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EFA 18: Pain PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Riot V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Riot V is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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260 lbs
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255 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Jaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Riot V!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riot V fails with the takedown.
Riot V shoots in and bounces Jaki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaki keeping moving, preventing Riot V from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Riot V advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jaki wants to improve his position but Riot V is controlling well.
Jaki is not content to let Riot V control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Jaki as Riot V shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Riot V parries the strikes from Jaki easily there. Jaki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Riot V to escape.
Riot V sneaks back into half guard.
Jaki lands strikes from half guard.
Riot V gets full guard.
Jaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riot V is controlling Jaki's posture.
Riot V not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riot V trying to control the position here.
Jaki stopping the sweep attempt from Riot V.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaki working some strikes from top position.
Riot V looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riot V avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riot V keeping moving, preventing Jaki from controlling successfully.
Jaki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Riot V dives on top into guard.
Jaki is breathing heavily.
Riot V is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Riot V works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jaki is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Riot V.
Riot V passes to side control.
Jaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riot V on the ground.
Riot V is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jaki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Riot V is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jaki defends it well.
Riot V is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaki tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Riot V has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Riot V working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jaki can't escape the position.
Riot V looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jaki is trying to escape the mount.
Riot V looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Riot V fails to advance to Jaki's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Riot V dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riot V gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Riot V 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.
Riot V bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaki's guard.
Riot V stopping the sweep attempt from Jaki.
Jaki doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jaki tries to strike from the bottom.
Jaki is looking to sweep but instead, Riot V has passed into half guard.
Riot V wants to take a breather but Jaki is having none of it.
Riot V passes to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riot V wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaki, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riot V passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jaki!
Riot V looking to control but Jaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jaki is trying to escape the mount.
Riot V working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Jaki turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Riot V off and cradles Jaki's limp body as Riot V celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Max Riot V!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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298 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Jason Kruger!
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, Tyler Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kruger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harrington manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harrington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harrington punching from mount but Kruger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruger really wants to buck Harrington off and get back to his feet.
Kruger is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Harrington.
Kruger manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harrington wants to take a breather but Kruger is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger is pressing down on Harrington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harrington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kruger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kruger is looking for a triangle here but Harrington uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Harrington wants to control but Kruger is keeping him busy.
Harrington advances to full mount.
Harrington lands a big shot there that rocks Kruger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kruger is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Harrington.
Kruger is rocked!
Harrington cracks Kruger with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Harrington!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Butten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butten has chosen Damian Marley - It Was Written (Chasing Shadows Remix) DUBSTEP REMIX as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Butten!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a series of punches but Butten avoids them all with ease.
Hall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hall is working for a submission of some sort.
Hall content to control rather than advance.
Hall trying to control the action but Butten is working from the bottom.
Butten wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hall is looking for a kimura but Butten is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage.
Butten has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Butten looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall wants to take a breather but Butten is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good shot there by Butten.
Butten just misses with a punch to the body.
Butten throws a front kick that sends Hall stumbling back into the cage.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Butten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Butten is looking to reverse the position.
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Butten is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Butten is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Hall!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mcduffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleoh Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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138 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Patrick Mcduffy!
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, Aleoh Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcduffy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcduffy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Mcduffy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oooh a lovely combination from Mcduffy sends Gracie down but not out. Mcduffy dives into side control looking to finish.
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Aleoh Gracie has been cut.
Mcduffy decides to stand back up.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcduffy finish him?
Mcduffy misses with a double jab.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Mcduffy.
Mcduffy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcduffy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcduffy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcduffy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcduffy misses with a double jab.
Mcduffy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Mcduffy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcduffy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Mcduffy misses.
Mcduffy misses with a series of wild punches.
Patrick Mcduffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcduffy's waist but Mcduffy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Mcduffy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcduffy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcduffy misses with a wild combination.
Mcduffy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcduffy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcduffy misses with a wild combination.
Mcduffy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcduffy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcduffy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mcduffy throws a combination that misses
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mcduffy keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcduffy wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Mcduffy keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Gracie trying to control but Mcduffy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcduffy's waist but Mcduffy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Patrick Mcduffy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleoh Gracie.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcduffy.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Mcduffy.
Mcduffy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcduffy pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Mcduffy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleoh Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcduffy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcduffy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mcduffy!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mcduffy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mcduffy is controlling an arm, preventing Gracie from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcduffy is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie tries to control but Mcduffy wriggling away.
Gracie 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 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.
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mcduffy has worked his arm free - good work by Mcduffy!
Gracie trying to control the action but Mcduffy is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Mcduffy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mcduffy defending against the ground and pound.
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.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie wants to stand but Mcduffy has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleoh Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleoh Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mcduffy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Mcduffy.
Mcduffy scores with a three punch combo!
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcduffy.
Mcduffy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Mcduffy.
Mcduffy swinging wilding here.
Mcduffy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie postures up in Mcduffy's guard and throws a big left but Mcduffy blocks it.
Mcduffy keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcduffy keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Mcduffy is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Mcduffy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie is working an open guard so Mcduffy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Patrick Mcduffy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcduffy throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcduffy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie 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.
Gracie trying to control but Mcduffy is working from the bottom.
Gracie distracts Mcduffy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcduffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Mcduffy won't let him.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleoh Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleoh Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Groyce Racie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellis Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ellis Stone was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Groyce Racie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ellis Stone!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Racie shoots in for a double leg but Stone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Racie shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Racie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Groyce Racie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Racie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
Stone looks to land a combination. Racie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stone shoots in and bounces Racie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Racie is rocked!
Stone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Racie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stone is looking to stand up but Racie won't let him.
Stone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Racie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Racie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Racie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racie looking to control.
Stone wants to control from the top but Racie keeps moving.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Racie has a closed guard, preventing Stone from standing up.
Stone won't allow Racie to sweep him here.
Racie is trying to control the position but Stone postures up.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Racie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Racie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Racie fails to pull guard.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Racie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
Racie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone punishes Racie's body with a nice straight punch.
Racie with a poor takedown
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Racie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Racie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stone is rocked!
Racie is working for a submission of some sort.
Racie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racie is keen to just control but Stone is a slippery customer.
Racie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stone!
Racie has control of Stone's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Stone regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Racie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stone can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Racie wants to take his opponent's back but Stone doesn't allow it.
Racie working for a guillotine from mount but Stone is in no mood to give up.
Racie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stone has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stone!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Racie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Stone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Racie's sensitive parts.
Racie has his takedown stuffed
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Racie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a two punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Racie fails with the takedown
and Stone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Racie's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Groyce Racie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Racie controlling Stone's posture.
Racie has a closed guard, preventing Stone from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone stopping the sweep attempt from Racie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racie is working hard here to advance position.
Racie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Racie is looking for a sweep. Stone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Racie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Racie.
Racie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Stone 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.
Racie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Racie wants to sweep but no luck.
Stone stands up and waves to Racie to follow him.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racie keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Racie keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Racie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Racie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stone prevents it.
Stone turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Racie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stone's best efforts.
Racie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Racie.
Stone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Racie has his foot on Stone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stone works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Racie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a left to the body.
Racie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone gets a takedown into half guard.
Racie is looking for a sweep. Stone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Racie trying to hold on to Stone's head to control him but Stone postures up.
It looks like Stone is going to stand back up.
Racie wants to improve his position but Stone is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Racie wants to get back to full guard but Stone has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Racie gets back to half guard.
Racie wants to sweep but Stone has passed to side control!
Racie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Racie manages to get back to half guard.
Racie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Racie trying to hold on to Stone's head to control him but Stone postures up.
Racie is trying to get back to full guard.
Racie is looking to get back to full guard here but Stone has managed to pass to side control instead.
Racie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone controlling his opponent.
Racie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Stone looking to control but Racie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Racie is trying desperately to improve position.
Stone looking to control but Racie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Racie is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ellis Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stone 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ellis Stone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bubba!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bubba fails to land the takedown.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Bubba feints and as Carter raises his hands in defense, Bubba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bubba is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Carter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bubba's back instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bubba has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bubba tries to break free.
Bubba trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bubba tries to roll but Carter sticks to his back.
Bubba defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Carter's arms.
Carter wants to control but Bubba is keeping busy.
Bubba wants to control his opponent's hands but Carter gets his hands free.
Carter 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 Bubba!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bubba's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Carter is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bubba defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bubba preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Carter.
Bubba looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bubba might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carter kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Carter looking to break Bubba's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bubba remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Carter will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Carter is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Bubba tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bubba slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is thwarting Bubba's attempts to control the position.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bubba is pressing down on Carter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bubba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bubba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bubba not doing much here.
Bubba slips a nice elbow through Carter's hands, connecting with Carter's forehead.
Bubba working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bubba prevents Carter from improving his position.
Bubba wants to free his trapped foot but Carter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Bubba.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Carter is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bubba pulls his head out easily.
Bubba working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bubba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bubba is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bubba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bubba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carter tries to roll over but Bubba keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bubba lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to kick Bubba off but Bubba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
Carter is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Bubba there.
Carter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bubba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bubba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carter is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bubba can't keep his opponent in guard - Carter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter looks to land a combination but Bubba avoids it well.
Carter throws a series of punches but Bubba avoids them all with ease.
Bubba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shawn Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter lands an overhand right.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Bubba.
Bubba shoots in but no luck this time.
Bubba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shawn Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bubba.
Carter throws a series of punches but Bubba moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bubba looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well.
Bubba is breathing heavily.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubba misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bubba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter throws a right hand that Bubba ducks under and follows up with a left that Bubba also avoids with ease.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Bubba looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well.
Bubba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter's waist but Carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bubba off to one side.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bubba shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Bubba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bubba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Big Bubba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Bubba throws and low kick but Carter moves out of range easily.
Bubba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter's waist but Carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bubba off to one side.
Bubba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bubba closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bubba scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubba working away.
Bubba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Carter is looking for a sweep.
Carter sneaks back into half guard.
Carter moves into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bubba stands and throws Carter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carter taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bubba throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Carter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carter is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bubba pulls his head out easily.
Bubba is nestled in close to Carter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bubba working over Carter with some ground and pound. Carter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carter is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bubba pulls his head out easily.
Bubba is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves into full guard.
Carter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bubba's guard.
Carter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bubba, up you get!
Carter throws a right hand that Bubba ducks under and follows up with a left that Bubba also avoids with ease.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bubba fails with the takedown.
Carter scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carter scores with a nice head shot.
Carter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carter looks to land a combination but Bubba avoids it well.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
Carter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carter lands with a nice combination. Bubba backs away looking to recover.
Carter throws a right hand that Bubba ducks under and follows up with a left that Bubba also avoids with ease.
Carter works over Bubba's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bubba.
Bubba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter throws a series of punches but Bubba avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Bubba or perhaps it was just good defense by Carter which made him look bad.
Shawn Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bubba.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to bum rush Bubba with a series of wild strikes but Bubba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bubba shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense.
Bubba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bubba throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Bubba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Bubba fails with the takedown
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bubba has his takedown stuffed
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bubba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Bubba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bubba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bubba tries to clinch
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. Bubba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bubba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. Bubba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bubba shoots and misses
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bubba misses with a combination
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bubba fails with the takedown
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bubba with a poor takedown
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Bubba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bubba misses with a takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bubba can do to turn this around?
Bubba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. Bubba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bubba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carter scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Bubba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bubba misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bubba cracks Carter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carter is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carter prevents Bubba from improving position.
Bubba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bubba is putting a hurting on Carter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bubba lands some shots froms side control.
Bubba lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carter is rocked!
Carter gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Oh Carter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bubba cracks Carter with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Bubba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Beastly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beastly comes to the cage accompanied by Boadicea by Enya. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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204 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Bam Beastly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Binzo Binzo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beastly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beastly avoids the strikes from the bottom by Binzo.
Beastly lands a few punches from side control.
Beastly has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Binzo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beastly tries to control but Binzo wriggling away.
Beastly with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Beastly working for a guillotine from mount but Binzo is in no mood to give up.
Binzo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Binzo is working to get back to half guard.
Beastly unloading with bombs!
Beastly wants to control the pace but Binzo is squirming around nicely.
Beastly prevents Binzo from getting the reversal.
Binzo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Beastly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Binzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Beastly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Binzo is looking to escape.
Beastly with good strikes from the mount here!
Binzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beastly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Binzo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Binzo is squirming around, avoiding Beastly's attempts to control the action.
Binzo has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Binzo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Beastly gets his way!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Beastly tries to keep control of the position but Binzo is staying busy.
Binzo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Beastly 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.
Beastly trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Beastly working for a choke but Binzo is defending well.
Binzo wants to control his opponent's hands but Beastly gets his hands free.
Binzo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Binzo is trying to break free.
Beastly is persistently looking for the submission but Binzo is defending it well.
Beastly is landing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Binzo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Beastly off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Beastly looking for the choke from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beastly is breathing heavily.
Beastly is persistently looking for the submission but Binzo is defending it well.
Binzo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Binzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beastly controlling from the full mount.
Binzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beastly looking to control but Binzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Binzo wants to hold on but Beastly pushes him away.
Beastly controlling the position easily from mount.
Binzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Beastly.
Beastly controlling his opponent.
Binzo is bucking up trying to escape but Beastly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Beastly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beastly shoots for a takedown but Binzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Binzo Binzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Binzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beastly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Binzo but Binzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beastly throws a body punch but Binzo moves out of range.
Beastly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Binzo pinned against the cage. Binzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Bam Beastly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Binzo misses with a two punch combination.
Beastly 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.
Binzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Binzo looking to control.
Binzo has his foot on Beastly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beastly works his way back into a safe position though.
Binzo is breathing heavily.
Binzo keeping moving, preventing Beastly from controlling successfully.
Beastly pushing down on Binzo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beastly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Binzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Binzo defend it? Beastly steps over the head and cranks it - Binzo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Beastly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bam Bam Beastly!
Bam Bam Beastly retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignacio Pujols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with Simon Says blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ignacio Pujols!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Anderson.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
Pujols closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Pujols pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Ignacio Pujols has been cut.
Pujols shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Pujols. Pujols gets slowly back to his feet.
Mason Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignacio Pujols.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Pujols's body.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Pujols knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pujols on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pujols looks gassed!
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson sizes up Pujols with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Pujols looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Pujols changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Pujols manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson works over Pujols's head and body with a nice combination.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pujols's head.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Pujols is rocked!
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pujols's hands.
Pujols shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pujols doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pujols blocks the body kick.
Pujols takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mason Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Pujols's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pujols looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Pujols persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pujols is trying desperately to land a takedown but Anderson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pujols.
Anderson lands a jab to Pujols's midsection.
Anderson throws a combination. Pujols tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pujols takes one to the side of the head.
Pujols takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Pujols sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pujols walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pujols takes one to the side of the head.
Pujols gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Anderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Nice body punch from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Pujols on that attempt.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pujols looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Pujols fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Pujols shoots in.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pujols backs up against the cage.
Pujols takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pujols on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anderson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pujols takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pujols takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pujols takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left lands for Anderson.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pujols.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Pujols seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson cracks Pujols with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ignacio Pujols's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pujols off the cage and back into rage.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Pujols's ribs.
Pujols shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Anderson throws a combination. Pujols tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pujols.
Anderson lands a with a good body shot.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anderson lands a two punch combo.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Mason Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignacio Pujols.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Pujols sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson digs a good hook to Pujols's body.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pujols shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Pujols keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pujols throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pujols off to one side.
Pujols with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Pujols looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Pujols doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mason Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pujols has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pujols there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pujols shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pujols misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pujols tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Ignacio Pujols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Pujols fails to land the takedown.
Pujols shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Pujols's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mason Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Pujols shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Pujols keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pujols takes one to the side of the head.
Pujols misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pujols might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Anderson has got the better of the exchanges.
Anderson scores with a one two! Pujols had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anderson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pujols gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pujols wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson is positioning himself well to prevent Pujols advancing to mount.
Pujols is looking to stall here but Anderson recovers full guard.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pujols can do to turn this around?
Pujols pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pujols stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ignacio Pujols's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Pujols knows he should have avoided that one.
Pujols takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Pujols moves out of range.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Anderson cracks Pujols with an open hand slap.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pujols backs up against the cage.
Anderson tries to bum rush Pujols with a series of wild strikes but Pujols uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pujols moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Pujols takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pujols shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Pujols's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pujols closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Pujols pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson scores with a one two! Pujols had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Pujols shoots in.
Mason Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignacio Pujols.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson lands a two punch combo.
Pujols tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Pujols looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pujols fails to land the takedown.
Pujols shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Pujols's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Pujols on that attempt.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Pujols has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pujols there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pujols shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pujols misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson sizes up Pujols with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Pujols or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pujols.
Pujols fails to land the takedown.
Pujols fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Pujols backpedaling.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Pujols is out of range.
Pujols fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson throws a combination. Pujols tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pujols doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Pujols seems unphased.
Pujols throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pujols off to one side.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Pujols backpedaling.
Pujols has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Pujols looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Pujols persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Pujols sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Pujols. Pujols gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pujols walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Pujols fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Anderson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ignacio Pujols's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Pujols sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pujols shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pujols shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
Anderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pujols is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Pujols gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Pujols seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Pujols shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mason Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignacio Pujols.
Pujols shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Pujols's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pujols shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Pujols's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pujols shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson throws a combination. Pujols tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pujols looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Pujols shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Pujols shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Pujols keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pujols closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Pujols pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson catches Pujols with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pujols takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pujols shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Pujols's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pujols takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Pujols's body.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Pujols takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pujols throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pujols off to one side.
Pujols closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Pujols pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Pujols on that attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pujols moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pujols.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Pujols shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pujols shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pujols shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Anderson punishes Pujols's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
Anderson stuns Pujols with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Pujols. Pujols gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pujols misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pujols shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pujols shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Pujols's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Anderson digs a good hook to Pujols's body.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Anderson had his way with Ignacio Pujols in that round.
The cut man is working on Ignacio Pujols's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Pujols tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Pujols seems unphased.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Pujols has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Pujols's ribs.
Pujols changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Pujols manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pujols has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pujols there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anderson cracks Pujols with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pujols takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson sizes up Pujols with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pujols backs up against the cage.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pujols moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pujols looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Mason Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignacio Pujols.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Pujols on that attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Pujols drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pujols looking to pass the guard.
Pujols is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ignacio Pujols has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pujols passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pujols is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pujols goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anderson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pujols's guard! Nice work there by Anderson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pujols looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Pujols has a closed guard, preventing Anderson from standing up.
Pujols keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
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.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Pujols.
Anderson stands up from Pujols's guard - Anderson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pujols shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Pujols keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pujols shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:42
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:42
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Anderson!
Mason Anderson retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nickolay Katorjnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katorjnov comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name - Fort Minor. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Paul Jones enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nickolay Katorjnov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katorjnov but Katorjnov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Katorjnov pinned against the cage. Katorjnov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Katorjnov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jones to the canvas! Jones doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Katorjnov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nickolay Katorjnov!
Nickolay Katorjnov retains his welterweight title!
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