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IGR Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dawda Jawara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Busta Rhymes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dawda Jawara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Rhymes.
Jawara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jawara tries a head kick but it misses.
Jawara is looking to clinch.
Jawara misses with a body kick.
Jawara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jawara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rhymes keeps control of Jawara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jawara.
Rhymes jumps guard but Jawara stands there with Rhymes around his waist. Rhymes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jawara tries a knee to the head but Rhymes blocks it.
Rhymes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jawara prevents it.
Jawara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jawara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jawara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rhymes prevents Jawara from breaking the clinch.
Jawara throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jawara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jawara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jawara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jawara is breathing heavily.
Rhymes has Jawara pushed against the cage.
Jawara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jawara looking to throw knees to the head but Rhymes is blocking nicely.
Jawara tries to break the clinch but Rhymes is controlling the position.
Rhymes blocks an elbow strike.
Rhymes tightens his grip and picks Jawara up, before dumping him to the ground. Jawara manages to land in guard.
Rhymes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jawara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhymes prevents Jawara from getting back to his feet.
Rhymes pushing down on Jawara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rhymes controlling the action here.
Rhymes working Jawara over with strikes.
Rhymes slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawara wants to get back to his feet.
Rhymes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jawara is looking to get back to is feet but Rhymes passes into side control.
Rhymes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jawara!
Jawara is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jawara has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jawara is trying to get back to his feet but Rhymes has full control of the position and if anything, Jawara has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rhymes tries to get the hooks in deep but Jawara pushed the leg off.
Jawara holding both Rhymes 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jawara holding both Rhymes 's hands and preventing any damage.
Rhymes controlling from the back.
Jawara has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Jawara is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four 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.
Jawara wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhymes is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Jawara taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Rhymes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Busta Rhymes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Holmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Peterwhacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Peterwhacker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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259 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Holmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Peterwhacker!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peterwhacker feints and as Holmen raises his hands in defense, Peterwhacker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Peterwhacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterwhacker won't allow Holmen to get back to his feet.
Holmen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterwhacker.
Peterwhacker drops back looking for a leg! Holmen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holmen manages to kick Peterwhacker off! Peterwhacker jumps back into Holmen's guard.
Peterwhacker preventing the sweep.
Peterwhacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterwhacker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmen tries for a takedown but Peterwhacker circles away easily
and Peterwhacker counters with a right hand to the body.
Holmen tries to clinch there but Peterwhacker circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Peterwhacker.
Peterwhacker avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterwhacker fails with the takedown
and Holmen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterwhacker shoots for a double leg takedown but Holmen sprawls well. He's pushed Peterwhacker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peterwhacker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Peterwhacker is looking to take a break and control but Holmen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterwhacker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Holmen to see if he's OK.
Peterwhacker is looking to take a break and control but Holmen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holmen wants to get back to his feet but Peterwhacker drags him back down.
Holmen is breathing heavily.
Peterwhacker working the ground and pound.
Holmen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peterwhacker on the ground.
Peterwhacker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Peterwhacker moves into full mount!
Holmen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Holmen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmen is desperately trying to improve his position but Peterwhacker has a good base and remains in mount.
Peterwhacker wants to control the pace but Holmen is squirming around nicely.
Holmen is working to get back to half guard.
Peterwhacker tries to control but Holmen wriggling away.
Peterwhacker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Peterwhacker cracks Holmen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Peterwhacker looking for a guillotine from mount but Holmen is having none of it.
Peterwhacker looking for a guillotine from mount but Holmen is having none of it.
Holmen tries to buck Peterwhacker off but he can't manage it.
Holmen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Peterwhacker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmen bucks up and throws Peterwhacker to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Peterwhacker gets caught flat footed, as Holmen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Peterwhacker looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterwhacker, not yet.
Holmen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Peterwhacker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holmen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peterwhacker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Holmen!
Peterwhacker postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Holmen out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Peterwhacker goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Peterwhacker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Steak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Bater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Steak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leroy Bater's chin.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Steak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Bater!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steak throws a series of punches but Bater avoids them all with ease.
Bater looks to land a combination. Steak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bater changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Steak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bater in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Steak looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bater turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Bater!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Blicky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Mannisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blicky kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is The Light That Blinds. This should be a great matchup!
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Blicky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannu Mannisto!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blicky moves in looking to clinch but Mannisto pushes him off.
A combination from Blicky does no damage.
Blicky tries to close the distance and clinch but Mannisto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blicky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mannisto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blicky is keeping busy.
Blicky misses with a knee strike.
Blicky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mannisto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blicky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mannisto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mannisto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blicky slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blicky wants to pass the guard but Mannisto is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannisto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mannisto has his foot on Blicky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blicky works his way back into a safe position though.
Mannisto keeping moving, preventing Blicky from controlling successfully.
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.
Blicky postures up.
Mannisto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blicky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mannisto looks gassed!
Mannisto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blicky wants to stand but Mannisto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mannisto is pulling down on Blicky's head. It's preventing any offense from Blicky, at least for the moment.
Blicky content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blicky postures up.
Mannisto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blicky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blicky trying to control the position from guard on top but Mannisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blicky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blicky has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mannisto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mannisto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blicky preventing the sweep.
Mannisto looking for a guillotine here but Blicky defends easily.
Mannisto keeping busy on the bottom but Blicky has passed one foot through into half guard.
Blicky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Mannisto is trying to get back to full guard.
Mannisto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mannisto.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mannisto looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Blicky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A left lands for Mannisto.
Blicky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blicky darts in and clinches Mannisto up against the cage.
Blicky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blicky misses with a knee to the head.
Blicky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blicky misses with a knee strike.
Mannisto is trying to break the clinch but Blicky has him pressed against the cage.
Blicky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blicky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannisto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannisto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blicky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blicky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mannisto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mannisto breaks the clinch.
Blicky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mannisto connects with a jab.
Mannisto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blicky is rocked!
Mannisto wants to pass the guard but Blicky is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannisto tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Blicky.
Mannisto is looking for a kimura but Blicky is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mannisto to get the leverage.
Mannisto wants to control but Blicky is keeping him busy.
Mannisto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blicky pushes Mannisto off and gets back to his feet.
Mannisto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mannisto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blicky has left one of his arms exposed and Mannisto doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Blicky screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hannu Mannisto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and anderson griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Churchhill comes to the cage accompanied by Killswitch engage- My curse. Winston Churchhill could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to anderson griffin's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, anderson griffin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchhill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Churchhill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches griffin on the side of the head.
Churchhill works the jab nicely.
Churchhill fails with the takedown.
griffin fails with the takedown
and Churchhill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
griffin can't break the clinch.
griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Churchhill looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for griffin!
griffin looks gassed!
Churchhill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. griffin looks a forlorn figure.
Churchhill lands a big elbow.
griffin is rocked!
griffin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
griffin is still in real trouble! Can Churchhill finish him?
griffin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Churchhill scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish griffin?
Churchhill 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Churchhill dominating with strikes here.
Churchhill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Churchhill scoring with strikes but griffin is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin is bucking up trying to escape but Churchhill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Churchhill with the ground and pound from mount.
Churchhill lands a nice shot to the head.
Churchhill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Churchhill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Churchhill punishing his opponent with strikes.
Churchhill controlling the position easily from mount.
Churchhill won't let griffin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Churchhill lands with some strikes.
griffin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Churchhill has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of griffin's face.
Churchhill scoring with strikes but griffin is staying in there.
griffin is trying to stand up.
Churchhill punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Churchhill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
griffin is trying to stand.
Churchhill cracks griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Churchhill.
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!
Churchhill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Churchhill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns griffin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Churchhill breaks from griffin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Churchhill working for a submission but griffin is keeping him at bay.
The referee warns griffin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Churchhill scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Churchhill breaks from griffin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Churchhill lands a heavy elbow.
Churchhill has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of griffin's face.
Churchhill unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Churchhill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
griffin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Churchhill with the ground and pound from mount.
griffin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Churchhill lands a nice shot to the head.
Churchhill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Churchhill landing strikes from the mount and griffin is in trouble!
Churchhill dominating with strikes here.
Churchhill lands with some strikes.
Churchhill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Churchhill landing strikes, looking to finish!
griffin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Churchhill has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of griffin's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Churchhill landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Churchhill putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Churchhill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Churchhill looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Churchhill with a couple of short strikes.
Churchhill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Churchhill is landing with some decent strikes but griffin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Churchhill.
Churchhill raining down shots from the mount!
griffin is bucking up trying to escape but Churchhill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
griffin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Churchhill dominating with strikes here.
Churchhill fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Churchhill won't let griffin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Churchhill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Churchhill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. griffin looks a forlorn figure.
Churchhill with shots to the head and body - griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Churchhill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can griffin hang on?
Churchhill landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Churchhill dominated that 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.
Churchhill shoots in looking for a takedown. griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Churchhill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Churchhill shoots in for a double leg but griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Churchhill tries for a takedown but griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Churchhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Churchhill shoots in looking for a takedown. griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Churchhill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from griffin. No joy for Churchhill on that attempt.
Churchhill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with griffin but griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Churchhill shoots in but griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Churchhill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but griffin swivels and escapes.
griffin is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Churchhill or perhaps it was just good defense by griffin which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchhill misses with a takedown attempt - griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Churchhill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Churchhill.
Churchhill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Churchhill or perhaps it was just good defense by griffin which made him look bad.
Churchhill shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Churchhill with that takedown attempt.
Churchhill closes this distance looking for a takedown but griffin circles away.
Churchhill shoots in looking for a takedown. griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Churchhill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Churchhill. Churchhill gets slowly back to his feet.
Churchhill shoots in for a double leg but griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Churchhill with that takedown attempt.
Churchhill closes the distance and clinches up with griffin, looking for a takedown. Churchhill pushes griffin against the cage but griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winston Churchhill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Churchhill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. griffin tries to avoid it but Churchhill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag griffin to the ground. griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Winston Churchhill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Churchhill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has griffin pinned against the cage. griffin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from griffin. No joy for Churchhill on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from griffin as Churchhill shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts griffin as he jumps to the side.
Churchhill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with griffin but griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Churchhill looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from griffin as Churchhill shoots in.
Churchhill closes this distance looking for a takedown but griffin circles away.
Churchhill shoots in for a takedown but griffin shows good takedown defense.
Churchhill fails to land the takedown.
Churchhill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around griffin's waist but griffin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Churchhill off to one side.
Churchhill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has griffin pinned against the cage. griffin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Churchhill misses with a takedown attempt - griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Churchhill or perhaps it was just good defense by griffin which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from griffin as Churchhill shoots in.
Churchhill looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Churchhill looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Churchhill looks for a takedown but griffin sprawls well.
Churchhill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that griffin can do to turn this around?
Churchhill closes this distance looking for a takedown but griffin circles away.
Churchhill shoots in for a double leg but griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
anderson griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Churchhill scores with a four punch combination!
Churchhill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Churchhill is looking to advance position but griffin won't allow it.
griffin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Churchhill closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Churchhill.
griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
griffin throws a head kick that misses.
Churchhill looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for griffin!
griffin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Churchhill working the ground and pound effectively.
griffin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Churchhill with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
griffin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
griffin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Churchhill scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Churchhill wants to control the pace but griffin is squirming around nicely.
griffin is trying to stand.
Churchhill working the ground and pound effectively.
Winston Churchhill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Churchhill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
griffin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Churchhill dominating with strikes here.
Churchhill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill lands a big shot there that rocks griffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
griffin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Churchhill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Churchhill with the ground and pound from mount.
Churchhill dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Churchhill trying to control but griffin is having none of it.
You get the feeling that griffin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Churchhill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Churchhill with a couple of short strikes.
Churchhill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Churchhill won't let griffin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill scoring with strikes but griffin is staying in there.
griffin somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Churchhill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts griffin as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from griffin.
Nice takedown defense from griffin. No joy for Churchhill on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from griffin as Churchhill shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Churchhill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Churchhill lands with a right and another and another! griffin is in big trouble! Churchhill lands again and this time it's lights out for griffin! A quality knockout there for Churchhill.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Winston Churchhill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Makinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butsy Grabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makinen comes to the cage accompanied by Deathlike silence - Six feet under the ground. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Makinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butsy Grabber!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Grabber as Makinen shoots in.
Makinen has closed the distance and engaged Grabber in a clinch.
Grabber wants to break free but Makinen has control.
Makinen has Grabber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grabber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grabber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Makinen tries to break the clinch but Grabber is controlling the position.
Makinen has Grabber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grabber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Makinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Grabber tries to roll over but Makinen keeps him under control.
Makinen blocks the strikes from Grabber.
Grabber is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Makinen pulls his head out easily.
Grabber landing small, sideways elbows.
Grabber is staying active underneath Makinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Makinen trying to control from half guard but Grabber is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Makinen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Grabber throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Grabber is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Makinen has his hands clasped together but Grabber extends an breaks Makinen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Grabber.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Butsy Grabber!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vedad Zilic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calloway has chosen When The Man Comes Around as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedad Zilic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Calloway!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calloway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calloway throws a hook but Zilic blocks it.
Calloway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Zilic or perhaps it was just good defense by Calloway which made him look bad.
Calloway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zilic shoots for a double leg takedown but Calloway sprawls well. He's pushed Zilic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zilic throws a head kick that misses.
Zilic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calloway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calloway circles away from the clinch attempt
and Calloway moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Calloway throws an elbow but misses.
Calloway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calloway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zilic manages to avoid it.
Zilic is looking to clinch.
Zilic misses with a takedown attempt
and Calloway counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vedad Zilic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calloway throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Vedad Zilic has been cut.
Zilic with a poor takedown
and Calloway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Calloway lands a nice knee to the body.
Calloway breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calloway.
Calloway clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zilic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Calloway lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Zilic avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Calloway.
Zilic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zilic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Calloway counters with a nice uppercut.
Hank Calloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zilic is breathing heavily.
Calloway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zilic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calloway moves in looking to clinch but Zilic pushes him off.
Calloway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calloway wants to clinch up but Zilic keeps it at a distance.
Zilic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Calloway to counter with a crisp jab.
Zilic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Calloway counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zilic misses with a takedown attempt
and Calloway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calloway tries to clinch but Zilic is having none of it.
Hank Calloway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zilic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Calloway counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calloway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zilic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Calloway makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zilic cracks the inside of Calloway's front leg.
Calloway rushes Zilic and presses him up against the cage.
Zilic crunches a lovely knee into Calloway's ribcage.
Zilic tries to score a body lock takedown but Calloway shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zilic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Calloway uses from the top position.
Zilic has a closed guard, preventing Calloway from standing up.
Zilic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Calloway stacks Zilic on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Calloway!
Calloway wants to stand but Zilic has his arm trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calloway decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Calloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vedad Zilic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calloway looks to score with a jab to the body but Zilic is just out of range.
Calloway is looking to slow Zilic down with leg kicks.
Zilic gets the takedown into side control.
Calloway is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zilic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Calloway is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Zilic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zilic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Calloway, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calloway sneaks out the side door and pushes Zilic away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Zilic is looking to slow Calloway down with leg kicks.
Calloway is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Calloway tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zilic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Calloway's guard now.
Calloway wants to get back to his feet but Zilic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zilic drops back looking for a leg! Calloway is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Calloway manages to kick Zilic off! Zilic jumps back into Calloway's guard.
Calloway wants to stand but Zilic is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zilic trying to control the position from guard on top but Calloway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zilic tries to free his leg and advance position but Calloway is retaining full guard.
Zilic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Calloway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calloway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zilic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calloway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Calloway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Calloway tries to break the clinch but Zilic is controlling the position.
Calloway wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zilic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Calloway wants to break free but Zilic has control.
Calloway trying to stall but Zilic improves his position.
Calloway using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zilic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zilic jumps guard but Calloway stands there with Zilic around his waist. Zilic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Calloway prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vedad Zilic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zilic jumps guard.
Calloway is looking to stand up but Zilic won't let him.
Calloway wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Zilic's closed guard. He's half up but Zilic has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Zilic pivots and extends the arm, Calloway falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Zilic! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vedad Zilic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francois Pignon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pignon comes to the cage accompanied by NTM- Qu'est-ce qu'on attend. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Pignon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Balls!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pignon fails to land the takedown.
Balls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pignon manages to avoid it.
Pignon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balls circles away.
Pignon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francois Pignon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balls is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pignon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Balls tries for a takedown but Pignon circles away easily
and Pignon counters with a shoot takedown. Balls fights it but they end up in guard.
Pignon stands and throws Balls's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Balls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pignon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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.
Balls is not content to let Pignon control the position.
Balls is looking for a sweep.
Balls struggling a bit here.
Balls wants to get back to his feet.
Pignon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balls keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Balls gets caught flat footed, as Pignon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pignon advances to half guard.
Balls throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Balls tries to roll over but Pignon keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls trying to control from the bottom.
Pignon stalling.
Pignon is looking for a kimura here.
Pignon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Balls tries to lock up and control but Pignon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Balls keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pignon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pignon has hold of Balls's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Balls manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pignon is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pignon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Balls is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Balls and Pignon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Balls is looking to regain half guard here but Pignon keeps moving and retains side control.
Balls sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Balls regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pignon trying to move into half guard but instead Balls has managed to sweep!
Pignon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Balls stacks Pignon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Balls!
Balls scoring with punches from side control.
Pignon struggling a bit here.
Pignon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pignon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pignon wants to sweep but no luck.
Pignon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pignon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Balls is not content to let Pignon control the position.
Pignon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Balls is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pignon trying to mount his opponent but Balls defends it.
Pignon wants to take a breather but Balls is having none of it.
Pignon is looking for a kimura here.
Pignon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Balls!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Pignon dominated that 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.
Pignon with a poor takedown
and Balls counters with a takedown into side control.
Pignon struggling a bit here.
Balls cracks Pignon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pignon is trying to get back to half guard.
Balls works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pignon is rocked!
Balls working the head with strikes.
Oh Pignon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balls is putting a hurting on Pignon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balls lands an elbow.
Balls landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Balls landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Balls lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balls lands an elbow.
Balls landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pignon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Balls looks up at the clock and then as Pignon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Balls smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Balls working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pignon trying to control but Balls flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Balls lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Balls is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Balls gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Balls gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Balls apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Pignon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Balls shoots in for a double leg counter - driving through into a slam and Pignon is out! The slam has knocked him out cold! Devastating for Pignon but Balls is celebrating as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Harry Balls!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kick Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is U're the Best Around. Kick Ass struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Ass!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ass looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ruiz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ruiz closes the distance and clinches up with Ass, looking for a takedown. Ruiz pushes Ass against the cage but Ass circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruiz swinging wilding here.
Ruiz missing with a left hand there. Ass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruiz misses with a straight right.
Ruiz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ass.
A big left from Ruiz misses.
Ruiz moves in looking to clinch but Ass pushes him off.
Ass takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruiz tries for a takedown but Ass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ass shoots in and bounces Ruiz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ruiz keeping full guard, as Ass tries to pass.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet but Ass is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ass is controlling him.
Ass wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
Ruiz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ruiz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ass shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruiz as he avoids it easily.
Ruiz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruiz throws a front kick aimed at Ass's knee but Ass avoids it well.
Ass avoids the head kick by Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruiz tries to keep at a distance but Ass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ass tries to pull guard but Ruiz won't allow it.
Ass tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marco Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kick Ass.
Ass tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz has his takedown stuffed
and Ass counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is not content to let Ass control the position.
Ruiz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ass asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ruiz throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ruiz loads up on a big right hand but Ass slips the punch.
Ruiz wants to clinch.
Ass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruiz's waist but Ruiz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ass off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice body punch from Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruiz.
Ass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruiz is fending him off so far but Ass persists. Nope, Ruiz circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruiz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Kick Ass has been cut.
Ruiz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ruiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Ass decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ruiz's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ass prevents Ruiz from getting back to his feet.
Ass trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ruiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kick Ass's cut.
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.
Ass circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ass counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ruiz has his feet on Ass's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ass blocks a leg kick.
Ruiz misses with the combination.
Ruiz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ruiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ruiz throws a right hand that Ass ducks under and follows up with a left that Ass also avoids with ease.
Marco Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ass 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.
Ass is breathing heavily.
Ass won't allow Ruiz to get back to his feet.
Ass is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass stops Ruiz from standing up.
Ass wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ass feints and as Ruiz raises his hands in defense, Ass changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ruiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ass is controlling him.
Ass is stalling in the full guard.
Ass stops Ruiz from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ass sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ruiz is looking to stand up but Ass isn't so interested in that idea.
Ruiz is looking to stand back up but Ass counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ruiz.
Ass wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruiz keeps working.
Ruiz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ass asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Ass moves forwards but Ruiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ruiz misses with a straight left.
Ass changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruiz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruiz is trying to get back to his feet.
Ass trying to control the action but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
Ruiz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ass asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ass.
Ruiz pushes Ass away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ass gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Ass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kick Ass's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Ruiz misses.
Ruiz misses with a takedown attempt
so Ass counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet but Ass is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ruiz has his feet on Ass's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Ruiz.
Ruiz darts in and clinches Ass up against the cage.
Ass tries to pull guard but Ruiz holds him up against the cage and eventually Ass drops back down to his feet.
Ruiz breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ass fails with the takedown.
Ass closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ass lands in his opponent's guard.
Ruiz pushes Ass off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ass tries to clinch but Ruiz is having none of it.
Ass tries to clinch up.
Marco Ruiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruiz throws a series of punches but Ass moves out of range.
Ruiz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ass counters with a takedown into side control.
Ruiz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ruiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Ass counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruiz pushes Ass off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ass shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ass sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ruiz bucks Ass off and manages to get back to his feet!
Ruiz is looking to clinch but Ass is avoiding it.
Ruiz moves in looking to clinch but Ass pushes him off.
Ass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruiz.
Ruiz looks to land a combination but Ass avoids it well.
Ruiz misses with the combination.
Marco Ruiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ass drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ruiz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ass has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ass is looking to take a break and control but Ruiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet but Ass drags him back down.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Ass is just out of range.
Ruiz clinches.
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruiz.
No luck for Ass with that takedown attempt.
Marco Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kick Ass.
Ruiz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ruiz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruiz fails with the takedown
and Ass counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ruiz is trying to stand up here but Ass is controlling him well.
Ass trying to mount his opponent but Ruiz defends it.
Ruiz kicks off Ass and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Ass counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kick Ass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ass 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Ass!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brim Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brim Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone has Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Hogan blocks it.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone with a knee to the head.
Hogan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hogan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Hogan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brim Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shulk Hogan.
Stone tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hogan.
Stone is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hogan shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Hogan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hogan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone is trying to control the position but Hogan postures up.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stone wants to stand and escape but Hogan is having none of it.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hogan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Hogan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Hogan. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone gets a clinch.
Hogan tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Hogan blocks with his arms.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hogan is trying to hold Stone in close to prevent damage but Stone has managed to pass into half guard.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogan defending well though.
Stone blocks the strikes from Hogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is looking to improve his position.
Hogan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hogan.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hogan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hogan is on top in guard.
Stone has his foot on Hogan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hogan works his way back into a safe position though.
Hogan stops Stone from standing up.
Hogan trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Hogan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stone trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.
Hogan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stone is looking to stand up but Hogan isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone rushes Hogan and presses him up against the cage.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hogan tries to pull guard but Stone holds him up against the cage and eventually Hogan drops back down to his feet.
Stone landing knees to the body.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hogan is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Hogan into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hogan.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hogan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
Hogan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone prevents the takedown attempt.
Stone lands a knee to the body.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Hogan's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone lands a damaging elbow.
Hogan jumps into guard, dragging Stone to the mat.
Stone won't allow Hogan to sweep him here.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Hogan is keeping the position.
Stone preventing the sweep.
Hogan controls Stone momentarily but Stone frees himself.
Hogan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stone!
Stone wants to control but Hogan is having none of it.
Stone tries to reverse the position but Hogan maintains control.
Hogan landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brim Stone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Stone.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stone uses from the top position.
Hogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Stone is posturing up here but Hogan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Stone tries to roll out but it's too tight and Stone has to tap! Slick submission there by Hogan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shulk Hogan!
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