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TFC 29 - New Blood II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buford Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Omar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buford Sanford!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omar wants to clinch up but Sanford keeps it at a distance.
Omar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanford swats away the attempt to clinch by Omar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Omar. That's going to slow Sanford down.
Sanford looks to clinch
and Omar counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford with a lazy takedown attempt
and Omar counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanford clinches with his opponent.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanford avoids the damage to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Sanford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Omar missing with knees to the body.
Omar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanford avoids the damage to the body.
Omar lands a nice knee to the body.
Omar with a knee to the head.
Omar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanford avoids the damage to the body.
Sanford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanford's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanford avoids the damage to the body.
Sanford pulls guard successfully.
Sanford controlling the position.
Omar wants to control from the top but Sanford keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Omar trying to move into half guard but instead Sanford has managed to sweep!
Omar keeping moving, preventing Sanford from controlling successfully.
Omar working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford tries to stand but Omar is controlling from the bottom.
Sanford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Omar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Omar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanford doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanford manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Omar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanford has managed to clinch.
Sanford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar crunches a lovely knee into Sanford's ribcage.
Sanford looks gassed!
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanford avoids the damage to the body.
Sanford can't break the clinch.
Omar looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanford stalling against the cage.
Omar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Omar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Omar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Sanford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Omar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Omar misses with a knee strike.
Sanford breaks the clinch.
Sanford tries to clinch
and Omar counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Omar.
Omar tries a head kick but it misses.
Jose Omar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanford darts in and clinches Omar up against the cage.
Sanford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanford takes a kick to the side of the head.
Omar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omar tries to clinch but Sanford moves out of range.
Omar throws a right hand that Sanford ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanford also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Omar.
Sanford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Omar throws a front kick that sends Sanford stumbling back into the cage.
Omar forces Sanford back against the cage and clinches.
Sanford is trying to stall.
Omar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanford lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanford avoids the damage to the body.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanford.
Sanford is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Omar.
Sanford has had enough of the clinch but Omar keeps him there for the moment.
Omar missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Omar.
Omar scores with a hook to the body.
Sanford managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.
Sanford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Omar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanford misses with a hook to the body
and Omar counters by clinching up.
Omar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanford managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.
Omar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanford lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Omar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Omar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanford breaks from the clinch.
Sanford clinches but Omar breaks the clinch
and Omar counters with a head kick. That will keep Sanford thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Omar slips a jab and a cross from Sanford.
Omar avoids a kick to the body.
Omar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sanford trying to control but Omar is working from the bottom.
Omar can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanford advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanford looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford lands strikes from half guard.
Omar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Omar.
Omar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanford's guard.
Omar passes into half guard.
Sanford has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Omar is working away from the top position though.
Omar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanford's head.
Sanford tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Omar has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Omar looking to control but Sanford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanford is breathing heavily.
Omar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Omar looking to control but Sanford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanford because Omar loaded up on that one.
Omar controlling his opponent.
Omar looking to control but Sanford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Omar controlling from mount.
Sanford is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Sanford is desperately trying to improve his position but Omar has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanford takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omar prevents Sanford from getting the reversal.
Omar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sanford has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Omar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sanford has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Omar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanford looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
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 Jose Omar will probably get the nod.
That's time! 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.
Sanford shoots in for a takedown but Omar shows good takedown defense.
Sanford tries to clinch
and Omar counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Omar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Omar digs a right hand into Sanford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanford's gas tank.
Omar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanford avoids the damage to the body.
Omar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Omar tries a body shot but Sanford blocks it.
Omar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanford lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Omar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Omar crunches a lovely knee into Sanford's ribcage.
Omar missing with knees to the body.
Omar missing with knees to the body.
Omar letting Sanford take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Sanford.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanford.
Sanford manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford throws a leg kick that is checked
and Omar counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanford lands a jab to the nose.
Omar is rocked!
It looks like Jose Omar has been cut.
Sanford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Omar.
Oh Omar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Omar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanford is looking to clinch but Omar is avoiding it.
Sanford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Omar seems to have got his legs back now.
Omar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanford counters with a big right hand! Oh Omar is in trouble here! Sanford follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buford Sanford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Bearwester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Canadian Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Bearwester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Canadian Kid's chin.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Bearwester!
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, Jason Canadian Kid!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bearwester tries to clinch but Canadian Kid is having none of it.
Bearwester tries to clinch there but Canadian Kid circles away.
Canadian Kid throws a head kick but Bearwester moves out of range.
Bearwester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canadian Kid cracks the inside of Bearwester's front leg.
Bearwester takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Rob Bearwester has been cut.
Canadian Kid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bearwester tries to clinch there but Canadian Kid circles away.
Canadian Kid slips under a jab from Bearwester.
Bearwester takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bearwester is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bearwester thows a body shot but no joy.
Canadian Kid lands a big head kick that sends Bearwester to the canvas! Canadian Kid follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Canadian Kid!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brass Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes into the arena with Diamond Life-Tyga blaring out of the sound system. Knuckles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fade To Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brass Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adams blocks a head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knuckles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knuckles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Adams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adams throws a sloppy head kick
and Knuckles counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knuckles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adams throws a head kick but Knuckles moves out of range.
Adams throws a head kick but Knuckles moves out of range.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Knuckles! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brass Knuckles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Corwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes into the arena with Click Click, by Mobb Deep blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Justin Campbell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Corwin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell throws a right hand that Corwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Corwin also avoids with ease.
Corwin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Corwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Corwin.
Campbell tries to clinch up.
Campbell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campbell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Corwin circles away.
Campbell lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Corwin sprawling to the canvas. Campbell follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Corwin hang on?
Corwin is rocked!
It looks like Ethan Corwin has been cut.
Campbell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Corwin is still in real trouble! Can Campbell finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Campbell landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell lands a heavy elbow.
Corwin seems to have recovered his senses.
Campbell controlling the pace for now.
Campbell is working for a guillotine from mount but Corwin frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Campbell with good strikes from the mount here!
Campbell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corwin is looking to escape.
Campbell lands a big elbow.
Corwin is bucking up trying to escape but Campbell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Campbell controlling the pace for now.
Corwin is trying desperately to improve position.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corwin is working to get back to half guard.
Campbell avoids the attempt from Corwin to control.
Campbell has hold of Corwin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Corwin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Campbell has hold of Corwin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Corwin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Corwin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
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. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Corwin's temple.
Corwin is trying to stand back up but Campbell is controlling him
Campbell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Campbell tries to stand but can't do so whilst Corwin controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corwin is trying to get back to full guard.
Corwin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Campbell.
Corwin is trying to maintain the position but Campbell is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Campbell feints and as Corwin raises his hands in defense, Campbell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Campbell scoring with some ground and pound.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.
Corwin is trying to control the position but Campbell postures up.
Corwin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Corwin keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell prevents Corwin from getting back to his feet.
Campbell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch but Corwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Corwin sprawls well initially but Campbell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Corwin is staying active underneath Campbell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Campbell is working for a submission of some sort.
Campbell is looking for a kimura but Corwin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Campbell to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell is tying to control. Corwin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Campbell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Campbell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Corwin's cut.
That's time! Campbell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches.
Campbell lands a damaging elbow.
Campbell successfully pulls guard.
Campbell looking to control.
Campbell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Corwin can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Campbell.
Corwin wants a takedown.
Campbell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Corwin prevents the takedown attempt.
Corwin is trying to stall.
Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corwin shoots and misses
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justin Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Corwin.
Campbell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corwin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corwin instigates a clinch.
Campbell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Corwin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Corwin jumps guard but Campbell stands there with Corwin around his waist. Corwin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Campbell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corwin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Campbell's waist but Campbell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corwin off to one side.
Campbell connects with a nice cross there... Corwin is looking wobbly and Campbell recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Corwin to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Campbell jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Campbell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Wholequist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Jamse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wholequist comes into the arena with 'Extreme Ways' by Moby blaring out of the sound system. Jamse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Juice & Bun-B - Cant crush my Cool. Jackson Wholequist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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194 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Wholequist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Jamse!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamse has a takedown stuffed.
Jamse shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wholequist as he jumps to the side.
Jamse decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wholequist is trying to stand.
Jamse is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wholequist is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jamse's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jamse's back!
Jamse is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jamse is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wholequist is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jamse knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jamse for a finish.
Wholequist throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jamse!
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.
Wholequist is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Jamse up.
Wholequist tries to keep control of the position but Jamse is staying busy.
Jamse tries to escape the position.
Jamse defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wholequist's arms.
Jamse looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wholequist is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jamse knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jamse for a finish.
Wholequist is breathing heavily.
Jamse turns into Wholequist and is now in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wholequist wants to sweep here but Jamse controlling him for the moment.
Wholequist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jamse gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamse lands a couple of elbows.
Jamse passes into half guard.
Jamse is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jamse slips a nice elbow through Wholequist's hands, connecting with Wholequist's forehead.
Wholequist is defending against the submission attempts here by Jamse.
Jamse winds up and cracks Wholequist with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wholequist won't allow Jamse to pass to mount.
Jamse is trying for a kimura here. Wholequist looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jamse wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sid Jamse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erick Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Fernandez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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245 lbs
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255 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erick Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt - Fernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fernandez as he avoids it easily.
Coleman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coleman throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandez on the ground.
Coleman managing to control the position.
Fernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fernandez is pushing down on Coleman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Coleman is fighting to maintain full guard but Fernandez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fernandez thows a huge punch but Coleman dodges it nicely.
Fernandez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fernandez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coleman's head.
Coleman looking for submissions off his back.
Fernandez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez is looking for a kimura here.
Fernandez wants to pass to mount but Coleman is defending the position.
Coleman is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fernandez moves in looking to clinch but Coleman pushes him off.
Fernandez has his takedown stuffed
and Coleman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fernandez's guard.
Fernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fernandez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Fernandez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fernandez's head.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fernandez is keeping the position for now.
Fernandez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Fernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman fails with the takedown
so Fernandez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandez is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez lands a couple of digs.
Fernandez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Coleman dives on top into guard.
Fernandez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman cracks Fernandez with a solid left hand.
Fernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Fernandez working for a triangle but Coleman defends it easily.
Coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coleman landing some decent shots from guard.
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coleman works over Fernandez with some ground and pound from guard.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freddy Fernandez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coleman shoots and misses
and Fernandez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Coleman misses with a takedown
and Fernandez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coleman's guard.
Coleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman is on top in guard.
Fernandez looking for a guillotine here but Coleman defends easily.
Coleman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fernandez looking for submissions off his back.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez trying to control but Coleman postures up.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Fernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez is looking for a sweep. Coleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coleman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fernandez manages to get back to half guard.
Fernandez is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fernandez avoid being mounted?
Fernandez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coleman trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
Fernandez pushes a forearm under Coleman's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Coleman is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freddy Fernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Son comes to the cage accompanied by I WILL BE HEARD. Daniel Son has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Simon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Son with that takedown attempt.
Son fails with a takedown attempt.
Son cracks Simon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Simon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Son misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Son will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Son closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Son lands in his opponent's guard.
Simon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Simon wants to stand up but Son is controlling him.
Simon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Son throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Son at a distance.
Daniel Son seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Son is breathing heavily.
Son looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Simon is fending him off so far but Son persists. Nope, Simon circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Simon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon avoids the body shot from Son.
Simon clinches.
Good body shot from Simon.
Simon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Simon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simon scores a nice knee to the body.
Simon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simon tries a knee to the head but Son blocks it.
Simon wants to stall.
Son turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Son manages to end up in side control.
Son is chipping away with strikes.
Son is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Simon looks calm but he's in trouble here. Son gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Simon is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Son lets go of the hold and Simon can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Son!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tee baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying baker's choice of entrance music: dethklok. tee baker struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tee baker!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and baker moves out of range easily.
baker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
baker blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but baker blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Rua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua lands with a left to the head.
Rua is pressed up against the cage. baker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
baker tries to clinch up
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua drives through and clinches with baker against the cage.
baker avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua landing knees to the head.
It looks like tee baker has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
baker managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
baker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rua smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
baker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rua bucks up and tries to throw baker off but instead baker has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua turns into baker and is now in his guard.
baker wants to sweep but no luck.
Rua decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on baker, up you get!
Rua moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rua.
baker trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice uppercut.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Rua.
baker jumps guard and drags Rua to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of baker is proving hard to escape from.
Rua gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua drops baker with a beautiful combination! baker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rua is looking for the KO!
baker is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua pushes baker up against the cage in a clinch.
baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
baker is pressed against the cage. Rua pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts baker! Two more big strikes from Rua and baker crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nauricio Rua!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Cottle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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20
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cottle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Koscheck looking for a guillotine from mount but Cottle is having none of it.
Koscheck lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cottle hang on?
Cottle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cottle wants to hold on but Koscheck pushes him away.
Cottle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koscheck with shots to the head and body - Cottle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Koscheck lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cottle hang on?
Koscheck working for a guillotine from mount but Cottle is in no mood to give up.
Koscheck connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koscheck looking to control but Cottle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cottle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cottle is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Koscheck.
Cottle is bucking up trying to escape but Koscheck cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cottle is bucking up trying to escape but Koscheck cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cottle regains half guard.
Koscheck wants to pass the guard but Cottle is defending well.
Cottle manages to get to full guard.
Cottle keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
Koscheck landing with the ground and pound.
Koscheck looks gassed!
Cottle has momentary wrist control but Koscheck slips an elbow through the middle.
Cottle has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Koscheck should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cottle has tightened it up now! Koscheck should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Cottle!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hunt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dyers Eve. Connor has chosen 50 Cents- Many Men as his entrance music. Mike Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Connor!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Connor circles away.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connor throws out the jab.
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Connor misses with an uppercut.
Connor lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hunt sprawling to the canvas. Connor follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hunt hang on?
Hunt is rocked!
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hunt is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Will Connor!
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