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GAMMA#181 Hicks v Sinatra 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruiser Joncs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruiser Joncs has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruiser Joncs!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joncs at a distance.
Joncs wants to clinch but Durant slips to the side
and Durant counters with a head kick that drops Joncs to the mat! Joncs scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joncs throws a hook but Durant blocks it.
The fighters circle, before Durant throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Joncs's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Durant lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kevin Durant!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morse Hores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederic Bastiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastiat has chosen Superstition as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Morse Hores has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morse Hores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frederic Bastiat!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastiat fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hores throws a low kick but Bastiat moves out of range easily.
Bastiat shoots in and gets a takedown into Hores's guard.
Hores is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bastiat wants to control from the top but Hores keeps moving.
Hores looking for a sweep. Not yet Hores, not yet.
Hores is working hard here to advance position.
Bastiat trying to control but Hores is working from the bottom.
Bastiat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hores is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hores stuffs the takedown.
Hores throws a looping overhand right but Bastiat ducks down to avoid it.
Bastiat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bastiat with a poor takedown
and Hores counters with a good, hard body kick but Bastiat shrugs it off.
Morse Hores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederic Bastiat.
Hores throws a sloppy head kick and Bastiat moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hores.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat fails to land with a series of punches.
Bastiat fails with the takedown.
Hores will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morse Hores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastiat looks to land a combination but Hores avoids it well.
Hores will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores scores with a jab. Bastiat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bastiat fails with the takedown
and Hores counters with a single leg into guard. Bastiat didn't expect that.
Bastiat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hores doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hores manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hores trying to control but Bastiat is working from the bottom.
Bastiat wants to sweep here but Hores controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hores has his hands clasped together but Bastiat extends an breaks Hores's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bastiat.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frederic Bastiat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Big Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Scissors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes into the arena with Oh my god... blaring out of the sound system. Scissors has chosen Paper Cut - Linkin Park as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Scissors!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Scissors sprawling to the canvas! Scissors rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bob finish him?!
Scissors is rocked!
It looks like Kyle Scissors has been cut.
Bob with a lazy takedown attempt
and Scissors counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scissors is still on wobbly legs! Can Bob finish him?
Bob rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scissors counters with a straight right hand.
BOOM! Bob lands a beautiful left hook that drops Scissors. Scissors tries to recover but Bob is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Scissors lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Bob!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mach Cheesmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston comes to the cage accompanied by Born of a Broken Man. 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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192 lbs
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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, Austin Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mach Cheesmo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheesmo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Houston has time to react.
Cheesmo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Houston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Houston throws a sloppy body shot
and Cheesmo counters with a big head kick but Houston shrugs it off.
Cheesmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houston tries to work over Cheesmo's front leg with a kick but Cheesmo checks it.
Houston lands with a good body shot.
Houston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cheesmo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cheesmo misses with a body shot
and Houston counters with a nice body kick.
Houston looks for a takedown but Cheesmo sprawls well.
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
Houston lands with a nice body punch.
Cheesmo blocks a head kick by Houston.
Houston lands a jab to Cheesmo's midsection.
Cheesmo throws a leg kick
and Houston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston avoids a kick to the body.
Cheesmo moves in looking to clinch but Houston pushes him off.
Houston fails with the takedown
and Cheesmo counters with a good low kick that Houston was not able to check.
Houston misses with an uppercut.
Houston takes the fight into the clinch.
Houston is trying to force a seperation but Cheesmo has the dominant position.
Cheesmo is stalling here.
Houston tries to stall but Cheesmo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cheesmo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Houston fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Houston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheesmo missing with knees to the body.
Houston pushes Cheesmo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cheesmo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Houston.
Houston is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston jumps guard.
Houston wants to sweep here but Cheesmo controlling him for the moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cheesmo postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cheesmo fakes the leg kick and cracks Houston in the body.
Houston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Houston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cheesmo swings for the body but Houston moves out of range.
Houston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Houston throws a head kick but Cheesmo moves out of range.
Houston clinches with his opponent.
Houston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheesmo has Houston pressed against the cage.
Houston looking to stall.
Houston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheesmo's elbow.
Cheesmo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Houston looking to slow down the pace here.
Cheesmo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Houston's face.
Houston works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Houston passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cheesmo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Houston wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston controls the position.
Cheesmo stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Cheesmo is not content to let Houston control the position.
Cheesmo regains half guard, as Houston was trying to land strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston stalling away here and it's allowed Cheesmo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Austin Houston will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cheesmo thows a leg kick but Houston checks it
and Houston counters with a straight right hand.
Houston is looking to slow Cheesmo down with leg kicks.
Cheesmo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Houston throws a sloppy body shot
and Cheesmo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cheesmo thows a leg kick but Houston checks it
and Houston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Houston.
Houston is trying to break the clinch but Cheesmo has him pressed against the cage.
Houston is trying to drag Cheesmo to the mat but Cheesmo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Houston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheesmo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cheesmo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Houston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Houston trying to control the position but instead, Cheesmo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Houston into the cage.
Cheesmo has Houston pushed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Houston.
Cheesmo has Houston pressed against the cage.
Houston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Cheesmo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheesmo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cheesmo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cheesmo wants to slow Houston down by chopping away at his legs.
Houston decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Houston trying to control from half guard but Cheesmo is working away.
Houston is thwarting Cheesmo's attempts to control the position.
Houston thows a huge punch but Cheesmo dodges it nicely.
Houston is trying to control the action in half guard but Cheesmo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston is stalling here. Cheesmo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Houston seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cheesmo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cheesmo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cheesmo throws a leg kick which misses Houston's front leg but catches the back leg as Houston tries to avoid it.
Mach Cheesmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Houston throws a head kick that misses
and Cheesmo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheesmo moves away.
Cheesmo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Houston rushes Cheesmo and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Houston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cheesmo is looking to control Houston's arms but Houston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cheesmo has his back to the cage.
Cheesmo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheesmo looking to throw knees to the head but Houston is blocking nicely.
Cheesmo tries a knee to the head but Houston blocks it.
Cheesmo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheesmo taking a breather.
Houston has had enough of the clinch but Cheesmo keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cheesmo is stalling here.
Cheesmo is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the body.
Cheesmo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheesmo takes an elbow to the temple.
Houston throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cheesmo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cheesmo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cheesmo with a knee to the head.
Houston misses with some punches.
Cheesmo landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Houston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Houston letting Cheesmo take a breather here.
Houston has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cheesmo regains guard immediately.
Houston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheesmo is keeping the position for now.
Cheesmo wants to get back to his feet but Houston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cheesmo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheesmo trying to land knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mach Cheesmo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Houston misses with a shot to the body
and Cheesmo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Houston digs a good body shot into Cheesmo's ribs.
Cheesmo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Austin Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheesmo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Houston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Houston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheesmo manages to avoid it.
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houston misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Houston misses
and Cheesmo counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, jab by Cheesmo - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheesmo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Houston digs a good body shot into Cheesmo's ribs.
Houston throws a sloppy body shot
and Cheesmo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Houston throws a lazy head kick
and Cheesmo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheesmo controls his hands.
Cheesmo prevents the takedown attempt.
Houston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Houston is looking to control Cheesmo's arms but Cheesmo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Houston has his back to the cage.
Cheesmo trying to stall but Houston improves his position.
Houston trying to land knees to the body.
Houston is trying to push Cheesmo away but Cheesmo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Cheesmo blocks it.
The referee calls for Cheesmo to work.
Houston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Houston wants to stall.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but Cheesmo blocks with his arms.
Cheesmo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Houston up against the cage.
Houston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houston tries to pass to full mount but Cheesmo defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston is looking to pass Cheesmo's guard but actually Cheesmo recovers to full guard.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheesmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houston is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cheesmo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cheesmo looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheesmo is keeping the position for now.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheesmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Houston throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Austin Houston.
Cheesmo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cheesmo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Houston is able to avoid easily.
Houston throws a jab when Cheesmo was well out of range.
Houston tries for a takedown but Cheesmo circles away easily
and Cheesmo counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Houston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houston feints and as Cheesmo raises his hands in defense, Houston changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheesmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheesmo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Houston's guard.
Cheesmo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cheesmo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Houston.
A low kick from Cheesmo is predictable there
and Houston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cheesmo is not content to let Houston control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Houston showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Houston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Austin Houston!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Where the hood at ?. Ortiz has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson lands a nice looking body kick.
Ortiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Ortiz swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Ortiz jabs at Anderson's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Ortiz misses with a double jab
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Ortiz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anderson's guard now.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz is working Anderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortiz cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Ortiz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortiz trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to control from Ortiz's half guard. Ortiz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortiz has wrist control.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Ortiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is keeping the position.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ortiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson cracks Ortiz with a solid left hand.
Anderson tries to stand but Ortiz is controlling from the bottom.
Ortiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
Ortiz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Ortiz unloading with bombs!
Anderson gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ortiz misses with a body shot
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Anderson 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.
Ortiz looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Ortiz blocks nicely.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortiz has wrist control.
Ortiz working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson throws a strike but Ortiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ortiz looking to pass the guard.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson working over Ortiz with some ground and pound. Ortiz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Ortiz tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ortiz to regain full guard.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson throws and elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!
Anderson wriggles free and stands up.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortiz clinches up against the cage.
Anderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ortiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ortiz has clasped his hands together around Anderson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Anderson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Anderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz misses with a jab to the body
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Ortiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Ortiz's ribs.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson feints and then cracks Ortiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ortiz down.
Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ortiz did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
Anderson looks to land a strike but Ortiz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz working for submissions but it's allowed Anderson to get to half guard.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ortiz is not content to let Anderson control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortiz manages to get to full guard.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson throws and elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Ortiz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anderson has escaped and now he's on top!
Anderson wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz looking for subs off his back but Anderson has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Jason Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ortiz is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Ortiz tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortiz 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vlad Orlov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Huxley's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Huxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huxley needs to keep his hands up - Orlov had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Ben Huxley has been cut.
Orlov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Huxley eats them both and turns towards Orlov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Huxley is rocked!
Orlov throws a poor cross that misses
and Huxley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huxley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orlov can't keep his opponent in guard - Huxley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Orlov is not content to let Huxley control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huxley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Orlov!
Huxley wants to control the pace but Orlov is squirming around nicely.
Orlov is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley looking to finish Orlov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Orlov!
Orlov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Orlov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee warns Orlov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Huxley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Orlov tries to buck Huxley off but he can't manage it.
Huxley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Huxley with a couple of short strikes.
Orlov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Huxley scoring with strikes but Orlov is staying in there.
The referee warns Orlov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Orlov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Huxley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Orlov's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orlov looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley with the ground and pound from mount.
Huxley tries to control but Orlov wriggling away.
Huxley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Orlov is rocked!
Huxley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Huxley wants to control the pace but Orlov is squirming around nicely.
Huxley looking to finish Orlov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Orlov!
Orlov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Huxley looking to control but Orlov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Orlov is trying to stand up.
Huxley with a couple of short strikes.
Orlov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Huxley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Orlov wants to get back to his feet.
Huxley unloading with bombs!
Huxley controlling from mount.
Orlov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Huxley looking to control but Orlov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huxley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Orlov?
Orlov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Orlov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Orlov is still in real trouble! Can Huxley finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxley controlling from the full mount.
Huxley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Orlov seems to have recovered his senses.
Huxley postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Orlov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Huxley and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Huxley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dover to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Creed's corner calls for a 1-2. Creed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Ben Dover has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dover.
Dover ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
Creed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dover.
Dover wants to land a leg kick but Creed is out of range.
Creed throws a right hand that misses
and Dover counters with a head kick. That will keep Creed thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dover. Dover circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Creed throws a right hand that Dover ducks under and follows up with a left that Dover also avoids with ease.
Dover needs to keep his hands up - Creed had a free shot at his head there.
Creed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Creed walks into a straight right hand from Dover.
A head kick misses from Dover.
Dover throws a sloppy head kick and Creed moves out of range easily.
Dover throws a jab when Creed was well out of range.
Creed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dover.
Creed moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Dover misses.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover throws a head kick but Creed moves out of range.
Creed checks a leg kick nicely.
Creed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dover manages to avoid it.
Creed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dover eats them both and turns towards Creed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dover throws a sloppy head kick and Creed moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Creed.
Creed misses with a hook.
Creed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Ben Dover's cut even more.
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!
Creed drops Dover with a big left hand! Dover is injured, injured bad! Creed jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Creed!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Justin Moore - I Could Kick Your Ass. Taylor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bodies. Mark Lewis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sid Taylor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis connects with a leg kick. Taylor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lewis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lewis, right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Taylor.
Lewis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lewis checks a low kick from Taylor.
The crowd cheers as Lewis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taylor doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a solid body kick.
Lewis lands a lovely overhand right.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lewis scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis lands a head shot.
Lewis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Lewis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis scores with a nice head shot.
Lewis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lewis throws a series of strikes that have Taylor backpedaling.
Lewis lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Lewis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taylor doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lewis! Taylor is out on his feet! Lewis rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Taylor is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Taylor is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Lewis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sadji Nosla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadji Nosla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Schulte!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulte with a poor takedown
and Schulte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nosla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schulte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schulte throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nosla was covering up waiting for the punch and Schulte finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nosla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schulte.
Nosla wants to stand and escape but Schulte is having none of it.
Nosla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte is looking to work some ground and pound but Nosla has wrist control.
Schulte throws a big right hand that misses.
Schulte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schulte prevents Nosla from getting back to his feet.
Schulte wants to pass the guard but Nosla is keeping the position.
Schulte stops Nosla from standing up.
Schulte trying to control but Nosla is working from the bottom.
Schulte throws a big right hand that misses.
Nosla keeping moving, preventing Schulte from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nosla wants to stand but Schulte is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schulte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schulte prevents Nosla from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schulte with a nice head shot there.
Schulte looking to pass the guard.
Schulte lands a couple of digs.
Schulte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Schulte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte content to stall in guard here.
Nosla will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schulte wants to control from the top but Nosla keeps moving.
Schulte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schulte throwing strikes but missing.
Schulte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brian Schulte has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Schulte steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nosla. That one must have hurt.
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.
Schulte swings widly with a right hand
and Nosla counters with a nice body kick.
Schulte misses with an uppercut
and Nosla counters with a one-two to the body.
Schulte shoots in looking for a takedown. Nosla tries to sprawl out of it but Schulte keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nosla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schulte misses with a body shot
and Nosla counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Schulte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schulte clinches up against the cage.
Nosla lands a nice knee to the body.
Nosla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schulte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nosla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schulte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nosla blocks an uppercut.
Nosla gets through Schulte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nosla lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nosla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schulte blocks it with crossed arms.
Nosla lands with a right to the head.
Nosla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nosla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nosla blocking some punches.
Nosla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nosla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schulte blocks it with crossed arms.
Nosla lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.
Nosla tries a knee to the head but Schulte blocks it.
Nosla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schulte's face.
Schulte is breathing heavily.
Schulte swings wildly with an uppercut but Nosla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nosla missing with knees to the body.
Schulte takes an elbow to the temple.
Schulte is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nosla gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schulte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nosla gets through Schulte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nosla.
Nosla misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosla gets through Schulte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schulte working aggressively here.
Nosla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schulte blocks an elbow strike.
Nosla misses with a knee to the head.
Nosla scores with a shot to the side of Schulte's head.
Nosla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nosla misses with a knee to the head.
Schulte manages to break the clinch.
Nosla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schulte is out of range.
Brian Schulte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulte misses with a hook
and Nosla makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Schulte really felt that one!
Schulte fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schulte closes the distance and clinches.
Schulte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nosla pushes Schulte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schulte tries to work over Nosla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nosla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schulte.
Nosla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nosla unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nosla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nosla scores with a knee to the head.
Nosla trying to land knees to the body.
Schulte swings wildly with an uppercut but Nosla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nosla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schulte.
Nosla pushes off an throws an elbow but Schulte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nosla tries to land a knee to the head but Schulte blocks with his arms.
Nosla blocks a body shot from Schulte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nosla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schulte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schulte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schulte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schulte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schulte tightens his grip and picks Nosla up, before dumping him to the ground. Nosla manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nosla wants to stand and escape but Schulte is having none of it.
Schulte looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schulte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nosla is looking to stand up but Schulte isn't so interested in that idea.
Schulte works over Nosla with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schulte stops Nosla from standing up.
Schulte content to stall in guard here.
Nosla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nosla wants to stand but Schulte is controlling the position.
Nosla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadji Nosla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Schulte clinches up with Nosla and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Schulte.
Nosla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nosla.
Nosla creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nosla tries a knee to the head but Schulte blocks it.
Schulte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schulte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schulte managing to block the knees to the body from Nosla.
Sadji Nosla has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schulte scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Schulte.
Schulte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Schulte.
Schulte lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Schulte.
Schulte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Schulte as the two fighters clinch.
Schulte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schulte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schulte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schulte avoids the elbow strike from Nosla, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schulte.
Schulte works on Nosla's body with a couple of short punches.
Schulte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nosla is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte digs a right hand underneath Nosla's ribcage. Nosla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Nosla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schulte creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nosla with a big uppercut! Nosla tries to clinch up but Schulte pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nosla to the mat! Nosla covers up and Schulte unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Schulte!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hicks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinatra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
A head kick misses from Hicks.
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sinatra misses the body punch
and Hicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hicks catches Sinatra with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hicks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sinatra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hicks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hicks trying to keep a closed guard but Sinatra is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hicks dives on top into guard.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Sinatra keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Dwayne Hicks wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sinatra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hicks.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinatra blocks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Hicks.
It looks like Frank Sinatra has been cut.
Hicks misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Hicks.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinatra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hicks thuds a left hand into Sinatra's body.
Hicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Sinatra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sinatra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Hicks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sinatra checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hicks lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sinatra has time to react.
Hicks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hicks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hicks throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
Hicks throws a body punch but Sinatra moves out of range.
Hicks throws a chopping leg kick but Sinatra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hicks throws a lazy right hand but Sinatra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sinatra has a takedown stuffed.
Hicks connects with an inside leg kick.
Sinatra looks gassed!
Hicks scores with a jab. Sinatra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hicks is looking to land body kicks.
Hicks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sinatra's calf.
Sinatra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Hicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sinatra walks into a straight right hand from Hicks.
A head kick misses from Hicks.
Sinatra misses with a body shot
and Hicks counters with a straight right hand.
Hicks throws a solid leg kick but Sinatra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hicks.
Dwayne Hicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sinatra.
Sinatra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
Sinatra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hicks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sinatra ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Sinatra thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hicks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dwayne Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Hicks scores with a jab. Sinatra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sinatra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hicks rather than just go for the knockout.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Hicks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hicks looks for the body kick but Sinatra saw that one coming.
Sinatra throws a lazy uppercut
and Hicks counters with a nice leg kick.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinatra.
Sinatra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hicks.
Hicks throws a low kick, looking for Sinatra's leg but Sinatra calmly moves out of range.
Hicks connects with an inside leg kick.
Dwayne Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hicks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sinatra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Frank Sinatra's cut even more.
Hicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sinatra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sinatra is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
Hicks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sinatra can do to turn this around?
Hicks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinatra checks a leg kick.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hicks as he avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hicks - that will leave a mark!
Hicks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicks throws a head kick but Sinatra moves out of range.
Sinatra checks a leg kick.
Sinatra shoots in but Hicks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sinatra misses with a hook.
Hicks lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sinatra misses with a looping right.
Sinatra moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Hicks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sinatra in his tracks.
The cut above Frank Sinatra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sinatra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hicks. Hicks obviously looking to wear him down.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses.
Hicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinatra throws out the jab.
Hicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hicks tries to land a front kick but Sinatra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hicks misses with a straight left.
Hicks tries to work over Sinatra's front leg with a kick but Sinatra checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hicks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hicks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hicks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hicks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sinatra walks into a left hand.
Hicks connects with a right hand. Sinatra shakes it off.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses.
Hicks is looking to clinch.
Hicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hicks misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Sinatra blocks the leg kick.
Hicks throws a head kick but Sinatra moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra avoids the head kick by Hicks.
Hicks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hicks works the jab nicely.
Hicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sinatra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hicks misses with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Hicks.
Hicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Sinatra.
Sinatra takes one on the button.
Frank Sinatra's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinatra throws a body punch but Hicks moves out of range.
Sinatra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hicks. Hicks obviously looking to wear him down.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hicks won't be happy with that.
Hicks is looking to regain half guard here but Sinatra keeps moving and retains side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Hicks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinatra scores with a jab to the head.
Sinatra fails with the takedown.
Hicks scores with a nice head shot.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hicks.
Sinatra looks for a takedown but Hicks sprawls well.
Sinatra misses with a takedown attempt
and Hicks counters with a three punch combo that has Sinatra backing up. Sinatra nods at Hicks to acknowledge the strikes.
Dwayne Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
The fighters circling - Hicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinatra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinatra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Sinatra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sinatra takes a swing at Hicks's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Hicks.
Hicks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sinatra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hicks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hicks takes the fight into the clinch.
Hicks tries to land knees in the clinch but Sinatra avoids the damage to the body.
Hicks gets underhooks to prevent Sinatra's takedown attempt.
Hicks misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Hicks.
Hicks lands a hook that snaps the head of Sinatra backwards.
Hicks can't find room to land a body shot as Sinatra controls the action.
Hicks misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks can't find room to land a body shot as Sinatra controls the action.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hicks.
Sinatra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hicks connects with a solid leg kick.
Sinatra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sinatra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sinatra blocks a leg kick.
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sinatra.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinatra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hicks throws a lazy right hand but Sinatra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hicks throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sinatra misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sinatra's hands.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Sinatra's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwayne Hicks!
Dwayne Hicks is the new middleweight champion!
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