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MIFC Contenders 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keenan Lazzar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Saxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Lazzar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Saxo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saxo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lazzar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saxo somewhat.
Saxo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lazzar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lazzar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saxo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lazzar.
Lazzar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Peter Saxo has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saxo.
Saxo fails with the takedown.
Keenan Lazzar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Saxo.
Lazzar cracks Saxo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Saxo falls backwards against the cage. Lazzar follows up with more strikes that drop Saxo to his knees. Lazzar keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Saxo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keenan Lazzar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Burner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Riberio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifton Burner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Riberio!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burner doesn't manage to clinch there - Riberio circles away.
Burner is looking to clinch but Riberio is avoiding it.
Burner clinches with his opponent.
Burner keeps control of Riberio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riberio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Burner breaks the clinch.
Burner tries to close the distance and clinch but Riberio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riberio momentarily.
It looks like Vitor Riberio has been cut.
Burner wants to clinch up but Riberio keeps it at a distance.
Burner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riberio has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burner uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riberio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riberio wriggles free and stands up.
Riberio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riberio wants it to stay on the feet.
Burner tries to clinch up but Riberio circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riberio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Riberio's half guard.
Burner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Riberio is looking for a sweep. Burner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riberio manages to get to full guard.
Riberio looks gassed!
Riberio 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riberio is on top in guard.
Riberio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burner wants to stand and escape but Riberio is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riberio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riberio on the ground.
Burner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Riberio is controlling him.
Burner wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Riberio is now in half guard.
Riberio stops Burner from getting back to his feet.
Riberio is looking to advance position but Burner won't allow it.
Riberio is just content to waste time from the top position. Burner takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riberio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifton Burner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burner kicks Riberio off and gets back to his feet.
Burner tries to clinch
and Riberio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riberio.
Riberio tries to pull guard but Burner won't allow it.
Burner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Riberio clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Burner lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Burner.
Riberio manages to stand up with Burner still on his back. Eventually Burner drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Burner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riberio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Burner as Riberio shoots in.
Burner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riberio counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burner throws a right hand that Riberio ducks under and follows up with a left that Riberio also avoids with ease.
Burner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burner lands an elbow.
Burner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Riberio is trying to improve his position.
Riberio wants to control but Burner postures up.
Burner stands up and beckons Riberio to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burner tries to clinch up but Riberio circles away and keeps his distance.
Burner closes the distance and clinches up with Riberio, looking for a takedown. Burner pushes Riberio against the cage but Riberio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Burner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Riberio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riberio scores with a kick to the midsection.
Riberio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Burner was covering up waiting for the punch and Riberio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Burner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burner tries to get out of the position.
Riberio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Burner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vitor Riberio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riberio prevents Burner from getting back to his feet.
Riberio trying to control the position from guard on top but Burner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riberio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riberio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riberio wants to control from the top but Burner keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burner tries to clinch there but Riberio circles away.
Burner tries to close the distance and clinch but Riberio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riberio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burner works over Riberio's head and body with a nice combination.
Burner is looking to chop away at Riberio's legs.
Riberio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burner but Burner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burner tries to clinch there but Riberio circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burner wants to clinch but Riberio slips to the side
and Riberio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riberio tries to avoid it but Burner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riberio to the ground. Riberio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riberio.
Burner fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Burner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riberio misses the jab.
Riberio swats away the attempt to clinch by Burner.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riberio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riberio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burner wants it to stay on the feet.
Clifton Burner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Riberio.
Burner wants to clinch but Riberio slips to the side
and Riberio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Burner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riberio is one step ahead there.
Riberio decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Riberio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burner pinned against the cage. Burner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riberio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riberio.
Burner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riberio is defending well for now.
Riberio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riberio tries to score a body lock takedown but Burner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Burner breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Burner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riberio doesn't seem phased though.
Burner is looking to clinch but Riberio is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Riberio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Riberio'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!
Riberio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riberio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riberio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riberio walks away with a smile on his face. Burner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burner throws a combination. Riberio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Clifton Burner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riberio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Riberio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burner connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Riberio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burner cracks Riberio with a big elbow.
Burner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burner tries to clinch up
and Riberio counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burner!
Riberio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Riberio wants to control the pace but Burner is squirming around nicely.
Riberio throws a wild left hand from mount and Burner manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Riberio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Burner has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riberio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burner is doing well to control the position and prevent Riberio from advancing to side control.
Riberio trying to control the action but Burner is working from the bottom.
Burner is defending against the submission attempts here by Riberio.
Riberio prevents Burner from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burner is staying active underneath Riberio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burner punching from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riberio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Riberio wants to sweep but no luck.
Burner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riberio 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.
Burner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riberio working for submissions but it's allowed Burner to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riberio is looking to improve his position.
Burner wants to pass to mount but Riberio is defending the position.
Burner throwing shots but Riberio is blocking nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riberio drives through and clinches with Burner against the cage.
Riberio is pressed up against the cage. Burner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riberio down to the mat. Riberio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Burner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riberio counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riberio tries to clinch
and Burner counters with a left and a right that stings Riberio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clifton Burner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifton Burner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orochimaru Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiener Frampton (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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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orochimaru Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wiener Frampton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson works over Frampton with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Frampton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Frampton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Frampton unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Frampton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Frampton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jackson because Frampton loaded up on that one.
Jackson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Frampton.
Jackson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frampton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Frampton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Frampton.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Frampton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Frampton.
Frampton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jackson because Frampton loaded up on that one.
Frampton looking to finish with strikes here!
Frampton misses with some ground and pound and Jackson recovers position to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Frampton lands a jab-cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Frampton.
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Frampton!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Frampton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Frampton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson cracks Frampton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Frampton in real trouble here! The ref calls for Frampton to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orochimaru Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Vedita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Vedita!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vedita as he avoids it easily.
Gracie rushes Vedita and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vedita's efforts to push away.
Vedita is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Vedita wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Vedita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vedita but Vedita pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie dives in and grabs Vedita's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vedita pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vedita did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Vedita wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Vedita is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vedita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Vedita is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vedita is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vedita is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vedita wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie scoring with strikes but Vedita is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vedita really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Vedita but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vedita is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vedita is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Gracie is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Gracie 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. Gracie gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Gracie apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Vedita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vedita closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vedita looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vedita looks gassed!
Vedita trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Vedita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Vedita postures up.
Vedita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vedita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vedita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie is working an open guard so Vedita takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vedita counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vedita defends it easily.
Vedita trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vedita got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vedita has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Vedita pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vedita is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Gracie 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.
Vedita drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vedita off and has taken his back!
Gracie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vedita has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Vedita manages to turn into his guard.
Vedita is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Vedita has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vedita slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets full guard.
Vedita advances to half guard.
Vedita passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vedita prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Roger Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vedita throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Vedita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie wants to hold on but Vedita pushes him away.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vedita is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vedita trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vedita wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vedita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Vedita wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vedita has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie moves into full mount! Vedita won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Vedita can't escape the position.
Gracie breaks from Vedita's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Vedita is having none of it.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vedita to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vedita shrugs it off.
Vedita is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and Vedita is in trouble!
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vedita is looking to escape.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Vedita manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Gracie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vedita is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie tries to control but Vedita wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vedita is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie scoring with strikes but Vedita is staying in there.
Gracie manages to capitalize on a mistake by Vedita to take his back!
Gracie punishes Vedita with strikes from the back mount.
Vedita is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Vedita is trying to roll into a better position but Gracie has get a rear naked choke and Vedita is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roger Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quick Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Wallace will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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171 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quick Smalls!
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, Mike Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace lands a lovely overhand right.
Smalls closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smalls is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wallace is just riding it out for now. Smalls eventually gives up the hold.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.
Smalls trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Smalls missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smalls seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wallace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard.
Smalls wants to pass to mount but Wallace is defending the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Wallace does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace scores with the left hand. Smalls knows he should have avoided that one.
Wallace lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wallace lands with a right hand.
Wallace lands with a cross.
Smalls is rocked!
Smalls fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wallace avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smalls steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace lands the left hand.
Smalls shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wallace defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wallace was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wallace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smalls. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smalls wants to control but Wallace is having none of it.
Smalls wants to get back to his feet.
Smalls really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smalls wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wallace.
Smalls is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smalls is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls tries to lock up and control but Wallace gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wallace thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Smalls tries to hold on but Wallace postures up.
Smalls is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smalls is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wallace looking to control but Smalls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smalls really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smalls is breathing heavily.
Wallace trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wallace has control of Smalls's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smalls regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smalls is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smalls is looking to improve his position but Wallace isn't that keen on the idea.
Wallace punching from mount but Smalls doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smalls is looking to get to half guard.
Smalls is squirming around, avoiding Wallace's attempts to control the action.
Smalls slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smalls is trying to control but can't.
Smalls tries to get to full guard but Wallace has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Wallace 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.
Wallace takes a swing at Smalls's ribcage but misses.
Smalls takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wallace keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smalls takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smalls fails with a takedown attempt.
Smalls doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mike Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Wallace finds it's way through Smalls's defenses.
Smalls shoots for a double leg takedown but Wallace sprawls well. He's pushed Smalls's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smalls.
Smalls closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smalls prevents Wallace from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wallace knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wallace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smalls is trying to control. Wallace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wallace trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smalls circles away quickly and effectively.
Smalls on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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.
Smalls on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wallace scores with the left hand. Smalls knows he should have avoided that one.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Smalls's head but Smalls sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smalls moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smalls moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smalls fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wallace sprawls well initially but Smalls persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smalls is pressing down on Wallace's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wallace is holding on for now.
Smalls wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Smalls trying to mount his opponent but Wallace defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smalls throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smalls trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smalls circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace connects with a nice looking jab.
Mike Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Wallace.
Wallace lands a glancing blow to the side of Smalls's head.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Smalls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to bum rush Smalls with a series of wild strikes but Smalls uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace thuds his right hand into Smalls's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace lands an overhand right.
Smalls has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smalls there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wallace jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Smalls is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace thows a body shot but no joy.
Smalls seems to have got his legs back now.
Wallace digs a good body shot into Smalls's ribs.
Smalls 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Smalls from controlling successfully.
Smalls 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.
Wallace wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wallace stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wallace lands a jab to Smalls's midsection.
Wallace wants to clinch up but Smalls keeps it at a distance.
Wallace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smalls swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace catches Smalls with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wallace lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smalls walks into a left hand.
Wallace stuffs the takedown attempt from Smalls. Smalls gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wallace throws a body punch but Smalls moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace throws a hook but Smalls avoids it easily.
Wallace shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smalls manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smalls wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smalls shoots in but Wallace avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wallace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smalls on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wallace connects with the punch.
Wallace lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wallace!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smalls takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smalls looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smalls walks into a jab.
Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smalls sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smalls moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace lands a jab to the nose.
Wallace lands a nice hook to Smalls's body. Smalls takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smalls ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace scores with the left hand. Smalls knows he should have avoided that one.
Smalls slips a straight right by Wallace.
Smalls on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wallace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Smalls.
Wallace keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smalls slips under a jab from Wallace.
Wallace closes the distance and pushes Smalls back into the cage.
Smalls tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallace just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Smalls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smalls is working for takedown but Wallace is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wallace lands an elbow that stopped Smalls in his tracks for a moment.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wallace.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smalls shoots and misses
and Wallace counters with a series of strikes. Smalls will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wallace, as that shot connected.
Smalls looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smalls drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smalls takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wallace connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace lands with a right hand.
Wallace shoots in but Smalls avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smalls sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quick Smalls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smalls closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Smalls ducks down to avoid it.
Mike Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wallace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wallace winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Wallace!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matty Hews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Kombat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hews comes to the cage accompanied by animals. Kombat has chosen Immortal Corrupter as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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, Matty Hews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Kombat!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hews shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kombat sprawls well. Kombat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hews gets slowly back to his feet.
Hews ducks right into an uppercut from Kombat.
It looks like Matty Hews has been cut.
Kombat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hews misses with an uppercut. Kombat saw that one coming.
Hews is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kombat's half guard.
Hews misses with a head shot. Kombat uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hews throwing strikes but missing.
Hews 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.
Hews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hews stops Kombat from standing up.
Hews trying to control the position from guard on top but Kombat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hews prevents Kombat from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kombat stuffs the takedown attempt from Hews. Hews gets slowly back to his feet.
Kombat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hews is breathing heavily.
Kombat lands a left and a right that send Hews crashing to the mat, dazed. Kombat thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hews is rocked!
Kombat lands a big uppercut and Hews crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hews looks OK. Kombat waves Hews back to his feet!
Oh Hews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Kombat. Beautiful body shot.
Kombat sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Hews's defenses. It connects perfectly with Hews's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Kombat!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Canton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasil Wasilew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasil Wasilew has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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132 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Canton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wasil Wasilew!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasilew misses with a wild combination.
Canton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wasilew looks to land a right hand but Canton moved out of range.
Wasilew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wasil Wasilew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasilew avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wasilew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Canton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wasilew is trying to defend but Canton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Canton is looking for a kimura but Wasilew is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Canton to get the leverage.
Canton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wasilew is just riding it out for now. Canton eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canton is looking for a kimura here.
Canton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Canton wants to control but Wasilew is keeping him busy.
Wasilew is trying to get back to full guard.
Wasilew 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Canton wants to work for an arm triangle but Wasilew is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Canton prevents Wasilew from improving his position.
Canton throwing shots but Wasilew is blocking nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Canton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wasilew scores with a body shot.
Wasilew tries to bum rush Canton with a series of wild strikes but Canton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wasilew lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Wasilew misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasilew looks to land a left hand but Canton moved out of range nicely.
Wasilew misses with a looping right.
Wasilew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wasilew lands a glancing blow to the side of Canton's head.
Wasilew swinging wildly here.
Wasilew misses with a double jab.
Wasilew throws a combination. Canton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wasilew displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasilew just misses with a punch to the body.
Wasilew lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A right-left combo lands from Wasilew.
Canton is rocked!
Canton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wasilew is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wasilew lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wasilew.
Oh Canton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wasilew lands with a nice body punch.
Canton seems to have got his legs back now.
Wasilew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wasilew lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasil Wasilew 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.
Canton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wasilew lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wasilew scores with a jab to the body.
Wasilew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canton was well out of range. Poor timing from Wasilew.
Wasilew lands a jab to Canton's midsection.
Canton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wasilew swivels and escapes.
Wasilew misses with a double jab.
Wasilew catches Canton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Canton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wasilew looks to score with a jab to the body but Canton is just out of range.
Wasil Wasilew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasilew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wasilew misses with a hook.
Wasilew throws a right and a left that Canton avoids nicely.
Wasilew misses with a wild combination.
Canton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wasilew wants to get back to full guard.
Canton is looking to take a break and control but Wasilew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canton is working for a kimura but Wasilew is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canton trying to control the action but Wasilew is working from the bottom.
Canton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Canton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Canton trying to mount his opponent but Wasilew defends it.
Wasilew is holding on to half guard well.
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.
Wasilew takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Canton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wasilew.
Canton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wasilew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wasilew misses with a double jab.
Wasilew thuds a left hand into Canton's body.
That's four 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.
Canton drops his hands momentarily and Wasilew takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wasilew lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wasilew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Canton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wasilew is out of range.
Wasilew looks to land a left hand but Canton moved out of range nicely.
Wasilew misses with a series of wild punches.
Wasilew lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wasilew fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasil Wasilew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wasilew throws a hook but Canton blocks it.
Wasilew throws a one two combo.
Wasilew scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Wasilew misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Canton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wasilew has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wasilew and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wasilew misses with a double jab.
Wasilew jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wasilew scores with a jab to the head.
Wasilew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wasilew's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wasilew duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasilew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Canton circles away quickly and effectively.
Wasilew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canton slips a straight right by Wasilew.
Wasilew stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wasilew wants it to stay on the feet.
Wasilew blocks a jab.
Wasilew lands with a good body shot.
Canton slips under a jab from Wasilew.
Wasilew misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Canton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Canton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wasilew lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Canton misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Canton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wasilew takes a swing at Canton's ribcage but misses.
Wasilew works Canton's body with a nice hook.
Wasilew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasilew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wasilew lands a two punch combo.
Wasilew throws a right hand that Canton ducks under and follows up with a left that Canton also avoids with ease.
Canton throws a sloppy head kick and Wasilew moves out of range easily.
Wasilew throws a right hand that Canton ducks under and follows up with a left that Canton also avoids with ease.
Wasil Wasilew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wasilew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wasilew bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Canton's head.
Wasilew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Canton doesn't seem bothered though.
Wasilew looks to land a right hand but Canton moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Wasilew scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasilew throws a nice looking combination but Canton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wasilew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wasilew uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Canton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wasilew misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wasilew, as that shot connected.
Wasilew tries to bum rush Canton with a series of wild strikes but Canton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnny Canton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wasil Wasilew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wasilew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasil Wasilew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wasilew winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasil Wasilew!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Goorbz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
136 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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21
130 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Goorbz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tin Lau!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goorbz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goorbz cracks Lau with a good jab.
Lau throws out a powerful jab.
Goorbz digs a good body shot into Lau's ribs.
Goorbz tries for a takedown but Lau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goorbz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lau manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goorbz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goorbz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lau thows a body shot but no joy.
Lau tries to clinch up but Goorbz circles away and keeps his distance.
Goorbz misses with a series of wild punches.
Goorbz looks to land a combination but Lau avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goorbz misses with a wild combination.
Goorbz tries to clinch up but Lau circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrew Goorbz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Goorbz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goorbz tries to clinch but Lau is having none of it.
Goorbz throws a nice looking combination but Lau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goorbz moves in looking to clinch but Lau pushes him off.
Lau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lau ducks under a wild hook from Goorbz.
Lau moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goorbz ducks under a wild hook from Lau.
Goorbz misses with a wild body shot.
Goorbz wants to clinch up but Lau keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goorbz misses the shot to the body.
Goorbz rushes Lau and presses him up against the cage.
Goorbz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lau decides to pull guard.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Goorbz from controlling successfully.
Goorbz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lau manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lau passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lau working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lau tries for a kimura but Goorbz is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goorbz tries to buck Lau off but Lau is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lau has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goorbz is looking to regain half guard here but Lau keeps moving and retains side control.
Lau trying to control the action but Goorbz is working from the bottom.
Lau looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lau wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goorbz, who protects the arm well.
Goorbz is looking to regain half guard here but Lau keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lau thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lau is trying to get an arm triangle but Goorbz is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goorbz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lau wants to take a breather but Goorbz manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tin Lau dominated that round.
That's time! Goorbz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goorbz misses with a jab to the body
and Goorbz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Goorbz catches Lau right on the button with a cross.
Goorbz fails with a takedown attempt.
Andrew Goorbz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lau tries for a takedown but Goorbz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goorbz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lau has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lau breaks from the clinch.
Lau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lau.
Goorbz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lau misses with a hook. Goorbz ducked under it nicely.
Goorbz takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goorbz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lau backs up against the cage.
Goorbz with a hook.
Goorbz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goorbz pushes Lau up against the cage in a clinch.
Goorbz tries to break free but Lau pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lau wants to break free but Goorbz has control.
Goorbz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lau catches Goorbz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Goorbz pushes Lau up against the cage in a clinch.
Lau being controlled against the cage.
Lau tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Goorbz smiles and moves away.
Andrew Goorbz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tin Lau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lau wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Goorbz misses the target.
Goorbz tries to clinch up.
Goorbz clinches with his opponent.
Goorbz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goorbz working hard to break the clinch.
Goorbz prevents Lau from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Goorbz.
Lau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goorbz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Goorbz does no damage.
Goorbz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goorbz.
Lau missing with a left hand there. Goorbz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lau lands with a shot to the body.
Goorbz throws a shot from downtown. Lau moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Lau misses.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goorbz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goorbz tests Lau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goorbz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goorbz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Goorbz misses.
Andrew Goorbz is winning the standup battle so far.
Goorbz falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Lau counter with a right hand.
Lau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goorbz.
Lau slips a jab and a cross from Goorbz.
Lau lands a nice shot to the body.
Goorbz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lau counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lau is looking to clinch.
Goorbz misses with a looping right.
Goorbz lunges at Lau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lau's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Goorbz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goorbz.
Lau closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Goorbz fails with a takedown attempt.
Goorbz throws a nice looking combination but Lau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lau.
Goorbz throws a shot from downtown. Lau moves away and avoids it.
Goorbz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A cross from Lau lands.
Lau misses with an uppercut.
Goorbz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goorbz shoots in but Lau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Goorbz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lau won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Goorbz is controlling him well.
Goorbz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lau manages to work his way to half guard, despite Goorbz's best efforts.
Lau tries to roll over but Goorbz keeps him under control.
Lau wants to get back to his feet.
Goorbz is trying to control the action in half guard but Lau is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goorbz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lau's head.
Lau is looking to improve his position.
Goorbz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lau throws an overhand right that lands on Goorbz's shoulder, as Goorbz tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Lau does it's job there.
Goorbz misses with an uppercut.
Goorbz misses with a combination
and Lau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Goorbz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Goorbz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goorbz moves out of range as Lau strikes.
Goorbz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lau clinches but Goorbz breaks the clinch
and Goorbz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goorbz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lau lands a jab to Goorbz's midsection.
Lau is looking to clinch.
Goorbz scores with a shot to the body.
Goorbz misses with a combination
and Lau counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goorbz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lau letting Goorbz take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goorbz.
Lau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goorbz's efforts to push away.
Lau jumps guard but Goorbz stands there with Lau around his waist. Lau gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lau dodges the punch combination from Goorbz.
Lau scores with a jab. Goorbz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the liver by Lau. Beautiful body shot.
Goorbz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lau uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goorbz has time to react.
Goorbz misses with a combination
and Lau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Goorbz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goorbz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lau counters with a stiff right hand.
Lau darts in and clinches Goorbz up against the cage.
Lau tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Goorbz smiles and moves away.
Goorbz looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lau lands a right hand from hell, dropping Goorbz. Lau pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tin Lau!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Figueroa's choice of entrance music: Ride the Lighting. Kim Figueroa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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19
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Figueroa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aldo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Figueroa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aldo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Figueroa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Figueroa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Figueroa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aldo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Figueroa smiles and moves away.
Figueroa gets a clinch.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Figueroa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Aldo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Figueroa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo dodges an elbow strike from Figueroa.
Figueroa misses with an elbow over the top.
Figueroa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Aldo avoiding damage as Figueroa throws knees to the body.
Figueroa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Figueroa.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Figueroa scores with a knee to the head.
Aldo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Figueroa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Figueroa missing with knees to the body.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Figueroa won't allow it.
Figueroa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Figueroa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Figueroa scores a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Figueroa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Figueroa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Figueroa.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aldo dodges an elbow strike from Figueroa.
Aldo is working for takedown but Figueroa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Figueroa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figueroa missing with knees to the body.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figueroa tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Figueroa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Aldo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Figueroa pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo looking for a takedown.
Figueroa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aldo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Figueroa lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Figueroa lands a knee to the body.
Figueroa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Figueroa missing with knees to the body.
Figueroa with a knee to the head.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Figueroa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Figueroa lands a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Figueroa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldo won't want to take too many of those.
Aldo managing to block the knees to the body from Figueroa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Figueroa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Figueroa lands a damaging elbow.
Aldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Figueroa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside.
Figueroa throws an elbow that misses.
Aldo pulls guard successfully.
Aldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo is trying to keep Figueroa in close.
Figueroa preventing the sweep.
Aldo is trying to keep Figueroa in close.
That's four 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.
Figueroa being controlled here momentarily.
Figueroa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aldo's guard.
Figueroa wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Aldo's closed guard. He's half up but Aldo has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Aldo pivots and extends the arm, Figueroa falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Aldo! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo is the new featherweight champion!
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