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WCMMA Las Vegas 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Luger (ranked 4736 p4p, 4359 weight class) and Luc Lesnar (ranked 454 p4p, 435 weight class). Luc Lesnar looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Los Angeles, Brent Luger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luger.
Luger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lesnar moves into the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lesnar has eaten all the pies!
Luger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luger throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Luger stalks Lesnar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesnar's face. Lesnar staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Luc Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luger.
Lesnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luger swivels and escapes.
A nice combination there by Luger.
Lesnar looks winded!
Luger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luger swinging wildly here.
Lesnar slips a jab and a cross from Luger.
Luger throws a nice looking combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luger drops Lesnar with a beautiful combination! Lesnar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Luger is looking for the KO!
Luger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.
Luger misses with a combination
and Lesnar counters by moving into the clinch.
Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Luger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lesnar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Luger does no damage.
Luger misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Luger. Those never looked like landing.
Luger misses with a combination
and Lesnar counters with a straight right hand.
Luger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar tries a quick counter leg kick but Luger is wise to it.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That has opened up Luc Lesnar's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luger throws a nice looking combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luger misses with a double jab.
Luger misses with a wild combination.
Luger throws a series of punches but Lesnar avoids them all with ease.
Luger lands with a nice combination. Lesnar backs away looking to recover.
Luger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luger throws a nice looking combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Luger.
Luger manages to break the clinch.
Luger looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.
A punch combination from Luger misses.
Luger sets himself, and Lesnar steps forward looking for the clinch! Luger avoids it this time.
A punch combination from Luger misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luger misses with a wild combination.
Luger misses with a two punch combination.
Lesnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lesnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The cut above Luc Lesnar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Luger misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Luger. Those never looked like landing.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Luger.
Lesnar tries to counter with a clinch but Luger shakes him off and moves away.
Luger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luger's efforts to push away.
Luger is trying to push Lesnar away but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luger is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luger tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Luger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Lesnar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Luger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar takes the fight into the clinch.
Luger working hard to break the clinch.
Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Lesnar takes the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Luger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Luger misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Luger misses with the combination.
Luger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesnar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Luger throws a one two combo.
Lesnar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Luc Lesnar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Luger. Those never looked like landing.
Luger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luger works over Lesnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Luger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 Lesnar is rocked!
Luger throws a right hand that Lesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnar also avoids with ease.
Lesnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Luger finish him?
Luger is working the combinations to good effect here.
Luger throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.
Lesnar seems to have recovered his senses.
Lesnar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luger is able to avoid easily.
Some wild striking there from Luger.
A punch combination from Luger misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger misses with a double jab
and Lesnar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lesnar.
A frustrated look appears on Luger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lesnar leaning against his opponent.
Lesnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luger's efforts to push away.
Lesnar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luger smiles and moves away.
Brent Luger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Lesnar.
Luger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar with the counter takedown but Luger avoids it easily.
Luger misses with a combination
and Lesnar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lesnar is working for takedown but Luger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Luger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lesnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luger's efforts to push away.
Lesnar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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.
Luger can't break the clinch.
Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brent Luger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luc Lesnar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brent Luger!
A victorious Brent Luger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Hunter (ranked 4623 p4p, 5622 weight class) and Tun Tun Maw (ranked 364 p4p, 395 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tun Tun Maw!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maw plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maw bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hunter sneaks back into half guard.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maw has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hunter to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Maw is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hunter pulls down on the head and he's put Maw to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kyle Hunter!
An out of breath Kyle Hunter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaylen Jordan (ranked 3005 p4p, 4092 weight class) and Alfonso Tridente (ranked 326 p4p, 145 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaylen Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfonso Tridente!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tridente decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jordan tries to kick Tridente off in order to stand up. Tridente Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jordan is trying to escape the position but Tridente is controlling the position.
Tridente tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tridente decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tridente's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jordan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tridente scrambles back to his feet.
Jordan throws a jab when Tridente was well out of range.
Tridente will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tridente misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tridente drives through with a takedown into Jordan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tridente 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.
Tridente is working Jordan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tridente passes Jordan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tridente winds up and cracks Jordan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tridente seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tridente drops an elbow to the side of Jordan's head.
Tridente takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tridente drops an elbow to the side of Jordan's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tridente is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jordan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tridente is trying for a kimura here. Jordan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tridente wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alfonso Tridente!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morbius Manifesto (ranked 1788 p4p, 5112 weight class) and Jason Knight (ranked 92 p4p, 540 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morbius Manifesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Knight!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manifesto throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Morbius Manifesto has been cut.
Manifesto fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Knight out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Morbius Manifesto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Han Mariduena (ranked 1126 p4p, 2159 weight class) and Raymond King (ranked 166 p4p, 316 weight class). Raymond King will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Han Mariduena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Han Mariduena has been cut.
Nice body kick there by King.
Mariduena scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mariduena changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. King looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
King gets back to half guard.
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!
Mariduena is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mariduena.
King is looking to improve his position.
Mariduena throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariduena thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mariduena. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mariduena missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mariduena winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
King felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mariduena looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mariduena throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Mariduena missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mariduena not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mariduena definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mariduena is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but King still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, King has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
King wants to stand but Mariduena has his arm trapped.
King tries to get to his feet but Mariduena is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with King in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to stand up but Mariduena won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mariduena trying to control the position.
Mariduena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mariduena can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to stand but Mariduena has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mariduena working a defensive guard here.
Mariduena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mariduena looking for a sweep. Not yet Mariduena, not yet.
Mariduena looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
Mariduena working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mariduena is tightening it up a little... King has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! King reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! King taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mariduena!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Han Mariduena!
Post fight, an emotional Han Mariduena said 'Quien es el siguiente!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Venegas (ranked 1417 p4p, 957 weight class) and Israel Adesanya (ranked 208 p4p, 116 weight class). Adesanya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Israel Adesanya Entrance Music. This should be fireworks!
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Venegas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya scores with a jab.
Venegas moves in looking to clinch but Adesanya pushes him off.
Venegas misses with a takedown attempt - Adesanya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adesanya catches Venegas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Venegas closes the distance and clinches.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Venegas throws a leg kick
and Adesanya counters with a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Venegas .
Adesanya appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Venegas clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venegas wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Venegas . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adesanya prevents the takedown attempt.
Adesanya wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adesanya wants to break free but Venegas has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venegas is working for takedown but Adesanya is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adesanya breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Adesanya.
Venegas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frankie Venegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venegas tries to close the distance and clinch but Adesanya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adesanya is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Venegas with a body shot.
Adesanya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adesanya with the inside leg kick.
Venegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adesanya counters with a left and a right that stings Venegas .
Adesanya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adesanya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Venegas shoots in and drives through. Adesanya sprawls well.
Adesanya is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Venegas wants to clinch.
Venegas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adesanya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya lands with an uppercut that bounces Venegas off the cage and back into range.
Adesanya lands with a shot to the body.
Venegas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Venegas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adesanya is keeping the position for now.
Venegas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Venegas 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.
Venegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Adesanya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venegas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adesanya 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venegas trying to control but Adesanya is working from the bottom.
Venegas 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Venegas is really struggling to control Adesanya but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Venegas throws a right hand that Adesanya ducks under and follows up with a left that Adesanya also avoids with ease.
Adesanya is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Adesanya swinging wildly here.
Adesanya shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Venegas eats them both and turns towards Adesanya to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Adesanya throws a series of punches but Venegas moves out of range.
Venegas with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Adesanya counter with a right hand.
Venegas clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venegas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adesanya breaks the clinch.
Adesanya keeps the fight on the outside.
Adesanya swats away the attempt to clinch by Venegas .
Adesanya connects with an inside leg kick.
Venegas is looking to clinch but Adesanya is avoiding it.
Venegas misses with a takedown
and Adesanya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venegas throws a sloppy head kick and Adesanya moves out of range easily.
Venegas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adesanya counters with a straight right hand.
Adesanya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adesanya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Venegas is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Adesanya dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Venegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adesanya counters with a big right hand! Oh Venegas is in trouble here! Adesanya follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Israel Adesanya!
Israel Adesanya took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Many Pacquito really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 165.0, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Jayden Jordan was cancelled.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teófilo Stevenson (ranked 4133 p4p, 3848 weight class) and TJ Samuel (ranked 350 p4p, 332 weight class). Stevenson comes to the cage accompanied by TEÓFILO STEVENSON - NOCKOUTS. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teófilo Stevenson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Samuel !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson closes the distance and clinches.
Stevenson throws a punch but it's blocked by Samuel .
Samuel tries to pull guard but Stevenson holds him up against the cage and eventually Samuel drops back down to his feet.
Stevenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stevenson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Samuel .
Samuel takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samuel backwards.
Stevenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samuel backwards.
Samuel is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stevenson misses with some punches.
Samuel is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevenson finish him?
Samuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samuel seems to have recovered his senses.
Samuel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stevenson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Teófilo Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Samuel .
Samuel tries to keep at a distance but Stevenson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stevenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samuel backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevenson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stevenson has a couple of punches blocked by Samuel .
Stevenson pushes Samuel against the cage. Stevenson is working some dirty boxing. Stevenson pushes off with a quick right hook! Samuel goes down! Samuel tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Stevenson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teófilo Stevenson!
Teófilo Stevenson is the new featherweight champion!
Teófilo Stevenson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 2068 p4p, 4073 weight class) and Werner Heisenberg (ranked 282 p4p, 497 weight class). The key to victory for Nyrkki Rauta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Werner Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta gets tackled into the cage by Heisenberg. Heisenberg maintains the clinch.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Heisenberg.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Rauta lands with a left to the head.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg misses with the head strike.
Heisenberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands with a right to the head.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg blocks an uppercut.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Heisenberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rautas head.
Rauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heisenberg backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Heisenberg.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
I was talking to Rauta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heisenberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Heisenberg misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
A short uppercut from Rauta.
Heisenberg throws a head punch that misses.
Heisenberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rauta.
Rauta misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rauta.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Heisenberg has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rauta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rauta.
Heisenberg is rocked!
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him?
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Heisenberg.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Heisenberg misses with the head strike.
Heisenberg working aggressively here.
Heisenberg blocks an uppercut.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heisenberg seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Heisenberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heisenberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Heisenberg throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heisenberg misses with the head strike.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta throws a big uppercut that drops Heisenberg! More strikes from Rauta and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Heisenberg lies dazed against the cage as Rauta celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Nyrkki Rauta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 2425 p4p, 5456 weight class) and Ray Cartier (ranked 308 p4p, 193 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Batu Otgonbayar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Cartier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Otgonbayar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cartier looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch there but Cartier circles away.
Otgonbayar has Cartier up against the cage in a clinch.
Otgonbayar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otgonbayar drives through and clinches with Cartier against the cage.
Cartier takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Otgonbayar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Otgonbayar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Otgonbayar gets through Cartier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Otgonbayar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otgonbayar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cartier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Otgonbayar gets caught napping as Cartier dives in and scores a takedown. Otgonbayar manages to retain guard.
Otgonbayar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cartier advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Otgonbayar is just riding it out for now. Cartier eventually gives up the hold.
Cartier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Otgonbayar is just riding it out for now. Cartier eventually gives up the hold.
Cartier is trying to control. Otgonbayar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cartier working Otgonbayar over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartier lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cartier throwing shots but Otgonbayar is blocking nicely.
Cartier looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cartier tries to pass to full mount but Otgonbayar defends it.
Well, if Cartier is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cartier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Otgonbayar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cartier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartier is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Otgonbayar!
Otgonbayar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cartier on the ground.
Cartier breaks from Otgonbayar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cartier throws some wild stikes that Otgonbayar manages to avoid easily.
Cartier with the ground and pound from mount.
Cartier looking for a guillotine from mount but Otgonbayar is having none of it.
Cartier with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartier wants to control the pace but Otgonbayar is squirming around nicely.
Cartier controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Otgonbayar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar is in a horrible position here. Cartier smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartier wants to finish this one by submission but Otgonbayar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cartier.
Cartier cracks Otgonbayar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cartier controlling his opponent.
Otgonbayar has left one of his arms exposed and Cartier doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Otgonbayar screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Cartier!
Ray Cartier is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Cartier thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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