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HWP174: Coleman vs Brannigan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jr Jonesy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reeves has chosen Set to Fail - Lamb of God as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jr Jonesy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves misses the jab.
Jonesy with a poor takedown
and Reeves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jonesy misses with a takedown attempt
and Reeves counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonesy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jonesy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reeves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Jr Jonesy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonesy fails with the takedown
letting Reeves counter with a right hand.
Jonesy fails with the takedown
and Reeves counters with a three punch combo that has Jonesy backing up. Jonesy nods at Reeves to acknowledge the strikes.
Jonesy is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonesy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reeves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reeves lands a jab-cross combination.
Reeves connects with a nice looking jab.
Reeves drops Jonesy with a beautiful combination! Jonesy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Reeves is looking for the KO!
Jonesy is rocked!
Reeves closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Jonesy out cold! Jonesy corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacob Reeves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart comes to the cage accompanied by The Sharpshooter. Junior has chosen Soulfly - Brasil 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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224 lbs
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216 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bret Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juliano Junior!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart slaps away a takedown attempt from Junior, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hart closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Junior quickly recovers to half guard.
Junior is looking to improve his position.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hart winds up and cracks Junior with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Junior keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Junior defending well though.
Hart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hart 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.
Hart working Junior over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Junior slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hart chips away with some ground and pound.
Hart throws and elbow that misses. Junior uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Junior!
Hart is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a nice shot to the head.
Hart throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hart cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hart cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Junior really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hart with good strikes from the mount here!
Hart with a couple of short strikes.
Junior is rocked!
It looks like Juliano Junior has been cut.
Junior looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart cracks Junior with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret Hart!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai comes to the cage accompanied by Town Called Malice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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249 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Morton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Thai misses
and Thai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thai, right into the meat.
Thai scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Morton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thai throws a head kick that half lands.
Thai wants to slow Morton down by chopping away at his legs.
Thai throws out a leg kick but Morton moves out of range and Thai only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton wants to clinch.
Morton throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thai lands a leg kick that knocks Morton off balance momentarily.
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.
Thai lands a leg kick that knocks Morton off balance momentarily.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick
and Morton counters with a two punch combo.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morton just misses with a punch to the body.
Thai throws a leg kick
and Morton counters with a series of strikes. Thai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thai connects with a high kick.
It looks like Carl Morton has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morton is able to avoid easily.
Thai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morton looks gassed!
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Morton moves out of range easily.
Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morton avoids the body shot from Thai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai thumps Morton with a low kick.
Thai throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Thai.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Morton moves out of range of the leg kick from Thai.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai throws a head kick that Morton semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Morton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Morton blocks a head kick by Thai.
Thai throws a head kick that half lands.
Morton is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a head kick that Morton semi-blocks.
That has opened up Carl Morton's cut even more.
A clash of legs there as Morton blocks the low kick.
Thai tries a head kick but it misses.
Thai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morton is able to avoid easily.
Morton misses with a lunging right hand
and Thai counters with a leg kick.
Thai tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Thai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good leg kick by Thai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a head kick that half lands.
No joy there for Morton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thai throws a head kick but Morton moves out of range.
Morton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thai throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thai, right into the meat.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morton. That did some damage!
Thai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai misses with a head kick.
Thai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morton can do to turn this around?
Thai tries to land a leg kick but Morton saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morton missing with a left hand there. Thai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thai throws a leg kick but Morton checks it.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick
and Morton counters with a stiff right hand.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai wants to land a leg kick but Morton is out of range.
Thai connects with an inside leg kick.
Thai thows a leg kick but Morton checks it
letting Morton counter with a right hand.
Thai feints and then cracks Morton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morton down.
Morton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thai throws a front kick aimed at Morton's knee but Morton avoids it well.
Muay Thai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.
A bone on bone clash there as Morton blocks the leg kick.
Thai misses with a low kick.
Carl Morton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton checks a low kick from Thai.
Morton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Muay Thai is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morton cracks Thai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thai lands with a kick to the temple. Morton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Morton moves out of range easily.
Carl Morton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morton lands a two punch combo.
Muay Thai's cut is getting worse.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Morton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thai has got the better of the exchanges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Morton throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thai throws a low kick but Morton avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Morton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Vanilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foxtrot Kilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanilla comes to the cage accompanied by Rainbow - Stargazer. Kilo has chosen Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo as his entrance music. Foxtrot Kilo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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240 lbs
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280 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pena Vanilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foxtrot Kilo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Vanilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kilo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vanilla counters with a nice body shot.
Vanilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilo.
A combination from Vanilla does no damage.
Kilo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vanilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Foxtrot Kilo has been cut.
Kilo misses the shot to the body.
Vanilla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vanilla misses with a looping left.
Vanilla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kilo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanilla scores with a jab to the head.
A left lands for Kilo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanilla. Kilo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vanilla throws a combination that misses
and Vanilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kilo throws a head kick but Vanilla moves out of range.
Vanilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena Vanilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanilla tries to clinch up but Kilo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vanilla. Those never looked like landing.
Vanilla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vanilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilo.
Kilo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kilo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vanilla.
Kilo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanilla moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilo throws a low kick, looking for Vanilla's leg but Vanilla calmly moves out of range.
Vanilla misses with a double jab.
Vanilla throws out a powerful jab.
Vanilla swinging wildly here.
Kilo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vanilla.
Vanilla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilo shoots in but no luck this time.
Vanilla misses with a combination
and Kilo counters with a low kick, right behind Vanilla 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanilla.
Vanilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilo.
Kilo misses with an uppercut
and Vanilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Vanilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kilo misses with an uppercut
and Vanilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanilla slips under a jab from Kilo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Vanilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Foxtrot Kilo'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.
Vanilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilo.
Kilo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vanilla.
Vanilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena Vanilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanilla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanilla.
Vanilla tries to clinch but Kilo moves out of range.
Kilo swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanilla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanilla misses with a double jab.
Kilo misses with a lunging right hand
and Vanilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Foxtrot Kilo's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanilla misses with a double jab
and Kilo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vanilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanilla.
Vanilla lands a slapping body shot.
Kilo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanilla.
Vanilla throws a lazy uppercut
and Kilo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kilo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanilla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilo.
Vanilla misses with a wild combination.
Kilo throws a front kick that sends Vanilla stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanilla checks a leg kick.
Vanilla misses with a combination
so Kilo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kilo throws a shot from downtown. Vanilla moves away and avoids it.
Kilo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kilo ducks under a wild hook from Vanilla.
Vanilla is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kilo misses with a left hand
and Vanilla counters with a left and a right that stings Kilo.
Kilo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanilla.
Pena Vanilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilo avoids the body shot from Vanilla.
Kilo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vanilla takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Pena Vanilla has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilo misses with a left hand
and Vanilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Kilo swings widly with a right hand
and Vanilla counters with a three punch combo that has Kilo backing up. Kilo nods at Vanilla to acknowledge the strikes.
Vanilla looks to throw the jab but Kilo is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Vanilla.
Vanilla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vanilla darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilo throws an overhand right that lands on Vanilla's shoulder, as Vanilla tries to avoid the shot.
Vanilla tries to clinch
and Kilo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vanilla's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foxtrot Kilo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanilla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kilo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vanilla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kilo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vanilla won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Kilo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vanilla is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kilo with the ground and pound but Vanilla regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanilla defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilo working the head and body with strikes.
Kilo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vanilla won't allow Kilo to pass to mount.
Kilo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanilla defending well though.
Kilo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vanilla is trying to get back to full guard.
Kilo tries to stand and escape but Vanilla is controlling the position.
Vanilla is trying to stand.
Kilo looks to land a strike but Vanilla avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kilo throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vanilla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilo.
Vanilla lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kilo!
Vanilla is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kilo connects with a crisp jab.
Vanilla throws a sloppy body shot
and Kilo counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kilo throws a lazy uppercut
and Vanilla counters with a series of strikes. Kilo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vanilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vanilla misses with a double jab
enabling Kilo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kilo moves out of range as Vanilla strikes.
Kilo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla misses with a double jab
and Kilo counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vanilla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vanilla misses with an uppercut. Kilo saw that one coming.
Vanilla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanilla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kilo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vanilla has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
Foxtrot Kilo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kilo 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Foxtrot Kilo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kegan Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson's entrance music is Can't be touched. A fine choice. Evans is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zemitan. Richard Evans will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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24
255 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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29
270 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kegan Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Evans!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williamson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Williamson swinging wildly here.
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williamson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williamson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williamson catches Evans with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richard Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Williamson does it's job there.
A jab lands there for Williamson.
Williamson scores with a nice head shot.
Williamson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williamson scores with the left hand. Evans knows he should have avoided that one.
Evans is rocked!
Williamson lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Evans falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kegan Williamson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Carlos jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos jr has chosen Jarrid Mendelson - The Ultimate Fighter as his entrance music. Michel Torres looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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235 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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29
257 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Carlos jr!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a left hand
and Carlos jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Torres tries to buck Carlos jr off but Carlos jr is having none of it.
Carlos jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Torres is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carlos jr off and has taken his back!
I would not like to be Carlos jr right now.
Torres missing with strikes.
Carlos jr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos jr defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Torres has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Carlos jr is defending well but eventually Torres manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Carlos jr has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michel Torres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between J Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Breaker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hustlin'. J Breaker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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212 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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246 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Breaker misses with a right hand
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Breaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
J Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breaker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Breaker misses with an uppercut
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy left from Breaker finds it's target.
It looks like Shane Hardy has been cut.
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
and Breaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Breaker.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Breaker.
A swing and a miss from Breaker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Breaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Breaker looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Breaker misses with a wild body shot.
Breaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Breaker.
Breaker misses with a jab to the body
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Breaker misses the body punch
and Hardy counters with a left and a right that stings Breaker.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Breaker.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Breaker.
Breaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardy has time to react.
Breaker throws an off balance right hand
and Hardy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Breaker!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy looking to finish with strikes here!
Breaker manages to control the position for a moment.
Breaker tries to buck Hardy off but he can't manage it.
Breaker can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy controlling from mount.
Breaker tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Hardy jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Breaker is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Breaker and Hardy has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Breaker is trying to get back to half guard.
Hardy throws an elbow but Breaker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Breaker can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ground and pound from Hardy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Breaker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Breaker is positioning himself well to prevent Hardy advancing to mount.
Hardy trying to advance position but Breaker counters by regaining guard.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Breaker is keeping the position.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy stands and throws Breaker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breaker struggling a bit here.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Breaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Hardy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hardy swings widly with a right hand
and Breaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Breaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Breaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardy thinking.
Breaker stuns Hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Breaker counters with a series of strikes. Hardy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Breaker digs a good hook to Hardy's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and Breaker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Breaker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Breaker.
Breaker scores with a one two! Hardy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hardy is rocked!
Hardy looks up at the clock. Bad move! Breaker lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hardy. Breaker pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). J Breaker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ivan Drago was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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27
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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28
215 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drago tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drago as he avoids it easily.
Thompson gets the takedown into side control.
An elbow from Thompson crashes against the mat.
Thompson scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago wants to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Drago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drago is looking to reverse the position.
Drago taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Drago's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Drago's face as Thompson controls the position.
Thompson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drago down.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago is looking to reverse the position.
Drago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Drago is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thompson 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.
Thompson taking a breather here.
Thompson working the head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Thompson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Drago is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Thompson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drago knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago dodges the ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drago sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thompson working the ground and pound but Drago is defending the strikes.
Drago dodges the ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson looks up at the clock and then as Drago takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thompson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Drago parries the strikes from Thompson easily there. Thompson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Drago to escape.
Thompson trying to control the position but Drago is working away.
Thompson working the head with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drago can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thompson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thompson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drago down.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Thompson trying to control the position but Drago is working away.
Thompson takes a little break here. Drago wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Drago takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Drago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drago is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Drago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thompson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thompson controls the position.
Drago defending against the ground and pound.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
Thompson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drago knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thompson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drago as he avoids it easily.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thompson distracts Drago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thompson thows a big elbow that misses.
Thompson trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a couple of digs.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Thompson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Drago's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thompson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drago taking a bit of punishment here - Thompson scoring with strikes.
Thompson lands a nice forearm strike.
Thompson tries to move to mount but Drago blocks the move with his legs.
Thompson lands a few punches from side control.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Thompson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thompson lands a few punches from side control.
Jack Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drago seems a little lost for a moment, as Thompson dominates the positioning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Drago takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Drago taking a bit of punishment here - Thompson scoring with strikes.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
Drago struggling a bit here.
Thompson works to advance to full mount. Drago defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thompson landing punches.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
That has opened up Ivan Drago's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Drago is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drago's face.
Ivan Drago's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Drago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Greeven comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
284 lbs
16 - 12 - 1 |
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28
247 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
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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
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and van Greeven counters with a takedown into side control.
Gonzalez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
van Greeven is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gonzalez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
van Greeven tries to advance to mount but Gonzalez denies him.
van Greeven working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
van Greeven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonzalez on the ground.
van Greeven trying to control the action but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
van Greeven is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gonzalez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
van Greeven gets to mount! Gonzalez was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
van Greeven trying to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, van Greeven cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gonzalez is trying desperately to improve position.
van Greeven will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
van Greeven controlling from the full mount.
Gonzalez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is squirming around, avoiding van Greeven's attempts to control the action.
Gonzalez wants to control but van Greeven is having none of it.
van Greeven working Gonzalez over with strikes here.
van Greeven wants to finish this one by submission but Gonzalez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from van Greeven.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
van Greeven wants to control the pace but Gonzalez is squirming around nicely.
Gonzalez is working to get back to half guard.
van Greeven scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonzalez?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by van Greeven.
van Greeven controlling the pace for now.
Gonzalez is trying desperately to improve position.
van Greeven dominating with strikes here.
van Greeven lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by van Greeven.
van Greeven scores with a couple of good head shots there.
van Greeven can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzalez is looking to escape.
van Greeven putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to get to half guard.
van Greeven raining down shots from the mount!
Gonzalez looks gassed!
van Greeven pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
van Greeven with the ground and pound from mount.
van Greeven lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzalez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gonzalez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gonzalez is squirming around, avoiding van Greeven's attempts to control the action.
Gonzalez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
van Greeven tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez tries to hold on but van Greeven pushes him away.
van Greeven lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzalez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gonzalez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick van Greeven dominated that round.
That's time! van Greeven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
van Greeven looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as van Greeven tries to pass.
Gonzalez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and van Greeven defends well.
van Greeven wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
van Greeven is really struggling to control Gonzalez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gonzalez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and van Greeven defends well.
van Greeven is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
van Greeven distracts Gonzalez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but van Greeven controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
van Greeven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
van Greeven stands up over Gonzalez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
van Greeven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.
van Greeven won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Gonzalez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
van Greeven is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
van Greeven wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Gonzalez is trying to keep van Greeven in close.
We're going to have a standup here because Dick van Greeven wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
van Greeven moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and van Greeven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
van Greeven fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gonzalez sprawls well initially but van Greeven persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
van Greeven works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gonzalez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
van Greeven avoids the attempt from Gonzalez to control.
van Greeven tries to control but Gonzalez wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
van Greeven looking to finish Gonzalez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gonzalez!
Gonzalez gets back to half guard.
Gonzalez has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for van Greeven. Oh but Gonzalez has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! van Greeven goes limp - he's gone! Gonzalez jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Felix Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zapp Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman's entrance music is Got Money. A fine choice. Brannigan has chosen Jackyl -- The Lumberjack as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zapp Brannigan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman closes the distance and clinches up with Brannigan, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes Brannigan against the cage but Brannigan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brannigan throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
A big left from Brannigan misses.
Brannigan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brannigan looking to control.
Brannigan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brannigan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Brannigan keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brannigan working a defensive guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zapp Brannigan wasn't active enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brannigan. Coleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Brannigan circles away easily
and Brannigan lands a stunning uppercut that sends Coleman to the mat!
It looks like Mark Coleman has been cut.
Coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brannigan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coleman holds on and takes a little breather.
Brannigan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brannigan passes Coleman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brannigan.
Coleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to maintain the position but Brannigan is very close to passing his half guard.
Coleman tries to get to full guard but Brannigan has control of the leg.
Brannigan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman wants to control but Brannigan is keeping busy.
Brannigan lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brannigan lands a nice short elbow.
Coleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brannigan.
Brannigan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brannigan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brannigan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brannigan with the ground and pound but Coleman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brannigan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brannigan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Brannigan controlling him for the moment.
Brannigan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brannigan throws a big right hand that misses.
Brannigan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brannigan won't allow Coleman to sweep him here.
Brannigan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brannigan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brannigan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brannigan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman is on top in guard.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brannigan is keeping the position for now.
Brannigan is pulling down on Coleman's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan working a defensive guard here.
Brannigan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Coleman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brannigan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zapp Brannigan.
Brannigan throws a body kick the misses
and Coleman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brannigan defending well though.
Coleman is taking a breather. Brannigan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zapp Brannigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Coleman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman drives through with a takedown into Brannigan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brannigan controlling the position.
Brannigan controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brannigan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman distracts Brannigan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brannigan pulls Coleman in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Brannigan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brannigan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan is trying to keep Coleman in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zapp Brannigan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Brannigan sprawls well. He's pushed Coleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brannigan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coleman lands in his opponent's guard.
Brannigan is trying to keep Coleman in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brannigan is keeping the position for now.
Brannigan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brannigan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brannigan is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brannigan's head.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Brannigan is keeping the position.
Brannigan has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Brannigan is pulling down on Coleman's head. It's preventing any offense from Coleman, at least for the moment.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brannigan seems keen to control Coleman's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zapp Brannigan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brannigan misses with a body shot
and Coleman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coleman.
Coleman being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brannigan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Brannigan blocks nicely.
Brannigan has Coleman pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapp Brannigan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Coleman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brannigan counters with a straight right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coleman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Brannigan. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brannigan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Coleman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman blocks a head kick by Brannigan.
Brannigan stuffs the takedown.
Coleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brannigan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brannigan swings widly with a right hand
and Coleman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brannigan's guard now.
Brannigan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Brannigan blocks nicely.
Brannigan pulls Coleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Coleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brannigan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brannigan controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zapp Brannigan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Brannigan and Coleman goes tumbling to the canvas! Brannigan follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Brannigan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coleman tries to roll over but Brannigan keeps him under control.
Brannigan working over Coleman with some ground and pound. Coleman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brannigan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coleman's head.
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brannigan.
Coleman moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brannigan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coleman is keeping the position for now.
Brannigan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brannigan manages to get himself to full guard.
Brannigan pulls Coleman in to control the position.
Brannigan keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Brannigan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is fighting to break Brannigan's control of his arms but Brannigan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zapp Brannigan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Coleman defending well as Brannigan loads up on a big left hand.
Brannigan slaps away a takedown attempt from Coleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman doesn't manage to clinch there - Brannigan circles away.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Horrible takedown by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Brannigan which made him look bad.
Coleman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brannigan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Coleman somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zapp Brannigan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Coleman's cut.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brannigan misses with a straight right.
Brannigan throws the kick towards the body but Coleman avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brannigan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brannigan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Coleman swings widly with a right hand
and Brannigan counters with a big uppercut that knocks Coleman off his feet! Brannigan dives into side control looking to finish!
Coleman is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Coleman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Coleman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brannigan off and has taken his back!
Brannigan needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Coleman gets his hands free as Brannigan looks to control.
Coleman is working the ground and pound. Can Brannigan escape?
Coleman not allowing Brannigan to control his hands.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brannigan staying busy and making it hard for Coleman to control.
Coleman gets his hands free as Brannigan looks to control.
Coleman scores with punches and elbows.
Brannigan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control but Brannigan is keeping busy.
Brannigan wants to control his opponent's hands but Coleman gets his hands free.
Mark Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman wants to control but Brannigan is keeping busy.
Coleman is not going to allow Brannigan to sit and survive in this position.
Coleman connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Brannigan to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman keeps control of the position as Brannigan tries to break free.
Brannigan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brannigan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Coleman is punishing Brannigan with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is not going to allow Brannigan to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Coleman's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Brannigan covering up well and avoiding damage.
Coleman struggling to keep hold of the position.
Coleman is not going to allow Brannigan to sit and survive in this position.
Coleman softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Brannigan just trying to survive but Coleman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Brannigan covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Will Coleman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman missing with strikes.
Coleman is loading up with his shots from the back and Brannigan is in big trouble! Brannigan taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Coleman!
Mark Coleman retains his heavyweight title!
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