flat footed, as Ness shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes wants to stand up but Ness is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ness throwing strikes from guard but Barnes blocks nicely.
Barnes is controlling Ness's posture.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Ness from controlling successfully.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ness throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Ness's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ness.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Ness thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Ness swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Ness thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness lands a nice shot to the body.
Ness misses with a two punch combination.
Ness is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barnes's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ness.
Ness is trying to control. Barnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ness looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
Mike Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Ness shakes it off.
Ness takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brad Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Ness should have avoided that one.
Donk. Ness catches Barnes right on the button with a cross.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Ness tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ness drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness tries to score with some ground and pound. Barnes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Ness drags him back down.
Ness trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ness in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ness throwing strikes but Barnes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four 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.
Ness is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Ness's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barnes wants to stand but Ness has his arm trapped.
Barnes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ness to his feet.
Ness fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnes 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Barnes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Earp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natural has chosen back in black - ACDC as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
216 lbs
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225 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Virgil Earp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Natural!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natural avoids the head kick by Earp.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Earp manages to avoid it.
Earp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Natural lands a head shot.
Earp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Earp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Earp tried to score with a low kick but Natural checks it.
Earp jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Earp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Natural moves into the clinch.
Earp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Earp lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Earp.
Natural digs a right hand underneath Earp's ribcage. Earp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Earp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Earp.
Natural looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Earp is leaning against Natural and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Earp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Earp.
Earp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Earp.
Earp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Earp pushes Natural back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Earp fails to land.
Earp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Natural backwards.
Earp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Earp.
Earp lands a left hand.
Natural blocks an uppercut.
Earp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Natural backwards.
Earp lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Earp.
Natural's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Natural.
Earp gets through Natural's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Earp throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Earp.
Earp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Natural backwards.
Earp lands with a left to the head.
Earp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Earp.
Earp lands an elbow just above Natural 's eye.
Earp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Earp.
Earp pushes Natural back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Earp missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Earp.
Natural avoiding damage as Earp throws knees to the body.
Earp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Natural's defenses.
Earp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Earp pushes off an throws an elbow but Natural leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Earp lands a body punch.
Earp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naturals head.
Earp misses with an elbow strike.
Earp lands a nice elbow.
Earp has a couple of punches blocked by Natural.
Earp lands a body punch.
Earp lands a shoulder strike.
Earp digs a right hand underneath Natural's ribcage. Natural let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Earp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Earp lands a nice shot to the body.
Earp tries to land knees in the clinch but Natural avoids the damage to the body.
Earp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Earp.
Natural takes a knee to the side of the body.
Natural managing to block the knees to the body from Earp.
Earp crunches a lovely knee into Natural's ribcage.
Earp scores with a shot to the side of Natural's head.
Earp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Natural misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Earp.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Earp.
Earp lands a shot to the body.
Earp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Natural backwards.
Earp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Natural lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Earp.
Earp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Natural's defenses.
Earp lands a body shot.
Natural avoids a wild elbow strike from Earp.
Earp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Natural looking to throw knees to the head but Earp is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Earp.
Earp lands an elbow just above Natural 's eye.
Earp is leaning against Natural and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Earp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Earp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Earp.
Earp is working Natural over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Earp.
Earp lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Earp.
Earp scores with a shot to the side of Natural's head.
Earp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Earp scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earp is leaning against Natural and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Earp - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Earp.
Natural takes an elbow to the forehead.
Earp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Natural or not.
Earp cracks Natural with a nice body shot.
Earp lands an elbow inside that Natural shrugs off.
Earp unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Earp.
Earp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Earp misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Earp.
Earp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Earp lands a nice shot to the body.
Earp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Natural scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Earp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natural prevents a body shot from Earp.
Earp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Earp tries a body shot but Natural blocks it.
Earp lands with a light punch inside.
Earp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Natural throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Earp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Earp throws a sloppy head kick
and Natural makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Natural uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Earp.
Natural lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Natural throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Natural throws a sloppy head kick and Earp moves out of range easily.
Natural walks into a left hand.
Earp throws a nice looking combination but Natural bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natural swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Earp moves in looking to clinch but Natural pushes him off.
Natural is breathing heavily.
Natural sizes up Earp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Earp to score with a decent uppercut.
Earp tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Earp.
Earp swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Natural counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Earp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Natural misses with an uppercut. Earp saw that one coming.
Earp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Earp smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Natural wants to clinch up but Earp keeps it at a distance.
Earp lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural avoids the head kick by Earp.
Earp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Natural takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Earp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Natural takes one to the chin there.
Earp moves away from the strike by Natural.
Earp misses with an uppercut. Natural saw that one coming.
Earp lands with a slapping head kick.
Natural thows a leg kick but Earp checks it
and Earp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Earp misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earp tries to clinch but Natural is having none of it.
Earp throws a right hand that Natural ducks under and follows up with a left that Natural also avoids with ease.
Natural cracks Earp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Earp. Natural shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheers as Earp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Natural doesn't seem phased though.
Earp tries a head kick but it misses.
Natural slips a jab and a cross from Earp.
A big right from Natural misses.
Earp lands with a hook. Natural tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Earp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Natural counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural misses with an uppercut. Earp saw that one coming.
Natural lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Earp throws a head kick but Natural moves out of range.
Earp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natural can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Earp, as that shot connected.
Earp defending well as Natural loads up on a big left hand.
Natural throws the left hand but Earp avoids the punch easily.
Earp circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Earp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Natural misses with a hook to the body
and Earp counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Earp dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Earp throws a sloppy head kick and Natural moves out of range easily.
Earp lands the left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natural looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Earp moves out of range of the body kick.
Natural ducks under a wild hook from Earp.
Earp misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natural takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Natural takes a swing at Earp's ribcage but misses.
Natural takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Natural throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Earp moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earp blocks a jab.
Natural thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Earp catches Natural right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Earp.
Earp tries to bum rush Natural with a series of wild strikes but Natural uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Earp throws a head kick that misses.
Natural throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Earp.
Natural listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Earp lands a head shot.
Natural keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Earp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Earp.
Earp scores with a jab to the body.
Natural throws a nice outside leg kick.
Natural takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Earp misses with a hook. Natural ducked under it nicely.
Virgil Earp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natural misses the shot to the body.
Virgil Earp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Earp thuds his shin into the meat of Natural's side.
Earp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Natural misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural moves into range and clinches up with Earp.
Natural can't find room to land a body shot as Earp controls the action.
A short right from Earp on the inside.
Earp avoiding damage as Natural throws knees to the body.
Randy Natural has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Earp lands with a light punch inside.
Natural throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Virgil Earp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Earp blocks a body shot from Natural.
Natural lands with a light punch inside.
Natural misses with a hook from the clinch.
Natural scores with a nice hook to the head.
Earp lands a shoulder strike.
Natural slowing the pace effectively.
Earp misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Earp.
Natural tries to work over Earp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Earp is leaning against Natural and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Natural with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Earp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Natural lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Natural has a couple of punches blocked by Earp.
Natural tries a body shot but Earp blocks it.
Natural misses with a hook from the clinch.
Natural misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Natural lands with a right to the head.
Natural swings wildly with an uppercut but Earp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natural goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Natural tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Earp's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Earp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Earp 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Earp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Choice Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Gunther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MotherFu*ker of the Year - Motley Crue. Gunther is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Common - Make My Day. Todd Gunther will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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28
163 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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25
162 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Choice Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Gunther!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunther pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Gunther does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gunther.
Gunther is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Gunther's head back.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gunther just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Gunther's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gunther is holding on for now.
Gunther is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie prevents Gunther from improving his position.
Gracie is trying to control. Gunther wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunther avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Gunther is working away.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gunther regains half guard.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Gunther is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunther is looking to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Gunther wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gunther wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
Gracie grinds an elbow into Gunther's temple.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Gracie fails to take his opponent's back.
Gracie has control of Gunther's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gunther regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie looking to control but Gunther is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunther is trying to escape the mount.
Gunther is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to take Gunther's back but he can't do it this time.
Gracie manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gunther to take his back!
Gunther wants to get back to his feet.
Gunther covering up well under a series of strikes from Gracie.
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.
Gracie is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gunther knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gunther for a finish.
Gunther covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Gunther is controlling his hands well.
Gunther rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gunther is doing well to control the position and prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Choice Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gunther is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Gunther does no damage.
Gracie throws a push kick but Gunther slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Gunther, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Gunther against the cage but Gunther circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Gunther is defending well.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Gunther sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunther throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gunther controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gunther lands a couple of digs.
Gunther with a nice head shot there.
Gunther won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gunther wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gunther trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gunther controls the pace.
Gracie looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gunther swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gunther misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
Gunther tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gunther comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gunther lands a body punch.
Gunther lands a knee to the head.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gunther tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gunther tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gunther with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Gunther pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gunther tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunther.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunther tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunther throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Todd Gunther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
enabling Gunther to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie moves out of range as Gunther throws a body kick.
Gracie rushes Gunther and presses him up against the cage.
Gunther using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Gunther has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunther has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Gunther.
Gunther tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choice Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie wants to break free but Gunther has control.
Gunther misses with a body punch.
Gunther with a knee to the head.
Gracie wants to break free but Gunther has control.
Gunther lands a knee to the body.
Gunther looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gunther with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunther is breathing heavily.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gunther creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gunther lands a left hand.
Gunther landing knees to the body.
Gunther misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gunther pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Gunther showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gunther tries to clinch
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
Gunther tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunther moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gunther throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Gunther cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunther throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Gunther sprawls well.
Gunther shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gunther takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie landing punches.
Gunther sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Gunther won't allow it.
Gunther is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Gunther is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gunther has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gunther throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Gunther throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunther throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunther tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunther throws a lazy body kick
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Gunther didn't expect that.
Choice Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gunther pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunther paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Gunther's guard.
Gunther looking to control.
Gracie advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunther keeping his opponent close.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Gunther is defending well.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gunther's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Gunther is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Choice Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Choice Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Kuyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuyt comes to the cage accompanied by Hearts on Fire by John Cafferty. Dennis Kuyt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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23
217 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Kuyt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuyt tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuyt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuyt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuyt fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Kuyt is out of range.
Kuyt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuyt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Kuyt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Dennis Kuyt has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuyt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Smith misses.
Kuyt takes one on the button.
Kuyt blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuyt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Kuyt off the cage and back into rage.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuyt.
Kuyt takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuyt avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Kuyt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuyt just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Kuyt counters with a nice body kick.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Kuyt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuyt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuyt breaks from the clinch.
Kuyt tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Kuyt's shoulder, as Kuyt tries to avoid the shot.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Kuyt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuyt.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuyt breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuyt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith keeps control of Kuyt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Kuyt counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Kuyt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith misses with a hook.
Kuyt moves into the clinch.
Kuyt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuyt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuyt's hands.
Smith looks to land a combination but Kuyt avoids it well.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Kuyt counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith moves out of range as Kuyt throws a body kick.
Kuyt blocks a jab.
Kuyt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kuyt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Kuyt slips a jab from Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Kuyt was well out of range.
Kuyt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuyt blocks a head kick by Smith.
Kuyt moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Kuyt misses with a kick to the body.
Kuyt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Kuyt counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuyt prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith has Kuyt pressed against the cage, preventing Kuyt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuyt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuyt.
Kuyt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuyt wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Kuyt throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Kuyt has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Smith will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuyt.
Kuyt lands a high kick!
Kuyt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A good leg kick by Kuyt.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Kuyt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuyt.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuyt counters with a thumping low kick.
Kuyt thumps Smith with a low kick.
Kuyt fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Kuyt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuyt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuyt.
Smith throws a right hand that Kuyt ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuyt also avoids with ease.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Kuyt moves into the clinch.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuyt's efforts to push away.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuyt is trying to break free.
Kuyt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuyt moves into the clinch.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuyt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Kuyt counters by clinching up.
Kuyt being controlled against the cage.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Kuyt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuyt tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Kuyt is trying to break free.
Smith wants to break free but Kuyt has control.
Kuyt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuyt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuyt.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Kuyt keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuyt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuyt circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuyt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith throws a head kick but Kuyt moves out of range.
Dennis Kuyt is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuyt moves into the clinch.
Kuyt manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Kuyt moves into the clinch.
Kuyt wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Kuyt breaks the clinch.
Kuyt rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Kuyt is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to circle away but Kuyt has him pinned against the cage.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuyt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuyt is looking to clinch.
Smith lands a nice hook to Kuyt's body. Kuyt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left lands for Smith.
Kuyt is looking to land body kicks.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Kuyt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuyt.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuyt is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Kuyt throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Kuyt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuyt staying out of range there.
Kuyt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuyt gets a clinch.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuyt throws a head kick that misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuyt wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuyt instigates a clinch.
Kuyt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Kuyt is controlling him.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuyt has double underhooks.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuyt.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuyt counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to break free.
Kuyt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuyt has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Kuyt tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuyt wants to clinch.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Kuyt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Kuyt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuyt.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuyt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuyt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Kuyt tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuyt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuyt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Kuyt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuyt.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuyt counters by clinching up.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Kuyt moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kuyt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuyt lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Kuyt moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuyt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuyt avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Kuyt shrugs it off.
Dennis Kuyt's cut is getting worse.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Kuyt counters by clinching up.
Smith tries to break free but Kuyt pushes him back against the cage.
Kuyt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuyt blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuyt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kuyt!
Kuyt moves into the clinch.
Kuyt tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to circle away but Kuyt has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuyt working hard to break the clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuyt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuyt moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith wants to break free but Kuyt has control.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kuyt manages to break the clinch.
Kuyt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Kuyt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuyt 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Kuyt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magus Arbenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis The Mongol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magus Arbenson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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179 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magus Arbenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genghis The Mongol!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Mongol throws a sloppy head kick and Arbenson moves out of range easily.
Arbenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Mongol moves out of range of the strikes.
The Mongol misses with a low kick.
The Mongol throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Mongol throws a low kick but Arbenson avoids it.
The Mongol throws a sloppy head kick and Arbenson moves out of range easily.
The Mongol is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Mongol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from The Mongol finds it's target.
The Mongol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arbenson swings for the body but The Mongol moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Mongol is looking to chop away at Arbenson's legs.
The Mongol scores with a jab to the body.
The Mongol tries to score with a low kick but Arbenson moves his leg out of the way.
The Mongol defending well as Arbenson loads up on a big left hand.
Arbenson throws a series of punches but The Mongol avoids them all with ease.
The Mongol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arbenson.
The Mongol takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arbenson blocks a head kick by The Mongol.
Arbenson lands a head shot.
Arbenson throws a wild body kick that The Mongol sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson looks to land a body kick but The Mongol moved away.
The Mongol tries to close the distance and clinch but Arbenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Mongol tries to land a body kick
and Arbenson counters with a stiff right hand.
The Mongol moves out of range as Arbenson strikes.
The Mongol wants to clinch but Arbenson slips to the side
and Arbenson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arbenson throws a series of punches but The Mongol moves out of range.
The Mongol 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.
The Mongol stuffs the takedown attempt from Arbenson. Arbenson gets slowly back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Mongol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson throws a jab but it's blocked by The Mongol.
The Mongol throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Mongol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arbenson moves out of range as The Mongol throws a body kick.
The Mongol defending well as Arbenson loads up on a big left hand.
Arbenson looks to land a body kick but The Mongol moved away.
The Mongol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Mongol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Mongol tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arbenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arbenson misses with a kick to the body.
The Mongol throws a right and a left that Arbenson avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol darts in trying to clinch
and Arbenson counters with an inside leg kick.
The Mongol tries to close the distance and clinch but Arbenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Genghis The Mongol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Mongol tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arbenson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice shot by The Mongol.
Arbenson blocks a head kick by The Mongol.
Arbenson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Arbenson counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Genghis The Mongol will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Mongol wants to clinch but Arbenson slips to the side
and Arbenson counters with a shoot takedown. The Mongol fights it but they end up in guard.
Arbenson is pushing down on The Mongol's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Mongol is fighting to maintain full guard but Arbenson has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Mongol is trying is best to control the position here.
Arbenson seems to be looking for submissions.
Arbenson moves into full mount! The Mongol won't be happy about that!
Arbenson tries to control but The Mongol wriggling away.
The Mongol is trying to escape the mount.
The Mongol wants to hold on but Arbenson pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Mongol manages to control the position for a moment.
Arbenson can't control as he wanted to and The Mongol manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The Mongol controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Arbenson wants to work for an arm triangle but The Mongol is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two 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.
Arbenson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Mongol defends it well.
Arbenson is trying to control the action in half guard but The Mongol is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arbenson is looking to advance position but The Mongol won't allow it.
Arbenson prevents The Mongol from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arbenson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arbenson wants to control but The Mongol is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arbenson misses with a two punch combination.
Arbenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Mongol looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Mongol turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Mongol defending well as Arbenson loads up on a big left hand.
Arbenson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Mongol counters with a straight right hand.
The Mongol fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Mongol throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arbenson counters with a leg kick.
The Mongol closes the distance and pushes Arbenson back into the cage.
The Mongol lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Magus Arbenson has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol looking to throw knees to the head but Arbenson is blocking nicely.
Arbenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arbenson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Mongol has him pressed against the cage.
Arbenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Mongol defending well as Arbenson loads up on a big left hand.
The Mongol connects with a solid leg kick.
The Mongol misses the jab.
A low kick from The Mongol is predictable there
and Arbenson counters with a good, hard body kick but The Mongol shrugs it off.
The Mongol moves out of range as Arbenson throws a body kick.
The Mongol misses the jab.
The Mongol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arbenson.
Arbenson checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Genghis The Mongol will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Magus Arbenson's cut.
That's time! 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.
The Mongol lands with a slapping head kick.
The Mongol throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Mongol attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Mongol tried to score with a low kick but Arbenson checks it.
Arbenson misses with a body kick.
The Mongol lands with a straight right. Arbenson didn't see that one coming.
Arbenson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from The Mongol misses
and Arbenson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Genghis The Mongol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arbenson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Mongol throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arbenson counters with a single leg into guard. The Mongol didn't expect that.
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.
Arbenson stopping the sweep attempt from The Mongol.
Arbenson looking to pass the guard.
Arbenson is working hard here to advance position.
The Mongol is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Arbenson stopping the sweep attempt from The Mongol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Arbenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arbenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Mongol is pulling down on Arbenson's head. It's preventing any offense from Arbenson, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Mongol wants to clinch
and Arbenson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Mongol throws a body kick that misses.
The Mongol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arbenson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Mongol. The Mongol obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Mongol tries to clinch but Arbenson moves away
and Arbenson counters with a nice uppercut.
The Mongol misses with a kick to the body.
The Mongol tests Arbenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arbenson thuds his shin into the meat of The Mongol's side.
Magus Arbenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Mongol gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Arbenson counters with a single leg into guard. The Mongol didn't expect that.
Arbenson trying to control but The Mongol is working from the bottom.
The Mongol wants to sweep here but Arbenson controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol is trying to control the position but Arbenson postures up.
Arbenson tries to free his leg and advance position but The Mongol is retaining full guard.
The Mongol wants to sweep here but Arbenson controlling him for the moment.
Arbenson passes The Mongol's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Arbenson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Mongol does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Mongol avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arbenson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Genghis The Mongol.
I've got The Mongol winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genghis The Mongol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tha Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. lukenback texas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tha Man!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Balls shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balls throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man looks to throw the jab but Balls is out of range.
Balls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Nice shot lands for Balls.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws a nice head kick!
Man tries to clinch up but Balls circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
Balls slips under a jab.
Balls checks a low kick from Man.
Balls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balls checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balls keeps the fight on the outside.
Man feints and then cracks Balls's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balls down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balls takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balls misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balls moves away from the strike by Man.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Balls blocks the leg kick.
Balls shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick but Balls moves out of range.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man throws a body punch but Balls moves out of range.
Balls bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Man is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Balls is putting a hurting on Man here, landing some big shots from side control.
Balls throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Balls's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Balls working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Man seems a little lost for a moment, as Balls dominates the positioning.
Balls working the strikes but Man uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Balls thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is staying active underneath Balls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Balls misses with a head shot. Man uses the momentum to regain guard.
Balls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tha Man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Balls closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Balls creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Man sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Balls throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Man works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Balls drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Still in half guard, Balls seems content to control.
Balls with the ground and pound but Man uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Man is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Man keeping moving, preventing Balls from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man pulls Balls in close to prevent any damage.
Balls throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Balls trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Man working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Man is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balls lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Man!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Balls misses with a head shot.
Man blocking the ground and pound.
Man avoids a series of strikes thrown by Balls.
Balls misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balls with shots to the head and body - Man looks very uncomfortable down there.
Balls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Balls prevents Man from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Balls there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Man is trying to escape the mount.
Balls 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.
Balls content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Balls there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Man blocking the ground and pound.
Balls misses with some ground and pound and Man recovers position to half guard.
That's four 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.
Balls winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Balls throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Balls thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Man is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Balls thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balls throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Balls seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Balls slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Balls dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Balls gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Balls circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man digs a good hook to Balls's body.
A head kick by Balls misses
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Balls takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Balls avoids it.
Balls fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Man avoids it really well and circles away.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balls moves away.
Balls thuds a left hand into Man's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balls is defended easily by Man.
Tha Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a push kick but Balls slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Balls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man keeps Balls at a distance using the push kick.
Balls slips a straight right by Man.
A jab from Man misses.
Balls uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balls counters with a nice body shot.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man misses the jab.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Balls counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick misses from Balls.
Man throws out a leg kick but Balls moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Balls avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Balls's head.
Balls takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balls moves away.
Balls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balls shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Man napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Balls trying to control the position but Man is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tha Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tha Man!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson's entrance music is Diamond. A fine choice. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring Da Ruckus. This should be fireworks!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson misses with a body kick.
Peterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie throws a one two combo.
Gracie cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Gracie cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson misses with the combination.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Peterson's defenses.
Gracie lands a two punch combo.
Gracie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peterson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Gracie lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie cracks Peterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie scores with a jab. Peterson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie is in close to Peterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie works over Peterson with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie is in close to Peterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is working Peterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie is in close to Peterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Peterson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie has his hands on Peterson's head, controlling the position.
Peterson trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Peterson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peterson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Peterson being controlled here momentarily.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie checks a low kick from Peterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peterson momentarily.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie feints and as Peterson raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Peterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Peterson!
Peterson postures up.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peterson is aware though and is defending well.
Peterson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard.
Peterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Peterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peterson being controlled here momentarily.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie cracks Peterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peterson lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into rage.
Peterson takes one on the button.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Peterson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Peterson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Peterson!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Peterson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peterson's best efforts.
Gracie is doing well to control the position and prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Peterson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Peterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Peterson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracie has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peterson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Peterson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Peterson shrugs it off.
Peterson is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peterson's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Peterson to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Peterson is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peterson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peterson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pulling down on Peterson's head. It's preventing any offense from Peterson, at least for the moment.
Renato Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie passes Peterson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie throwing shots but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Peterson is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peterson avoid being mounted?
Peterson is trying is best to control the position here.
Peterson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie pulls Peterson in close to prevent any damage.
Peterson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie 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 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boban Savic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Walk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boban Savic!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Savic misses with the combination.
Boban Savic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savic misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Savic misses the target.
A slow jab from Savic misses its intended target.
Savic misses with a body shot.
Savic walks into a stiff left hand from Stevenson.
It looks like Boban Savic has been cut.
Savic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Savic misses.
Savic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Savic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevenson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Savic finds it's way round the side to connect with Stevenson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savic looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson needs to keep his hands up - Savic had a free shot at his head there.
Savic misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savic digs a good hook to Stevenson's body.
Savic lands a slapping body shot.
Savic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevenson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Savic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevenson.
Savic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savic misses the jab.
Stevenson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stevenson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stevenson drops his hands momentarily and Savic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevenson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big right from Savic misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Savic is avoiding it.
Stevenson slips under a jab from Savic.
Savic throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Savic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Savic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Savic.
Savic misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Boban Savic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevenson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Savic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stevenson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savic throws a combination. Stevenson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savic.
A slow jab from Savic misses its intended target.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Savic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Savic moved out of range.
Stevenson ducks right into an uppercut from Savic.
Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savic.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stevenson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Savic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stevenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Savic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stevenson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stevenson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Savic tries to avoid it but Stevenson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Savic to the ground. Savic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Savic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Savic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Savic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stevenson circles away quickly and effectively.
Savic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savic jabs at Stevenson's body.
Savic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevenson at a distance.
A lazy left from Savic finds it's target.
Savic lands a left and a right that send Stevenson crashing to the mat, dazed. Savic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stevenson is rocked!
It looks like Greg Stevenson has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson ducks into an uppercut from Savic and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boban Savic!
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