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GAMMA: Contenders 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shuvel Bro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuvel Bro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
2 - 9 - 0 |
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185 cm
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220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shuvel Bro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture clinches up with Bro and pushes him back against the cage.
Couture stalling the fight.
Bro lands an uppercut.
Bro is trying to drag Couture to the mat but Couture just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Bro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.
Bro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Couture feints and as Bro raises his hands in defense, Couture changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Couture prevents Bro from getting back to his feet.
Bro trying to control the position here.
Bro is looking to stand up but Couture isn't so interested in that idea.
Couture wants to control from the top but Bro keeps moving.
Bro is looking to stand up but Couture isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Couture stops Bro from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bro's guard.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bro is keeping the position for now.
Couture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Couture must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Couture off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt
and Couture counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Couture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro wants to stand and escape but Couture is having none of it.
Bro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Couture is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Couture won't allow Bro to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro wants to stand but Couture is controlling the position.
Couture trying to control but Bro is working from the bottom.
Bro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture stands and steps away. Bro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Couture. Couture circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bro keeps the fight on the outside.
Bro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Couture looks for a takedown but Bro sprawls well.
Couture looks gassed!
Bro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shuvel Bro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bro stuffs the takedown.
Bro tries to clinch up.
Couture shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bro is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Bro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bro tries to escape but Couture is in control.
Bro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Couture wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Bro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Couture staying calm.
Bro is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bro misses with a head kick.
Couture tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bro misses with a looping right.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bro.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Couture blocks a head kick by Bro.
Bro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bro rushes Couture and presses him up against the cage.
Bro lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.
Bro landing knees to the head.
Bro looking to throw knees to the head but Couture is blocking nicely.
Bro is looking to control Couture's arms but Couture gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bro has his back to the cage.
Bro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro lands a knee to the body.
Couture tries to stall but Bro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Couture is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bro wants to control but Couture is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bro pushes Couture off looking to stand but Couture dives back in and keeps control.
Bro pushes Couture off and gets back to his feet.
Couture looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bro uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bro throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture has Bro up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bro obliges.
Couture can't break the clinch.
Couture tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bro smiles and moves away.
Shuvel Bro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Couture 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bro uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bro misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Couture with the ground and pound from mount.
Couture postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bro looks a forlorn figure.
Bro bucks Couture off and manages to get back to his feet!
Couture is looking to clinch.
Bro is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Bro lands a nice looking body shot.
Couture throws a lazy head kick
and Bro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bro misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bro lands a head kick!
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Bro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Couture to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bro looking for a sweep. Not yet Bro, not yet.
Couture stops Bro from standing up.
Couture drops back looking for a leg! Bro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bro manages to kick Couture off! Couture jumps back into Bro's guard.
Randy Couture has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bro wants to stand and escape but Couture is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randy Couture will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Couture darts in trying to clinch
and Bro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Couture is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bro throws an overhand right that lands on Couture's shoulder, as Couture tries to avoid the shot.
Couture shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bro's guard.
Bro wants to sweep but no luck.
Bro has Couture pulled in close to control his posture.
Couture prevents Bro from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bro working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture looking to pass the guard.
Bro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture won't allow Bro to get back to his feet.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bro is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Couture bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bro throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Bro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Couture changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shuvel Bro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Couture tries to get to full guard but Bro has control of the leg.
Bro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Couture is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bro is thwarting Couture's attempts to control the position.
Couture really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Couture blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bro.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bro tries to bum rush Couture with a series of wild strikes but Couture uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bro.
Bro throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.
Couture changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Bro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bro misses with a strike from the bottom.
Bro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bro trying to hold on to Couture's head to control him but Couture postures up.
Couture stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bro to get to his feet.
Bro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bro pushes Couture off looking to stand but Couture dives back in and keeps control.
Bro gets back to full guard.
Bro striking off his back but it's not causing Couture any problems.
Bro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Couture won't allow Bro to get back to his feet.
Couture chips away with some ground and pound.
Bro is trying to control the position but Couture postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Couture gets a takedown into half guard.
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Bro is not content to let Couture control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Couture 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. The key to victory for Colin Lambert has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
177 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Trujillo.
Trujillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Lambert avoids the head kick by Trujillo.
Lambert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trujillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trujillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lambert.
Trujillo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lambert defends it nicely.
Trujillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lambert circles away.
Lambert scores with a nice body kick.
Trujillo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lambert swivels and escapes.
Colin Lambert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Trujillo.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses.
Trujillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lambert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lambert as he avoids it easily.
Trujillo looks gassed!
Lambert moves into the clinch successfully.
Lambert tries to land knees in the clinch but Trujillo avoids the damage to the body.
Lambert lands a nice knee to the body.
Trujillo takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jeff Trujillo has been cut.
Lambert connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trujillo's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert lands a nice elbow.
Lambert connects with a knee to the head.
Lambert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trujillo avoids it.
Lambert landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Jeff Trujillo's cut even more.
Lambert looking to throw knees to the head but Trujillo is blocking nicely.
Lambert breaks from the clinch.
Lambert wants to clinch.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lambert lands an overhand right.
Lambert tries to clinch up.
Lambert rushes Trujillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trujillo has Lambert pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lambert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lambert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lambert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trujillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert has closed the distance and engaged Trujillo in a clinch.
Lambert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lambert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lambert tries to clinch there but Trujillo circles away.
Trujillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lambert.
Trujillo throws a lazy body kick
and Lambert counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lambert.
Lambert trying to land knees to the body.
Lambert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lambert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trujillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lambert.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lambert breaks from the clinch.
Lambert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trujillo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lambert counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert lands a slapping body shot.
Lambert throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Trujillo misses
and Lambert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lambert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lambert counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trujillo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lambert counters by clinching up.
Lambert manages to break the clinch.
Trujillo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Trujillo showed some decent athleticism there.
Trujillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trujillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lambert defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo working the head and body with strikes.
Lambert is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trujillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lambert is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trujillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lambert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trujillo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lambert on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Trujillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trujillo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lambert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trujillo prevents Lambert from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Lambert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Trujillo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trujillo tries for a takedown but Lambert circles away easily
and Lambert counters by moving into the clinch.
Trujillo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lambert lands a damaging elbow.
Trujillo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lambert is trying to keep an underhook but Trujillo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Trujillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trujillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lambert's head.
Lambert missing with punches from the bottom.
Lambert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trujillo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lambert throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Trujillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lambert is looking to control Trujillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lambert avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trujillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lambert tries to avoid it but Trujillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lambert to the ground. Lambert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lambert pushes Trujillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lambert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lambert gets underhooks to prevent Trujillo's takedown attempt.
Colin Lambert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Trujillo.
Lambert slowing the pace effectively.
Trujillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lambert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trujillo avoids it.
Trujillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lambert's efforts to push away.
Trujillo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lambert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trujillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lambert!
Lambert in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Trujillo working Lambert over with strikes here.
Lambert is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Trujillo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lambert in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Trujillo controlling the position easily from mount.
Trujillo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lambert looks a forlorn figure.
Trujillo breaks from Lambert's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Trujillo breaks from Lambert's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Trujillo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambert tries to hold on but Trujillo pushes him away.
Trujillo lands a big shot there that rocks Lambert but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Trujillo with the ground and pound from mount.
Trujillo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lambert's face.
Trujillo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lambert looks a forlorn figure.
Lambert wants to hold on but Trujillo pushes him away.
Trujillo with the ground and pound from mount.
Trujillo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lambert hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trujillo raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trujillo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Trujillo working Lambert over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeff Trujillo'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. This is the final round!
Lambert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trujillo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lambert manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lambert keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.
Trujillo advances position into side control!
Lambert is trying to get back to half guard.
Trujillo working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trujillo is putting a hurting on Lambert here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Trujillo working the head with strikes.
Jeff Trujillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trujillo scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Lambert's face as Trujillo controls the position.
Trujillo is putting a hurting on Lambert here, landing some big shots from side control.
Trujillo working the head and body with strikes.
Trujillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trujillo lands some shots froms side control.
Lambert can't do much from the bottom here.
Trujillo looks up at the clock and then as Lambert takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trujillo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Trujillo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert taking a bit of punishment here - Trujillo scoring with strikes.
Trujillo throws a strike aimed at the side of Lambert's head but Lambert avoids it well.
Trujillo looks up at the clock and then as Lambert takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trujillo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Trujillo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lambert's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lambert dodges the ground and pound from Trujillo.
The ground and pound from Trujillo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Trujillo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Trujillo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Trujillo prevents Lambert from escaping the position.
Lambert avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Trujillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lambert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lambert as he avoids it easily.
Colin Lambert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trujillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lambert instigates a clinch.
Lambert misses with an elbow strike.
Trujillo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Trujillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trujillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trujillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lambert is trying to stand up here but Trujillo is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trujillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lambert's head.
Trujillo works his way into full mount!
Trujillo throws some wild stikes that Lambert manages to avoid easily.
Lambert tries to hold on but Trujillo postures up.
Trujillo looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trujillo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Trujillo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes into the arena with Kronik blaring out of the sound system. Donnie Darko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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285 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko lands the left hand.
It looks like Brian Adams has been cut.
Adams gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Darko gets back to half guard.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Darko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams wants to pass to mount but Darko is defending the position.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Darko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Darko is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darko uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Darko fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Adams out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Donnie Darko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Wild could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeffrey Johnson's chin.
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Wild is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Wild tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Wild stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wild's head.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson trying to control but Wild is working from the bottom.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wild has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild stuffs the takedown.
Jack Wild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Johnson.
Johnson feints and as Wild raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson looks gassed!
Wild is looking for a triangle here but Johnson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Wild on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wild taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Wild wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Wild defends.
Wild takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wild takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wild wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson works over Wild's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wild looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wild wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
Johnson working away.
Wild tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wild wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson wants to control but Wild is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wild on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild misses with a strike from the bottom.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wild. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wild circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wild counters by clinching up.
Wild with a knee to the head.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wild avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wild landing knees to the head.
Wild with a knee to the head.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wild pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson tightens his grip and picks Wild up, before dumping him to the ground. Wild manages to land in guard.
Wild bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wild is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wild counters by clinching up.
Wild throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wild takes a shot to the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Wild fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jeffrey Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wild tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson cracks Wild with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wild is keeping the position for now.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Wild keeps moving.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson tries to move to mount but Wild blocks the move with his legs.
Johnson is trying to move to mount but Wild reverses beautifully and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Wild postures up.
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.
Johnson has his hands on Wild's head, controlling the position.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Wild from controlling successfully.
Wild passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson trying to control but Wild postures up.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Wild is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wild shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wild stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wild working for submissions but it's allowed Johnson to get to half guard.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Wild's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Wild counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wild.
Johnson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wild keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Wild working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Wild is tightening it up a little... Johnson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Johnson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Johnson taps out! nice BJJ there by Wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jack Wild!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quintonn Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jacksson's choice of entrance music: Rampage entrance song. Ben Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quintonn Jacksson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards has managed to clinch.
Richards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jacksson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Quintonn Jacksson has been cut.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Jacksson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the cage.
Jacksson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Richards is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jacksson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ben Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quintonn Jacksson.
Richards missing with knees to the body.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacksson scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee warns Richards that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacksson on the ground.
Richards tries to hold on but Jacksson pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacksson looking to finish Richards with some ground and pound. This is bad for Richards!
Richards can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson dominating with strikes here.
Jacksson is landing with some decent strikes but Richards is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jacksson prevents Richards from getting the reversal.
Jacksson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jacksson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richards tries to hold on but Jacksson pushes him away.
The referee warns Richards that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jacksson avoids the attempt from Richards to control.
Jacksson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jacksson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Jacksson.
Richards is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson working Richards over with strikes here.
Richards working to try and regain half guard.
Jacksson raining down shots from the mount!
Jacksson looks gassed!
Jacksson landing punches.
Jacksson blocks Richards's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
BOOM! Jacksson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jacksson working Richards over with strikes here.
Jacksson dominating with strikes here.
Richards taking shots to the head.
Jacksson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Richards is desperately trying to improve his position but Jacksson has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jacksson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Richards tries to hold on but Jacksson postures up.
Richards really wants to buck Jacksson off and get back to his feet.
Jacksson prevents Richards from getting the reversal.
Jacksson landing punches.
Richards is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jacksson cracks Richards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jacksson with shots to the head and body - Richards looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poor strikes thrown by Jacksson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jacksson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Richards can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Richards is trying to stand up.
Richards keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Jacksson has control of Richards's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Richards regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Richards is trying to escape the mount.
Richards avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jacksson.
Jacksson misses with a head shot.
Richards tries to hold on but Jacksson pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacksson looking to ground and pound but Richards is blocking nicely.
Jacksson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Richards is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintonn Jacksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quintonn Jacksson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jacksson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jacksson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacksson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richards jabs Jacksson right on the nose. Jacksson blinks but takes it well.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Jacksson is breathing heavily.
Jacksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richards jumps guard and drags Jacksson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Richards wants to get back to his feet but Jacksson passes into half guard.
Quintonn Jacksson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richards is looking to control Jacksson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richards avoid being mounted?
Richards actively working from the bottom here.
Jacksson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richards's head.
Richards looking for submissions off his back.
Richards trying to control but Jacksson postures up.
Jacksson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacksson prevents Richards from standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards moves into the clinch.
Jacksson has hold of one of Richards's legs. Richards is fighting the takedown attempt but Jacksson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jacksson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Richards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jacksson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Richards trying to keep a closed guard but Jacksson is proving a slippery customer.
Jacksson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richards's head.
Richards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jacksson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jacksson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Richards won't be happy with that.
Richards wants to control but Jacksson postures up.
Jacksson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Richards has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jacksson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jacksson in side control, throwing shots but Richards defends.
Richards manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Richards manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jacksson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richards is trying to keep Jacksson in close.
Jacksson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jacksson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacksson's guard.
Jacksson keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Jacksson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richards is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards wants to control from the top but Jacksson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quintonn Jacksson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jacksson.
Richards shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jacksson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jacksson trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
Jacksson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Richards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Richards flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jacksson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Richards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacksson is thwarting Richards's attempts to control the position.
Jacksson throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Richards manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jacksson wants to pass the guard but Richards is keeping the position.
Jacksson won't allow Richards to sweep him here.
Jacksson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jacksson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jacksson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jacksson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jacksson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richards defending well though.
Jacksson trying to mount his opponent but Richards defends it.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Jacksson has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jacksson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richards defending well though.
Richards is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richards lands a head kick. Jacksson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Jacksson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacksson scores a takedown into full mount!
Richards is desperately trying to improve his position but Jacksson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jacksson landing strikes from the mount and Richards is in trouble!
Jacksson landing strikes from the mount and Richards is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson looking to ground and pound but Richards is blocking nicely.
Richards avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jacksson.
Richards in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jacksson is working for a guillotine from mount but Richards frees his head quite easily.
Richards really wants to buck Jacksson off and get back to his feet.
Jacksson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jacksson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Richards is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Richards wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jacksson.
Richards holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jacksson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jacksson throwing strikes here but Richards is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Richards keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Richards tries to lock up and control but Jacksson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jacksson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richards looks a forlorn figure.
Jacksson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Richards because Jacksson loaded up on that one.
Jacksson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Richards is on top in guard.
Richards won't allow Jacksson to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quintonn Jacksson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jacksson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quintonn Jacksson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spaced Elite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McGarrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrett has chosen the theme from Hawaii 5-0 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Spaced Elite has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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18
170 lbs
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19
165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spaced Elite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve McGarrett!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGarrett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Elite napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McGarrett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Elite down.
McGarrett scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elite tries to bench press McGarrett off him but McGarrett keeps the position.
Elite pushes McGarrett away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McGarrett gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
McGarrett working the ground and pound.
McGarrett cracks Elite with a big right hand but Elite just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Elite is rocked!
McGarrett cracks Elite with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! McGarrett immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Elite is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by McGarrett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve McGarrett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Badass is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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28
194 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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24
192 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Badass.
It looks like Winston Smith has been cut.
Smith fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Badass.
Badass displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badass gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Badass controlling the position.
Badass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith wants to control from the top but Badass keeps moving.
Badass is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badass throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Badass is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Badass manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith has his foot on Badass's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Badass works his way back into a safe position though.
Badass trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working an open guard so Badass takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Erik Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass works the jab nicely.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Badass backpedaling.
It looks like Erik Badass has been cut.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Badass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Erik Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winston Smith.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Badass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
Badass forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Badass.
Badass pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Smith fails to pull guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Badass.
Badass slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Badass.
Badass leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Badass is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Badass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Badass dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Badass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but Badass is having none of it.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Badass sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Badass lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Badass lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Badass lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Badass.
That has opened up Winston Smith's cut even more.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Badass counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick from Badass lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Badass tries to clinch up.
Badass throws a one two combo.
Badass stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
The cut above Winston Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Badass throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Badass, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Erik Badass is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badass.
Badass throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Badass as he avoids it easily.
Erik Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winston Smith.
Smith clinches but Badass breaks the clinch
and Badass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badass tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Badass misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Badass.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Erik Badass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Badass.
Badass is working the combinations to good effect here.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Badass tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Badass is keeping him busy.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Badass is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith tries to push Badass's head away but Badass is holding on tight.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Badass?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith wants to finish this one by submission but Badass is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Badass dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Badass tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Badass stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith takes a swing at Badass's ribcage but misses.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Badass. Badass obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badass looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winston Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badass.
Smith moves forwards but Badass connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Badass misses with a double jab.
Badass has managed to clinch.
Badass is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Badass into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Badass to work.
Badass stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Badass into the cage.
Badass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Badass.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Badass digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Badass digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Badass leaning his opponent against the cage.
Badass pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Nice body kick from Badass.
Badass looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Badass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Badass tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Badass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Smith misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Badass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Erik Badass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith misses the body punch
and Badass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses with a combination
and Badass counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Badass to acknowledge the strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Winston Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Erik Badass!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doadi Rafi Meldir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meldir has chosen Khala Ya Khala as his entrance music. 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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200 lbs
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213 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doadi Rafi Meldir!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meldir moves out of range as Baxter strikes.
Baxter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Baxter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meldir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baxter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baxter there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Teddy Baxter has been cut.
Baxter looks to land a left hand but Meldir moved out of range nicely.
Meldir looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meldir tries to clinch but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meldir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baxter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meldir has him pressed against the cage.
Meldir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meldir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baxter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baxter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baxter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meldir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meldir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meldir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baxter defends it nicely.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Meldir avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Baxter misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses.
Baxter is looking to score with low kicks.
Meldir wants to clinch.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meldir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baxter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Teddy Baxter's cut is getting worse.
Meldir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Baxter is breathing heavily.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Meldir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Meldir gets a clinch.
Baxter tries to break the clinch but Meldir is controlling the position.
Baxter wants to get back to striking at distance but Meldir won't allow it.
Baxter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meldir throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meldir drops Baxter with a beautiful combination! Baxter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Meldir is looking for the KO!
Baxter is rocked!
Teddy Baxter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Meldir instigates a clinch.
Oh Baxter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meldir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meldir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meldir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baxter's efforts to push away.
Baxter is trying to break free.
Baxter seems to have got his legs back now.
Meldir lands a hook that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Baxter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meldir lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meldir lands an elbow inside.
Baxter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meldir has Baxter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Meldir pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Baxter tumbling to the mat - Meldir dives into Baxter's guard.
Meldir won't allow Baxter to get back to his feet.
Baxter keeping moving, preventing Meldir from controlling successfully.
Baxter wants to stand but Meldir is controlling the position.
Baxter is wriggling around but Meldir manages to pass to half guard.
Baxter pushes Meldir off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meldir shoots in looking for a takedown. Baxter tries to sprawl out of it but Meldir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baxter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Meldir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baxter misses with a series of wild punches.
Meldir shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baxter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baxter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Meldir asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Baxter trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meldir working the body and head with strikes.
Baxter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baxter misses with a double jab.
Meldir is looking to clinch but Baxter is avoiding it.
Meldir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teddy Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meldir moves in looking to clinch but Baxter pushes him off.
Meldir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baxter throws the left hand but Meldir avoids the punch easily.
Meldir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baxter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meldir keeps control of Baxter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meldir taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doadi Rafi Meldir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Baxter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baxter misses with a low kick.
Meldir is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baxter.
Meldir tries to clinch up but Baxter circles away and keeps his distance.
Baxter looks to land a combination but Meldir avoids it well.
Baxter throws a lazy right hand but Meldir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meldir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
Baxter feints and then cracks Meldir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meldir down.
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meldir.
A head kick misses from Meldir.
Meldir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Meldir tries to clinch up.
Meldir drives through and clinches with Baxter against the cage.
Baxter working hard to break the clinch.
Baxter breaks from the clinch.
Baxter scores with a spinning back kick!
Baxter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meldir counters with a series of strikes. Baxter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Meldir moves forwards but Baxter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Meldir tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meldir slips a jab from Baxter.
Baxter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baxter.
Baxter connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Baxter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baxter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doadi Rafi Meldir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baxter has had enough of the clinch but Meldir keeps him there for the moment.
Meldir breaks the clinch.
Teddy Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meldir tries to clinch up.
Baxter misses with a two punch combination.
Baxter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meldir was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Baxter misses with a double jab.
Baxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meldir clinches with his opponent.
Meldir lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Teddy Baxter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Meldir lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meldir lands an elbow that stopped Baxter in his tracks for a moment.
Baxter tries to circle away but Meldir has him pinned against the cage.
Baxter breaks from the clinch.
Baxter with a nice cross.
Meldir instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to circle away but Meldir has him pinned against the cage.
Meldir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baxter's defenses.
Meldir is trying to maintain a safe position but Baxter gets an underhook and turns Meldir into the cage.
Meldir has Baxter pressed against the cage, preventing Baxter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baxter is trying to break the clinch but Meldir is controlling him.
Baxter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meldir lands with a light punch inside.
Meldir pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meldir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baxter's efforts to push away.
Baxter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baxter manages to break the clinch.
Baxter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meldir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Baxter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Meldir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baxter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meldir doesn't seem bothered though.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Meldir avoids them all with ease.
Teddy Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meldir darts in and clinches Baxter up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to circle away but Meldir has him pinned against the cage.
Meldir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baxter or not.
Meldir lands a takedown into guard.
Baxter kicks Meldir off and gets to his feet.
A low kick from Baxter is predictable there
and Meldir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baxter wants to get back to striking at distance but Meldir won't allow it.
Meldir working Baxter over with knees to the body.
Baxter tries to break free but Meldir pushes him back against the cage.
Baxter is trying to break the clinch but Meldir has him pressed against the cage.
Baxter is looking to break free of the clinch but Meldir has double underhooks.
Meldir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baxter tries to keep at a distance but Meldir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baxter is looking to break free of the clinch but Meldir has double underhooks.
Meldir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meldir throws a head punch that misses.
Meldir lands with a left to the head.
Baxter tries to circle away but Meldir has him pinned against the cage.
Meldir gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meldir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baxter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baxter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meldir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baxter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Baxter. That snapped Meldir's head back.
Meldir tries to clinch but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Meldir moved away.
Meldir tries to close the distance and clinch but Baxter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and Meldir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baxter tries to break free but Meldir pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meldir.
Meldir prevents Baxter from breaking the clinch.
Baxter working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baxter.
Meldir wants the takedown. Baxter is fighting it off but Meldir persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Baxter's guard against the cage.
Baxter is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Baxter wants to break free but Meldir has control.
Baxter is trying to break the clinch but Meldir is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meldir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baxter has had enough of the clinch but Meldir keeps him there for the moment.
Baxter can't break the clinch.
Meldir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baxter is keeping busy.
Meldir throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doadi Rafi Meldir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Teddy Baxter's cut.
That's time! Baxter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Baxter throws a series of punches but Meldir avoids them all with ease.
Baxter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Meldir if he has to take too many more of those.
Meldir slips under a jab.
Baxter lands a body shot.
Baxter wants to land a leg kick but Meldir is out of range.
Meldir is looking to clinch but Baxter is avoiding it.
Baxter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baxter cracks Meldir with an open hand slap.
Baxter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meldir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meldir.
Meldir looking for a takedown.
Meldir throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter is trying to break free.
Baxter tries to break free but Meldir pushes him back against the cage.
Baxter has had enough of the clinch but Meldir keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baxter is trying to break the clinch but Meldir has him pressed against the cage.
Baxter tries to circle away but Meldir has him pinned against the cage.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Baxter misses
and Meldir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baxter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Meldir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baxter is trying to break the clinch but Meldir has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meldir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter throws a hook to the side of Meldir's head but Meldir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meldir throws a sloppy head kick and Baxter moves out of range easily.
Meldir moves in looking to clinch but Baxter pushes him off.
Meldir slips a jab and a cross from Baxter.
Meldir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meldir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baxter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baxter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick
and Meldir counters by clinching up.
Meldir lands with a light punch inside.
Baxter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baxter lands with a nice body punch.
Baxter thows a body shot but no joy.
Baxter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meldir.
Baxter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meldir tries to clinch but Baxter is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Meldir avoids them all with ease.
Meldir misses with a takedown attempt - Baxter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Teddy Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doadi Rafi Meldir.
Meldir is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baxter.
Baxter thows a leg kick but Meldir checks it
enabling Meldir to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meldir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meldir moves out of range of the leg kick from Baxter.
Baxter throws a low kick, looking for Meldir's leg but Meldir calmly moves out of range.
Meldir blocks a head kick by Baxter.
Baxter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meldir lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meldir wants to clinch.
Meldir tries to clinch there but Baxter circles away.
Baxter tests Meldir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meldir has closed the distance and engaged Baxter in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to break free but Meldir pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Meldir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Meldir.
Meldir chips away with some ground and pound.
Baxter wriggles free and stands up.
Meldir slips under a jab from Baxter.
Meldir is looking to clinch but Baxter is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Meldir or perhaps it was just good defense by Baxter which made him look bad.
Meldir drops his hands momentarily and Baxter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Teddy Baxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meldir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter throws a series of strikes that have Meldir backpedaling.
Meldir blocks the body kick.
Meldir throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a front kick aimed at Meldir's knee but Meldir avoids it well.
Meldir clinches with his opponent.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baxter gets underhooks to prevent Meldir's takedown attempt.
Baxter scores with a knee to the head.
Baxter breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Meldir lands but Baxter takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Baxter misses
and Meldir counters by moving into the clinch.
Baxter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meldir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meldir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baxter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meldir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meldir wants to clinch up but Baxter keeps it at a distance.
Baxter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meldir counters with a one-two to the body.
Baxter swinging wildly here.
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick and Meldir moves out of range easily.
Baxter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doadi Rafi Meldir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and Meldir counters by moving into the clinch.
Meldir is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baxter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doadi Rafi Meldir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meldir has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doadi Rafi Meldir!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rinne keysha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rinne keysha has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romulo Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, rinne keysha!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa throws a sloppy head kick and keysha moves out of range easily.
keysha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
keysha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Correa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Correa throws a head kick but keysha moves out of range.
Correa misses the shot to the body.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Correa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
keysha avoids a punch combination nicely.
keysha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
keysha has a takedown stuffed.
Correa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romulo Correa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rinne keysha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Correa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from keysha.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Correa - that will leave a mark!
keysha avoids a punch combination nicely.
keysha avoids a kick to the body.
Correa shoots in but keysha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
keysha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Correa sprawls well. Correa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. keysha gets slowly back to his feet.
Correa connects with a high kick.
keysha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Correa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Correa moves in looking to clinch but keysha pushes him off.
keysha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Correa sprawls well. Correa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. keysha gets slowly back to his feet.
keysha fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and keysha counters with a single leg into guard. Correa didn't expect that.
keysha passes into half guard.
keysha wants to work for an arm triangle but Correa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Correa tries to roll over but keysha keeps him under control.
keysha seems to be working for a kimura but Correa defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Correa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Correa 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.
Correa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Correa.
Correa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
rinne keysha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
keysha takes a kick to the side of the head.
keysha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Correa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Correa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around keysha's waist but keysha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Correa off to one side.
Correa is looking to clinch but keysha is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from keysha.
Correa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
keysha fails with the takedown
enabling Correa to counter with a crisp jab.
keysha shoots and misses
and Correa counters with a head kick. That will keep keysha thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romulo Correa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rinne keysha.
Correa 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.
Correa gets to his feet - keysha follows without any prompting.
Correa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Correa tries to clinch up but keysha circles away and keeps his distance.
Correa throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Correa as keysha shoots in.
Correa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Correa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Correa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Correa lands a head kick. keysha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Correa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
keysha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Correa as he jumps to the side.
Correa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Correa clobbers keysha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romulo Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa scores with a kick to the body.
Correa throws a nice looking combination but keysha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
keysha tries for a takedown but Correa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body kick from Correa.
keysha is breathing heavily.
Correa lands with a kick to the temple. keysha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
keysha ducks right into an uppercut from Correa.
Correa throws a head kick but keysha moves out of range.
Correa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but keysha swivels and escapes.
keysha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
keysha is rocked!
Correa circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! keysha drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Correa follows keysha to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romulo Correa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Rod Stewart - Forever Young. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Walker!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young misses with a straight right.
Walker shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Young holds on and takes a little breather.
Walker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Young is trying to defend but Walker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Young trying to control but Walker postures up.
Young controlling the position for now.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walker is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Young to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Young trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walker trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Walker postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
Jay Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Walker.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Walker shoots in but Young avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walker showed some decent athleticism there.
Walker looks gassed!
Walker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Young defending well though.
Young wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young works his way to full guard. Good work.
Young is trying to keep Walker in close.
Young pulls Walker in to control the position.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Young has his hands on Walker's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walker wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Walker drops back looking for a leg! Young is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Young manages to kick Walker off! Walker jumps back into Young's guard.
Young manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Young gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Walker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Young controlling the position.
Young looking to control.
Young wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Walker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walker shoots for a takedown but Young saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young drops Walker with a right and a left! Young comes rushing in but Walker regains his composure and manages to keep Young in guard.
It looks like Nelson Walker has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker keeping full guard, as Young tries to pass.
Young wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker is adopting a defensive guard.
Young preventing the sweep.
Young wants to stand but Walker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Jay Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Walker.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker fails to land the takedown.
Young lands a jab to the nose.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Jay Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
Walker dives in and grabs Young's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Walker's head and hops out.
Jay Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young misses with a hook.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Young against the cage but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Walker tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Young slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Young misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Young.
Walker tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Walker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Walker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Young wants to control but Walker is having none of it.
Walker punching from mount but Young doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Young manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Young wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Walker is working for a kimura but Young is defending it quite comfortably.
Young holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Young manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Walker trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Walker 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.
Young wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Walker's cut.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Walker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Young works his way to full guard. Good work.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Walker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Walker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Walker 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.
Young is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Young keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Young leaves Walker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker blocks a jab.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Walker shoots in but Young avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jay Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Walker.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Young lands.
Nelson Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young lands the left hand.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by Young. Beautiful body shot.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Young is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Walker is stalling here. Young is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Walker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Young has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Young controls the position.
Young working away.
Young staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker can't do much from the bottom here.
Young decides to stand up, so the ref orders Walker to his feet.
Young connects with a nice looking jab.
Jay Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Young keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
Walker is working for a submission of some sort.
Walker is working for a kimura but Young is defending it quite comfortably.
Nelson Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young is doing well to control the position and prevent Walker from advancing to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Young showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Young 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Young!
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