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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cash Patrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cash Patrone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Patrone tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Patrone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morrison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morrison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Patrone throws a lazy head kick
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patrone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morrison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cash Patrone.
Patrone tries to clinch up
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patrone.
Morrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Patrone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Patrone misses.
Patrone tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Patrone tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patrone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patrone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Patrone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrone clobbers Morrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrison tries to sprawl but Patrone drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Patrone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrison defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patrone wants to pass the guard but Morrison is defending well.
Morrison is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is not content to let Patrone control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Patrone in particular looking to stall.
Patrone is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Morrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Patrone throws and elbow that misses. Morrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Patrone's guard. Nice move by Morrison!
Patrone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morrison wants to get up but he can't break Patrone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Morrison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Patrone tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Patrone.
Patrone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cash Patrone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Patrone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrison as he avoids it easily.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Patrone.
Patrone misses with a double jab.
Patrone shoots and misses
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patrone misses with a double jab.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Cash Patrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrone throws a left that rocks Morrison and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Patrone dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Morrison regain composure!
Morrison is rocked!
Patrone is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison regains half guard, as Patrone was trying to land strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patrone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Patrone content to control rather than advance.
Patrone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two 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.
Patrone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Patrone is trying to control. Morrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Patrone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Patrone trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Patrone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morrison's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patrone is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Patrone is looking for a kimura but Morrison is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patrone to get the leverage.
Patrone is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrone controlling the pace.
Patrone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
Patrone slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Patrone is working for a kimura but Morrison is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison has hold of Patrone's hands but Patrone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Patrone is taking a breather. Morrison 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.
Patrone wants to take a breather but Morrison is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cash Patrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Patrone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morrison but Morrison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patrone gets the takedown into side control.
Morrison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Patrone.
Morrison takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Patrone is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Patrone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Patrone crashes against the mat.
Patrone working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Patrone seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Check out the look on Patrone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Morrison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Patrone is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patrone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to remain calm as Patrone controls from the top position.
Patrone moves into full mount!
Patrone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patrone raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Morrison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrison wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Morrison seems to have got his legs back now.
Patrone breaks from Morrison's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Patrone! Morrison is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cash Patrone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felisha Vanhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felisha Vanhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin blocks a head kick by Vanhorn.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin gets the takedown into side control.
Vanhorn being controlled for a moment.
Franklin scoring with punches and elbows.
Vanhorn regains half guard.
Franklin throwing shots but Vanhorn is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Franklin in particular looking to stall.
Vanhorn pushes Franklin off and gets back to his feet.
Franklin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vanhorn.
Vanhorn shoots in for a takedown but Franklin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vanhorn looks to land a body kick but Franklin moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin 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.
Franklin won't allow Vanhorn to get back to his feet.
Franklin controlling from the top position.
Vanhorn keeping full guard, as Franklin tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Josh Franklin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Franklin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vanhorn quickly recovers to half guard.
Franklin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Franklin wants to free his trapped foot but Vanhorn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vanhorn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Franklin content to stall in guard here.
Vanhorn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vanhorn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Franklin's guard.
Franklin kicks Vanhorn off and gets to his feet.
Franklin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vanhorn is trying to defend but Franklin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Franklin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is thwarting Vanhorn's attempts to control the position.
Franklin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin stops Vanhorn from getting back to his feet.
Franklin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vanhorn's head.
Franklin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Franklin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Franklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanhorn misses with a lunging right hand
and Franklin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vanhorn's guard.
Franklin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanhorn is keeping the position for now.
Franklin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vanhorn trying to control the position.
Franklin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franklin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Franklin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Franklin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vanhorn misses the shot to the body.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Franklin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Franklin content just to control the position here.
Vanhorn is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Vanhorn tries to hold on but Franklin postures up.
Franklin looking to finish Vanhorn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vanhorn!
Franklin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vanhorn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin with good strikes from the mount here!
Vanhorn tries to lock up and control but Franklin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Franklin controlling from mount.
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!
Vanhorn wants to control but Franklin is having none of it.
Franklin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vanhorn taking shots to the head.
Vanhorn is in a horrible position here. Franklin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanhorn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vanhorn wants to hold on but Franklin pushes him away.
Franklin controlling the position easily from mount.
Vanhorn wants to get back to his feet.
Franklin with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Felisha Vanhorn has been cut.
Franklin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vanhorn hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Franklin dominating with strikes here.
Franklin controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Franklin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Vanhorn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Franklin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felisha Vanhorn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanhorn throws a head kick that misses.
Vanhorn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Franklin as he avoids it easily.
Franklin tries to move into range but Vanhorn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vanhorn takes one to the chin there.
Vanhorn tries to sprawl but Franklin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vanhorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Franklin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Franklin is taking a breather. Vanhorn 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.
Franklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanhorn defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Franklin lands a nice short elbow.
Franklin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Franklin throwing shots but Vanhorn is blocking nicely.
Franklin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Franklin drops an elbow to the side of Vanhorn's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhorn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Franklin seems content to control.
Franklin stops Vanhorn from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Franklin seems content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Franklin connects with a nice short shot to Vanhorn's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Franklin controlling the action here.
Vanhorn is looking to escape.
Vanhorn trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vanhorn misses with a head kick.
Vanhorn misses the shot to the body.
Vanhorn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Franklin counters with a single leg into guard. Vanhorn didn't expect that.
Franklin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Franklin looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Franklin connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franklin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franklin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vanhorn wants to get back to his feet but Franklin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Josh Franklin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Franklin staying out of range there.
Franklin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Josh Franklin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Franklin scoring with punches and elbows.
Vanhorn is trying to get back to his feet.
Franklin scoring with punches from side control.
Franklin is putting a hurting on Vanhorn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vanhorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanhorn dodges the ground and pound from Franklin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Franklin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Franklin 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Franklin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dubonet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes. Francois Dubonet 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Clark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dubonet moves out of range of the strikes.
Dubonet cracks a nice hook into Clark's ribs.
Clark throws a lazy head kick
and Dubonet counters with a nice uppercut.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Dubonet! Clark is out on his feet! Dubonet rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Clark is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Clark is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Dubonet!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Souto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezio Auditore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolando Souto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezio Auditore!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auditore tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Souto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souto gets a takedown into half guard.
Souto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Souto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Auditore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Auditore gets back to full guard.
Auditore is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Souto defends well.
Souto wants to control from the top but Auditore keeps moving.
Auditore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Souto manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Auditore works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Auditore is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Souto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Auditore.
Auditore seems to be working for a kimura but Souto defends the submission attempt.
Auditore is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Souto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Auditore.
Souto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Souto decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Auditore looks gassed!
Souto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Souto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Auditore actively working from the bottom here.
Souto stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Souto 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Auditore tries to sprawl but Souto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Souto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Auditore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Souto is working for a submission of some sort.
Auditore actively working from the bottom here.
Auditore tries to get to full guard but Souto has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Souto seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Auditore is trying to stand up here but Souto is controlling him well.
Auditore wants to get back to full guard but Souto has passed into side control.
Souto is trying to get an arm triangle but Auditore is defending well.
Souto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Souto has hold of Auditore's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Auditore seems comfortable defending it but Souto has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Auditore is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Auditore is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Souto couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rolando Souto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Stonefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armando Garcilazo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Stonefield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armando Garcilazo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcilazo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stonefield.
Stonefield misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcilazo thows a body shot but no joy.
Stonefield displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stonefield lands a left and a right that send Garcilazo crashing to the mat, dazed. Stonefield thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Garcilazo is rocked!
Stonefield lands with a right and another and another! Garcilazo is in big trouble! Stonefield lands again and this time it's lights out for Garcilazo! A quality knockout there for Stonefield.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nate Stonefield!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Tuckey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baramari comes to the cage accompanied by Schmoyoho - Winning - a Song by Charlie Sheen. Tuckey has chosen Land Down Under - Men at Work as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Tuckey!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuckey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tuckey tries to clinch up but Baramari circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuckey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baramari counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuckey moves out of range of the body kick.
Baramari throws a head kick that half lands.
Sloppy strikes from Baramari. Those never looked like landing.
Tuckey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baramari connects with the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tuckey, right into the meat.
Baramari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baramari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuckey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tuckey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baramari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tuckey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baramari circles away quickly and effectively.
Baramari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tuckey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baramari scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tuckey.
Tuckey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baramari is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckey looks to score with a jab to the body but Baramari is just out of range.
Tuckey punishes Baramari's body with a nice straight punch.
Tuckey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baramari doesn't seem bothered though.
Tuckey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuckey misses with a body shot.
Baramari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuckey.
Tuckey misses the body punch
and Baramari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baramari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson Tuckey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuckey cracks a nice hook into Baramari's ribs.
Tuckey swinging wildly here.
Baramari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tuckey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tuckey blocks a head kick by Baramari.
Tuckey lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuckey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tuckey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baramari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tuckey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuckey jabs Baramari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tuckey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tuckey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuckey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baramari dodges the punch combination from Tuckey.
Tuckey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baramari rather than just go for the knockout.
Baramari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baramari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baramari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tuckey.
Tuckey jabs Baramari right on the nose. Baramari blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuckey throws a left that rocks Baramari and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Tuckey dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Baramari regain composure!
It looks like Bob Baramari has been cut.
Tuckey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tuckey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tuckey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuckey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tuckey connects with a nice looking jab.
Tuckey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuckey lands a nice hook to Baramari's body. Baramari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tuckey with a nice cross.
Tuckey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baramari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuckey has him pressed against the cage.
Tuckey lands with a left to the head.
Tuckey lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey digs a right hand into Baramari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baramari's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Tuckey.
Tuckey scores with a shot to the side of Baramari's head.
Tuckey pushes Baramari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuckey lands a hook that snaps the head of Baramari backwards.
Tuckey lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuckey.
Tuckey has Baramari pushed against the cage.
Baramari is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Tuckey as the two fighters clinch.
Tuckey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baramari backwards.
Tuckey manages to break the clinch.
Tuckey digs a good body shot into Baramari's ribs.
Tuckey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Tuckey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuckey. Baramari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baramari swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tuckey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tuckey is looking to clinch.
Tuckey scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Tuckey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Baramari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab by Tuckey.
Tuckey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tuckey thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuckey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baramari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuckey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baramari counters with a big head kick but Tuckey shrugs it off.
Tuckey throws a shot to the body.
Baramari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bob Baramari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baramari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tuckey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baramari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tuckey works Baramari's body with a nice hook.
Baramari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baramari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baramari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuckey works the jab nicely.
Tuckey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Baramari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Tuckey.
A short right from Tuckey.
Tuckey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuckey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tuckey instigates a clinch.
Tuckey lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuckey keeps control of Baramari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tuckey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tuckey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuckey pushes Baramari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Tuckey.
A right handed body shot lands from Tuckey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuckey presses Baramari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tuckey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tuckey - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Tuckey.
Tuckey leaning against his opponent.
Tuckey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baramari or not.
Tuckey lands a shot to the body.
Tuckey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tuckey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuckey is stalling here.
Tuckey scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Tuckey.
Tuckey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuckey is leaning against Baramari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tuckey digs a right hand into Baramari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baramari's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuckey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuckey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilson Tuckey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuckey.
Tuckey is working Baramari over against the cage.
Baramari takes a shot to the head.
Tuckey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short body shot lands from Tuckey as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Tuckey.
A frustrated look appears on Baramari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tuckey lands an uppercut.
Tuckey stalling.
Tuckey digs a right hand into Baramari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baramari's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Tuckey as the two fighters clinch.
Tuckey scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Tuckey.
Tuckey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tuckey lands a body shot.
Tuckey pushes Baramari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuckey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tuckey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tuckey throws a body punch but Baramari moves out of range.
Baramari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuckey.
Baramari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson Tuckey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baramari tries a head kick but it misses.
Tuckey thumps Baramari with a low kick.
Baramari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tuckey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuckey thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuckey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Baramari misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey lands a really nice looking cross but Baramari seems unphased.
Tuckey cracks Baramari with an open hand slap.
Baramari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tuckey counters with a nice leg kick.
Tuckey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuckey closes the distance and pushes Baramari back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuckey.
Baramari scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuckey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baramari tries a body shot but Tuckey blocks it.
A short uppercut from Tuckey.
A shot in the inside from Tuckey.
Tuckey lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Tuckey on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuckey lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuckey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tuckey lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuckey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuckey lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Tuckey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Baramari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tuckey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baramari misses with a kick to the body.
Baramari throws a right hand that Tuckey ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuckey also avoids with ease.
Tuckey swings for the body but Baramari moves out of range.
Baramari defending well as Tuckey loads up on a big left hand.
Baramari throws a leg kick
and Tuckey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tuckey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baramari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tuckey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tuckey misses with a low kick.
Baramari throws a leg kick
and Tuckey counters with a straight right hand.
Tuckey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuckey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuckey just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baramari manages to avoid it.
Baramari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baramari misses with a double jab
and Tuckey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baramari misses with a head kick.
Baramari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tuckey digs a good body shot into Baramari's ribs.
Tuckey throws a combination. Baramari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tuckey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuckey lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuckey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baramari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tuckey lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tuckey.
Tuckey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baramari throws a lazy head kick
and Tuckey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey connects with a solid leg kick.
Tuckey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tuckey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuckey swings for the body but Baramari moves out of range.
Baramari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baramari tries to bum rush Tuckey with a series of wild strikes but Tuckey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuckey throws a right and a left that Baramari avoids nicely.
Tuckey misses the shot to the body.
Baramari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tuckey. That did some damage!
Tuckey looks to score with a jab to the body but Baramari is just out of range.
Tuckey digs a good hook to Baramari's body.
Tuckey staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckey misses with a looping left.
Tuckey blocks a head kick by Baramari.
Tuckey is looking to clinch but Baramari is avoiding it.
Baramari walks into a stiff left hand from Tuckey.
Baramari is looking to land body kicks.
Tuckey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baramari throws a head kick that Tuckey semi-blocks.
Bob Baramari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuckey throws a low kick but Baramari moves out of range easily.
Baramari fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Baramari.
Tuckey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Tuckey misses
and Baramari counters with a head kick.
Baramari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baramari is looking to chop away at Tuckey's legs.
Baramari misses with the combination.
Tuckey throws a lazy right hand but Baramari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baramari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson Tuckey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baramari tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuckey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baramari swinging wildly here.
Tuckey cracks a nice hook into Baramari's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuckey scores with a decent looking hook.
Tuckey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tuckey scores with a hook to the body. Baramari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Tuckey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tuckey 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Tuckey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osi Tuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali has chosen Snap - I Got The Power as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osi Tuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mo Ali!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Ali.
Ali takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice straight punches there by Tuck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tuck.
Ali moves out of range as Tuck strikes.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Tuck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ali circles away quickly and effectively.
Tuck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice cross by Tuck.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Tuck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali feints a jab promting Tuck to slip. Ali then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tuck slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Osi Tuck has been cut.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tuck. Tuck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
and Tuck counters with a straight right hand.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Tuck shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ali manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ali looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali, not yet.
Ali pulls Tuck in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tuck.
Tuck stopping the sweep attempt from Ali.
Tuck wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Ali is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ali tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tuck.
Tuck throwing strikes but missing.
Tuck distracts Ali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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.
Tuck 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.
Ali trying to control the position here.
Tuck tries to free his leg and advance position but Ali is retaining full guard.
Tuck trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ali throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuck counters with a right hand to the body.
Tuck moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tuck walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali walks into a stiff left hand from Tuck.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tuck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tuck counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuck.
Tuck has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Osi Tuck's cut is getting worse.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Tuck's shoulder, as Tuck tries to avoid the shot.
Tuck scores with a nice head shot.
Tuck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tuck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tuck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ali pinned against the cage. Ali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ali misses with a combination
and Tuck counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuck shoots and misses
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osi Tuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Tuck counters with a shoot takedown. Ali fights it but they end up in guard.
Ali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to control the position.
Ali is pulling down on Tuck's head. It's preventing any offense from Tuck, at least for the moment.
Ali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ali pulls Tuck in to control the position.
Ali keeping full guard, as Tuck tries to pass.
Mo Ali has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali misses with a right hand
and Tuck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ali thinking.
Ali takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tuck drops his hands momentarily and Ali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mo Ali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Osi Tuck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Tuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and Tuck counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali takes one to the side of the head.
Tuck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Tuck lands with a nice body punch.
Tuck misses with a leg kick.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Ali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tuck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tuck controlling the position.
Tuck looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ali is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ali is trying to control Tuck's posture but Tuck avoids it.
Ali takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuck tries for a kimura but Ali is defending well.
Ali manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ali tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tuck.
Tuck is trying to get back to full guard.
Ali decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali works Tuck's body with a nice hook.
Tuck lands a nice looking body shot.
Ali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tuck counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali is looking to improve his position.
Tuck works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuck lands a big shot there that rocks Ali but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tuck throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tuck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ali blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuck unloads with some shots from mount but Ali bucks and avoids them well.
Ali wants to control but Tuck is having none of it.
Ali is looking to improve his position but Tuck isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Ali that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ali wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tuck.
Ali wants to hold on but Tuck pushes him away.
Tuck looking to finish with strikes here!
Tuck 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.
Ali is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ali wants to hold on but Tuck pushes him away.
Tuck throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tuck avoids the attempt from Ali to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuck scoring with strikes but Ali is staying in there.
Tuck breaks from Ali's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuck throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns Ali that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ali tries to lock up and control but Tuck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osi Tuck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Osi Tuck's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuck.
Mo Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tuck ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
Ali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tuck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
and Tuck counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuck misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Tuck coming out on top.
Tuck lands a head shot.
Tuck with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Tuck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No luck for Tuck with that takedown attempt.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tuck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick from Tuck misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tuck does it's job there.
Ali throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuck counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ali!
Ali sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ali holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ali trying to control here.
Ali tries to get to full guard but Tuck has control of the leg.
Ali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tuck has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuck scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ali?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tuck working over Ali with some ground and pound. Ali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Osi Tuck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tuck is looking to take a break and control but Ali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tuck is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ali is trying to keep Tuck in close.
Tuck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ali is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ali manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tuck manages to get himself to full guard.
Ali wants to stand but Tuck has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ali being controlled here momentarily.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tuck is working an open guard so Ali takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ali throws the left hand but Tuck avoids the punch easily.
Tuck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osi Tuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuck counters with a nice body shot.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
so Tuck counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ali wants to control the position but Tuck says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osi Tuck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuck 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osi Tuck!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saukko has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Narvaez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Narvaez misses with a jab to the body
and Saukko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Narvaez!
Saukko throwing strikes here but Narvaez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Saukko trying to control but Narvaez is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Saukko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Saukko controlling the pace for now.
Saukko looking to control but Narvaez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Saukko.
Saukko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Narvaez hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Narvaez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Saukko.
Narvaez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saukko controlling his opponent.
Saukko prevents Narvaez from getting the reversal.
Narvaez is squirming around, avoiding Saukko's attempts to control the action.
Saukko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez is trying desperately to improve position.
Saukko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Saukko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Saukko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saukko breaks from Narvaez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Saukko cracks Narvaez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saukko can't control as he wanted to and Narvaez manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez is doing well to control the position and prevent Saukko from advancing to side control.
Narvaez wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saukko working Narvaez over with strikes.
Saukko trying to pass the guard but Narvaez defending well.
Saukko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Narvaez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Saukko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Saukko lands a heavy elbow.
Saukko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saukko controlling the pace for now.
Narvaez tries to hold on but Saukko pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Saukko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Narvaez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Narvaez throws the kick towards the body but Saukko avoids it.
Saukko is looking to score with low kicks.
Saukko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Narvaez takes a swing at Saukko's ribcage but misses.
Narvaez lands with an overhand left.
Saukko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Narvaez lands a leg kick that knocks Saukko off balance momentarily.
A big right from Narvaez misses.
A leg kick checked by Saukko.
Saukko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saukko throws a chopping leg kick but Narvaez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narvaez looks to clinch
and Saukko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Narvaez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saukko's calf.
Narvaez misses the body punch
and Saukko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Narvaez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narvaez counters with a nice body kick.
Saukko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Narvaez throws a good cross that connects.
Saukko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Narvaez.
Narvaez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saukko's calf.
Narvaez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Narvaez connects with a solid leg kick.
Narvaez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saukko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Narvaez's knee momentarily.
Narvaez connects with an inside leg kick.
Narvaez scores with a jab. Saukko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saukko walks into a stiff left hand from Narvaez.
Saukko throws a chopping leg kick but Narvaez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narvaez scores with a kick to the body.
Saukko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Narvaez loads up on a big right hand but Saukko slips the punch.
Saukko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saukko looks to throw a body kick
and Narvaez counters with a stiff right hand.
Saukko moves out of range of the strikes.
Narvaez 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.
Saukko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Narvaez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Saukko's best efforts.
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!
Saukko wants to pass to mount but Narvaez is defending the position.
Saukko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Narvaez's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez wants to get back to full guard.
Saukko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Narvaez!
Saukko looking to finish with strikes here!
Narvaez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Saukko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Saukko dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saukko.
Saukko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Saukko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Saukko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Saukko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saukko landing shots from mount.
Saukko jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Narvaez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Narvaez and Saukko has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Saukko working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rafael Narvaez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Narvaez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Narvaez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saukko counters with a nice leg kick.
Narvaez misses with a body punch
and Saukko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Narvaez won't be happy with that.
Narvaez struggling a bit here.
Narvaez stops Saukko from passing to mount.
Narvaez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saukko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Narvaez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko tries to move into full mount but can't pass Narvaez's legs.
Saukko tries to advance position but instead Narvaez slips a leg back in to half guard.
Saukko is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Narvaez reverses the position - he's now on top in Saukko's guard.
Narvaez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saukko's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Narvaez preventing the sweep.
Narvaez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rafael Narvaez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Saukko throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Narvaez throws a poor cross that misses
and Saukko counters with a solid body kick.
Saukko lands with a hook. Narvaez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rafael Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Narvaez
and Saukko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saukko works his way into side control.
Saukko works to advance to full mount. Narvaez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Saukko looking to control but Narvaez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Saukko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Saukko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko thowing shots but they're missing.
Per Saukko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saukko with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saukko landing shots from mount.
Narvaez is rocked!
Saukko loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Narvaez scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Saukko land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Saukko stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Per Saukko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bruso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 lbs
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277 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bruso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruso ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bruso on the side of the head.
Bruso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Bruso's shoulder, as Bruso tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Bruso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Bruso tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bruso counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruso is looking to clinch.
Bruso throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Marcus Jones has been cut.
Bruso moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruso.
Jones looks gassed!
Bruso explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruso lands a brutal head kick. Jones looks out on his feet and Bruso throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Thomas Bruso!
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