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Spirit Fc:Cage Fights 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicko Tackai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Thatser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicko Tackai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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230 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicko Tackai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Thatser!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thatser clinches with his opponent.
Tackai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thatser landing knees to the body.
Tackai is breathing heavily.
Thatser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Nicko Tackai has been cut.
Thatser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tackai's face.
Thatser lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tackai backwards.
Thatser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tackai's defenses.
Thatser lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thatser stalling in the clinch.
Thatser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thatser landing knees to the head.
Nicko Tackai's cut is getting worse.
Tackai being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Thatser.
Thatser doesn't manage to clinch there - Tackai circles away.
Thatser wants to clinch up but Tackai keeps it at a distance.
Tackai misses with a head kick.
Thatser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tackai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thatser clinches up with Tackai and pushes him back against the cage.
Tackai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tackai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thatser comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thatser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tackai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thatser smiles and moves away.
Thatser wants to clinch up but Tackai keeps it at a distance.
Thatser tries to close the distance and clinch but Tackai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thatser is looking to clinch but Tackai is avoiding it.
Thatser tries to clinch up.
Tackai throws a right and a left that Thatser avoids nicely.
Thatser throws a sloppy head kick and Tackai moves out of range easily.
Thatser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thatser moves in looking to clinch but Tackai pushes him off.
Thatser slips a jab and a cross from Tackai.
Thatser tries to clinch up but Tackai circles away and keeps his distance.
Tackai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tackai fails to land with a series of punches.
Thatser doesn't manage to clinch there - Tackai circles away.
Thatser doesn't manage to clinch there - Tackai circles away.
Tackai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thatser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tackai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tackai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thatser tries to clinch up.
Thatser dodges the punch combination from Tackai.
Some wild striking there from Tackai.
Tackai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tackai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tommy Thatser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thatser closes the distance and clinches.
Tackai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thatser smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicko Tackai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tackai throws a right hand that Thatser ducks under and follows up with a left that Thatser also avoids with ease.
Thatser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tackai.
Thatser tries to clinch but Tackai moves out of range.
Thatser tries to clinch but Tackai is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tackai throws a sloppy head kick and Thatser moves out of range easily.
Thatser throws an overhand right that lands on Tackai's shoulder, as Tackai tries to avoid the shot.
Thatser moves into range and clinches up with Tackai.
Tackai could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tackai's face.
Thatser scores with a knee to the head.
Tackai wants to get back to striking at distance but Thatser won't allow it.
Tackai has had enough of the clinch but Thatser keeps him there for the moment.
Tackai jumps guard but Thatser stands there with Tackai around his waist. Tackai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thatser connects with a knee to the head.
Thatser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tackai blocks it with crossed arms.
Thatser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tackai's face.
Tackai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thatser lands a damaging elbow.
Tackai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thatser has him pressed against the cage.
Thatser prevents Tackai from breaking the clinch.
Thatser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thatser trying to control the position but instead, Tackai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thatser into the cage.
Tackai is looking to break free of the clinch but Thatser has double underhooks.
Tackai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tackai misses with some punches.
Thatser lands a knee to the head.
Tackai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tackai wants to get back to striking at distance but Thatser won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Thatser.
Tackai tries to break the clinch but Thatser is controlling the position.
That's four 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.
Nice elbow from Thatser.
Thatser makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thatser lands a knee to the head.
Tackai has had enough of the clinch but Thatser keeps him there for the moment.
Thatser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tackai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tackai tries to pull guard but Thatser holds him up against the cage and eventually Tackai drops back down to his feet.
Thatser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tackai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thatser slows down the pace here.
Thatser lands an elbow just above Tackai 's eye.
Thatser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thatser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tackai wants to get back to striking at distance but Thatser won't allow it.
Tackai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thatser misses with a knee strike.
Thatser lands a knee to the head.
Tackai pushes off an throws an elbow but Thatser leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tackai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thatser has him pressed against the cage.
Tackai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tackai wants to break free but Thatser has control.
Thatser lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Thatser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicko Tackai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thatser wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A combination from Tackai does no damage.
Nicko Tackai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Tackai does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thatser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thatser with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Thatser.
Tackai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tackai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thatser scores with a knee to the head.
Thatser lands an elbow inside.
Thatser prevents Tackai from breaking the clinch.
Tackai tries to pull guard but Thatser won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicko Tackai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thatser taking a breather.
Tackai is looking to break free of the clinch but Thatser has double underhooks.
Tackai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thatser has him pressed against the cage.
Thatser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tackai wants to break free but Thatser has control.
Thatser scores with a knee to the head.
Thatser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tackai's face.
Thatser is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tackai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thatser has him pressed against the cage.
Thatser landing knees to the body.
Thatser breaks from the clinch.
Tackai throws a right and a left that Thatser avoids nicely.
Thatser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tackai looks to land a combination but Thatser avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Tackai.
Tackai shoots in for a takedown but Thatser shows good takedown defense.
Tackai swats away the attempt to clinch by Thatser.
Thatser slips a jab and a cross from Tackai.
Thatser wants to clinch up but Tackai keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Tackai does no damage.
Thatser tries to clinch up.
Tackai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thatser throws a head kick but Tackai moves out of range.
Thatser tries to clinch there but Tackai circles away.
Tackai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thatser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
Thatser wants to clinch up but Tackai keeps it at a distance.
Thatser wants to clinch up but Tackai keeps it at a distance.
Thatser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tackai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tackai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tackai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thatser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tackai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tackai closes the distance and clinches up with Thatser, looking for a takedown. Tackai pushes Thatser against the cage but Thatser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tackai misses with the combination.
Thatser needs to keep his hands up - Tackai had a free shot at his head there.
Thatser moves into the clinch.
Thatser tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tackai is looking to break free of the clinch but Thatser has double underhooks.
Tackai breaks from the clinch.
Thatser tries to clinch but Tackai moves out of range.
Thatser tries to clinch but Tackai moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatser is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tackai.
Tackai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tackai looks to land a combination but Thatser avoids it well.
Tackai works over Thatser's head and body with a nice combination.
A left and a right from Tackai both land. Nice combination.
Tackai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thatser.
Thatser tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Tackai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thatser wants to clinch.
Tackai looks to land a combination but Thatser avoids it well.
Thatser tries to clinch but Tackai is having none of it.
Thatser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thatser walks into a stiff left hand from Tackai.
Tackai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tackai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tackai cracks Thatser with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tackai keeps the fight on the outside.
Tackai keeps the fight on the outside.
Tackai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Tackai.
Tackai swats away the attempt to clinch by Thatser.
Thatser tries to clinch up.
Thatser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tackai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thatser wants to clinch.
Thatser tries to clinch there but Tackai circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thatser rushes Tackai and presses him up against the cage.
Tackai letting Thatser take a breather here.
Thatser with a knee to the head.
Thatser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Thatser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nicko Tackai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thatser slips a jab and a cross from Tackai.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tackai.
Thatser drives through and clinches with Tackai against the cage.
Thatser lands a nice elbow.
Thatser connects with a knee to the head.
Thatser lands a knee to the head.
Tackai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thatser has him pressed against the cage.
Thatser misses with a knee strike.
Thatser comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Thatser.
Thatser keeps control of Tackai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thatser is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thatser displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tackai up against the cage.
Tackai is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Thatser.
Thatser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tackai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thatser smiles and moves away.
Tackai fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicko Tackai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tackai swats away the attempt to clinch by Thatser.
Tackai swats away the attempt to clinch by Thatser.
Good exchange - Tackai coming out on top.
Tackai moves out of range of the strikes.
Thatser gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tackai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thatser smiles and moves away.
Thatser is looking to clinch.
Tackai misses with a combination
and Thatser counters by clinching up.
Tackai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tackai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tackai tries to pull guard but Thatser won't allow it.
Tackai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thatser just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tackai tries to break the clinch but Thatser is controlling the position.
Thatser comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tackai fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tackai takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thatser.
Thatser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thatser.
Thatser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tackai gets control of Thatser's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tackai will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Thatser must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tackai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thatser has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tackai to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Thatser is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tackai pulls down on the head and he's put Thatser to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nicko Tackai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyon Sakoia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Morlikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Morlikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyon Sakoia!
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, Sergei Morlikov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakoia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morlikov.
Sakoia avoids a kick to the body.
Sakoia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakoia throws a right hand that Morlikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Morlikov also avoids with ease.
Sakoia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakoia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakoia looks to land a combination but Morlikov avoids it well.
Sakoia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morlikov counters with a two punch combo.
Lyon Sakoia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morlikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sakoia looks to score with a jab to the body but Morlikov is just out of range.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a two punch combo.
Sakoia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morlikov's hands.
Sakoia checks a leg kick.
Sakoia looks to land a left hand but Morlikov moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by Morlikov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakoia misses with a few strikes there.
Morlikov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morlikov throws a one two combo.
Sakoia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morlikov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sakoia swinging wilding here.
Morlikov stalks Sakoia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sakoia's face. Sakoia staggers backwards, shaken.
Sakoia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morlikov.
A combination from Sakoia does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morlikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakoia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sakoia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakoia dodges the punch combination from Morlikov.
Morlikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morlikov looks gassed!
Morlikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakoia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morlikov counters with a one-two to the body.
Sakoia misses with the combination.
Sakoia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morlikov throws a wild body kick that Sakoia sees coming a mile off.
Morlikov scores with a punch to the head.
Morlikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakoia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morlikov!
Sakoia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combo that has Sakoia backing up. Sakoia nods at Morlikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Sakoia misses with a double jab
and Morlikov counters with a two punch combo.
Morlikov slips a jab and a cross from Sakoia.
Morlikov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morlikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakoia.
Morlikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morlikov slips under a jab.
Sakoia tries to bum rush Morlikov with a series of wild strikes but Morlikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morlikov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from Sakoia misses.
Sakoia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morlikov counters with a one-two to the body.
Sakoia fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakoia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Morlikov.
Sakoia misses with a two punch combination.
Sakoia looks to land a combination but Morlikov avoids it well.
Morlikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morlikov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morlikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morlikov tries a low kick but Sakoia avoids it.
Sakoia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morlikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morlikov stalks Sakoia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sakoia's face. Sakoia staggers backwards, shaken.
Morlikov throws a series of punches but Sakoia moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morlikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Morlikov misses.
Sakoia misses with a double jab
and Morlikov counters with a straight right hand.
Sakoia misses with a double jab
and Morlikov counters with a series of strikes. Sakoia will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Sakoia misses.
Morlikov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morlikov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slow jab from Sakoia misses its intended target.
Sakoia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morlikov counters with a straight right hand.
Morlikov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Morlikov.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morlikov - that will leave a mark!
Sakoia throws a combination that misses
and Morlikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morlikov throws a one two combo.
Morlikov works over Sakoia's head and body with a nice combination.
Morlikov slips a jab and a cross from Sakoia.
Sakoia misses with a double jab
and Morlikov counters with a left and a right that stings Sakoia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sakoia blocks a head kick by Morlikov.
Sakoia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morlikov misses with a low kick as Sakoia jumps back.
Sakoia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakoia misses with a double jab
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combo that has Sakoia backing up. Sakoia nods at Morlikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Morlikov looks to land a combination. Sakoia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morlikov throws a sloppy head kick and Sakoia moves out of range easily.
Sakoia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morlikov counters with a series of strikes. Sakoia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morlikov swinging wilding here.
Morlikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Sakoia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morlikov misses with a wild combination.
Sakoia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morlikov counters with a left and a right that stings Sakoia.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakoia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combo that has Sakoia backing up. Sakoia nods at Morlikov to acknowledge the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sakoia checks a leg kick.
Morlikov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sakoia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sakoia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morlikov counters with a head kick.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Morlikov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakoia avoids the head kick by Morlikov.
Sakoia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sakoia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morlikov tests Sakoia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakoia looks to score with a jab to the body but Morlikov is just out of range.
Morlikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Morlikov dodges the punch combination from Sakoia.
Sakoia misses with a double jab.
Sakoia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morlikov.
Sakoia throws a big shot that misses.
Morlikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sakoia throws a series of punches but Morlikov avoids them all with ease.
Sakoia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lyon Sakoia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakoia misses with a series of wild punches.
Morlikov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sakoia misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakoia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sakoia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakoia misses with the combination.
Sakoia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morlikov wants to land a leg kick but Sakoia is out of range.
Morlikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sakoia throws a series of punches but Morlikov avoids them all with ease.
Sakoia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morlikov throws out a leg kick but Sakoia moves out of range and Morlikov only half commits.
Morlikov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Morlikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sakoia dodges the punch combination from Morlikov.
Sakoia throws a combination that misses
and Morlikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morlikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Morlikov defending well as Sakoia loads up on a big left hand.
Sakoia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morlikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Morlikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morlikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sakoia looks to land a combination but Morlikov avoids it well.
Morlikov dodges the punch combination from Sakoia.
Morlikov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Sakoia.
Sakoia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morlikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morlikov throws a sloppy head kick and Sakoia moves out of range easily.
Sakoia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combo that has Sakoia backing up. Sakoia nods at Morlikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Sakoia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morlikov counters with a two punch combo.
Morlikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sakoia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morlikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morlikov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morlikov.
Morlikov throws a sloppy head kick and Sakoia moves out of range easily.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combo that has Sakoia backing up. Sakoia nods at Morlikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Morlikov misses with a double jab.
Sakoia throws a combination that misses
enabling Morlikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Sakoia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morlikov throws and low kick but Sakoia moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Sakoia.
Morlikov throws a series of strikes that have Sakoia backpedaling.
Morlikov scores with a three punch combo!
Morlikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakoia loads up on a big right hand but Morlikov slips the punch.
Morlikov scores with a one two! Sakoia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sakoia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morlikov looks for the body kick but Sakoia saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Morlikov both land. Nice combination.
Morlikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Morlikov wants to land a leg kick but Sakoia is out of range.
Sakoia fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sergei Morlikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morlikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sakoia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No joy there for Morlikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morlikov misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Morlikov.
Sakoia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morlikov manages to avoid it.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a two punch combo.
Morlikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakoia throws a combination that misses
and Morlikov counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakoia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morlikov misses with a double jab.
Sakoia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Sakoia misses.
Morlikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakoia dodges the punch combination from Morlikov.
Morlikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Morlikov.
Morlikov tries to bum rush Sakoia with a series of wild strikes but Sakoia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakoia throws a combination that misses
and Morlikov counters with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Morlikov.
Morlikov throws a head kick but Sakoia moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Sakoia.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morlikov.
Morlikov misses with a head kick.
Sakoia moves out of range of the body kick.
Morlikov works over Sakoia's head and body with a nice combination.
Morlikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Morlikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sakoia misses with a two punch combination.
Sakoia is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sakoia's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sakoia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morlikov counters with a one-two to the body.
Sakoia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morlikov.
Sakoia throws a series of punches but Morlikov moves out of range.
Sakoia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morlikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Morlikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakoia throws a combination that misses
and Morlikov counters with a two punch combo.
Sakoia misses with a looping right.
Sakoia takes a swing at Morlikov's ribcage but misses.
Morlikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakoia.
Sakoia takes a swing at Morlikov's ribcage but misses.
Sakoia tries to bum rush Morlikov with a series of wild strikes but Morlikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Morlikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakoia dodges the punch combination from Morlikov.
Sakoia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakoia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morlikov.
Sakoia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakoia throws a combination that misses
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sakoia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morlikov misses with the combination.
Morlikov throws a head kick that misses.
Sakoia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morlikov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sakoia backs up against the cage.
Sakoia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morlikov lands a two punch combo.
Sakoia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morlikov counters with a series of strikes. Sakoia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sakoia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morlikov misses with a wild combination.
Sakoia misses with a double jab
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sakoia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combo that has Sakoia backing up. Sakoia nods at Morlikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a series of strikes. Sakoia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morlikov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A combination from Sakoia does no damage.
Sakoia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morlikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Morlikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sakoia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morlikov!
Sakoia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morlikov misses with a head kick.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combo that has Sakoia backing up. Sakoia nods at Morlikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Morlikov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morlikov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morlikov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sakoia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakoia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morlikov throws and low kick but Sakoia moves out of range easily.
Sakoia throws a body punch but Morlikov moves out of range.
Sakoia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Morlikov.
Sakoia misses with a double jab
and Morlikov counters with a one-two to the body.
Morlikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combo that has Sakoia backing up. Sakoia nods at Morlikov to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morlikov works over Sakoia's head and body with a nice combination.
Sakoia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morlikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morlikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morlikov throws a leg kick but Sakoia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morlikov is looking to chop away at Sakoia's legs.
Sakoia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morlikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Morlikov.
Sakoia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morlikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakoia just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Morlikov catches Sakoia right on the button with a cross.
Morlikov misses with a two punch combination.
Sergei Morlikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morlikov scores with a three punch combo!
Morlikov misses with a double jab.
Morlikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Morlikov.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morlikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakoia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sakoia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morlikov throws a one two combo.
Sakoia fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakoia is looking to wear down Morlikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sakoia misses the body punch
and Morlikov counters with a head kick. That will keep Sakoia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sakoia throws a combination that misses
and Morlikov counters with a one-two to the body.
Sakoia blocks a head kick by Morlikov.
Sakoia blocks a leg kick.
Morlikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakoia misses with a few strikes there.
Sakoia misses with a straight left.
Sakoia misses with a combination
and Morlikov counters with a one-two to the body.
Morlikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakoia throws a combination that misses
and Morlikov counters with a left and a right that stings Sakoia.
Morlikov throws a series of strikes that have Sakoia backpedaling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakoia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morlikov counters with a series of strikes. Sakoia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morlikov looks to land a combination but Sakoia avoids it well.
Sakoia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morlikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lyon Sakoia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakoia blocks a head kick by Morlikov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Morlikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morlikov 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Morlikov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoshi Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linos Malinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Linos Malinos enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoshi Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Linos Malinos!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Malinos!
Malinos tries to hold on but Tanaka postures up.
Tanaka has hold of Malinos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Malinos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Malinos tries to hold on but Tanaka pushes him away.
Malinos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tanaka.
Tanaka has hold of Malinos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Malinos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Malinos tries to hold on but Tanaka postures up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Malinos has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka has control of Malinos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Malinos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tanaka wants to finish this one by submission but Malinos is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tanaka.
Malinos tries to hold on but Tanaka pushes him away.
Malinos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tanaka.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Malinos wants to hold on but Tanaka pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka working for a guillotine from mount but Malinos is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malinos wants to hold on but Tanaka pushes him away.
Tanaka is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Malinos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Malinos!
Malinos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malinos throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanaka is looking for a triangle but Malinos pushes his legs off easily.
Tanaka looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Malinos has picked Tanaka up and slammed him! Tanaka can't keep hold of the triangle and Malinos manages to pass to side control!
Malinos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tanaka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Malinos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is not content to let Malinos control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malinos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tanaka but Tanaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Malinos closes the distance and clinches up with Tanaka, looking for a takedown. Malinos pushes Tanaka against the cage but Tanaka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Malinos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hoshi Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Linos Malinos.
Malinos shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanaka sprawls well. He's pushed Malinos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tanaka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tanaka prevents Malinos from improving his position.
Tanaka wants to work for an arm triangle but Malinos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malinos won't allow Tanaka to pass to mount.
Tanaka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tanaka passes to side control.
Tanaka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tanaka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tanaka tries for a kimura but Malinos is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoshi Tanaka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tanaka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tanaka showed some decent athleticism there.
Tanaka is looking to advance position but Malinos won't allow it.
Malinos wants to control but Tanaka is keeping busy.
Tanaka is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Malinos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malinos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanaka is working away from the top position though.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malinos is looking to control Tanaka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malinos avoid being mounted?
Tanaka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Malinos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tanaka shoots in for a double leg but Malinos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Malinos shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanaka sprawls well. He's pushed Malinos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tanaka scores with a takedown into Malinos's guard.
Tanaka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malinos can't do much from the bottom here.
Tanaka has an Americana. Malinos didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tanaka is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tanaka hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hoshi Tanaka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valen Lionheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhamad Alli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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, Muhamad Alli!
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, Valen Lionheart!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lionheart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muhamad Alli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lionheart looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Alli looks to throw the jab but Lionheart is out of range.
Lionheart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alli is fending him off so far but Lionheart persists. Nope, Alli circles away and we're back to standing.
Lionheart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alli.
Alli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lionheart manages to avoid it.
Lionheart slips a straight right by Alli.
Alli just misses with a punch to the body.
Lionheart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alli.
Lionheart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alli.
Lionheart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lionheart showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alli wants to sweep but no luck.
Alli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alli is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli trying to control the position from guard on top but Lionheart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alli content to stall in guard here.
Alli wants to control from the top but Lionheart keeps moving.
Alli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lionheart's guard.
Alli looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lionheart strikes from the bottom but Alli passes into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alli moves to back control.
I would not like to be Lionheart right now.
Alli looking for the RNC.
Alli just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Muhamad Alli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Alli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lionheart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alli.
Alli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lionheart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alli is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alli's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Alli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alli throws a hook but Lionheart avoids it easily.
Alli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alli scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alli trying to control the position but Lionheart is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Alli tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lionheart tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lionheart tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Alli presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Lionheart is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Alli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alli seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lionheart for as long as he can get away with.
Lionheart tries to reverse the position but Alli maintains control.
Lionheart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alli looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamad Alli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lionheart avoids the body shot from Alli.
Alli throws a jab when Lionheart was well out of range.
Alli looks to throw the jab but Lionheart is out of range.
Lionheart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alli misses with a straight right.
A jab from Alli misses.
Nice defenses there by Lionheart.
Alli throws a big shot that misses.
Lionheart stuffs the takedown attempt from Alli. Alli gets slowly back to his feet.
Lionheart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lionheart 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.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alli can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli sneaks back into half guard.
Lionheart is thwarting Alli's attempts to control the position.
Alli manages to get to full guard.
Lionheart throws a strike but Alli rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lionheart being controlled here, momentarily.
Lionheart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alli wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lionheart.
Alli tries to reverse the position but Lionheart maintains control.
Alli wants to hold on but Lionheart pushes him away.
Lionheart with good strikes from the mount here!
Alli tries to hold on but Lionheart pushes him away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Muhamad Alli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A jab from Alli misses.
Alli throws a hook to the side of Lionheart's head but Lionheart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lionheart shoots in for a double leg but Alli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alli misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alli lands in his opponent's guard.
Alli won't allow Lionheart to sweep him here.
Lionheart tries to strike from the bottom.
Alli won't allow Lionheart to sweep him here.
Alli trying to control but Lionheart is working from the bottom.
Lionheart wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good shot there by Alli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alli is fending him off so far but Lionheart persists. Nope, Alli circles away and we're back to standing.
Alli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lionheart.
Alli misses with a body shot.
Alli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lionheart.
Alli misses with an uppercut.
Alli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Lionheart.
Alli rushes Lionheart and presses him up against the cage.
Alli is trying to stall.
Lionheart scores with a shot to the side of Alli's head.
Lionheart looking for a takedown.
Muhamad Alli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valen Lionheart.
Alli trying to control the position but instead, Lionheart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alli into the cage.
Alli can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lionheart pulls Alli into guard.
Alli is pushing down on Lionheart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lionheart is fighting to maintain full guard but Alli has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lionheart tries to roll over but Alli keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamad Alli dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lionheart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alli sneaks back into half guard.
Alli trying to control here.
Alli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alli gets full guard.
Alli is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Muhamad Alli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lionheart throws and elbow that misses. Alli uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lionheart's guard. Nice move by Alli!
Alli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alli wants to control from the top but Lionheart keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli is really struggling to control Lionheart but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alli stopping the sweep attempt from Lionheart.
Alli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alli trying to control but Lionheart is working from the bottom.
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.
Alli swings for the body but Lionheart moves out of range.
Lionheart shoots in but no luck this time.
Lionheart swats away the attempt to clinch by Alli.
Alli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lionheart counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alli wants to sweep here but Lionheart controlling him for the moment.
Lionheart throws a big right hand that misses.
Lionheart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lionheart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alli has Lionheart pulled in close to control his posture.
Alli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lionheart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli is trying to keep Lionheart in close.
Lionheart slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lionheart misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lionheart working the ground and pound but Alli is defending the strikes.
Alli manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lionheart wants to get back to full guard.
Alli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lionheart missing with punches from the bottom.
Lionheart missing with punches from the bottom.
Alli wants to take a breather but Lionheart is having none of it.
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.
Alli keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lionheart is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Alli jumps into side control!
Lionheart is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Valen Lionheart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alli content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lionheart tries to bench press Alli off him but Alli keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valen Lionheart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhamad Alli!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Akey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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250 lbs
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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, Austin Akey!
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, Walter Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Akey throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Akey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Akey defends it well.
Akey is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones is trying for a kimura here. Akey looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jones wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Walter Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alekos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Cebrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alekos Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Cebrone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cebrone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Papadopoulos is looking for a sweep. Cebrone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Papadopoulos is working hard here to advance position.
Papadopoulos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Papadopoulos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Papadopoulos is controlling Cebrone's posture.
Papadopoulos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cebrone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Papadopoulos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Papadopoulos tries to strike from the bottom.
Cebrone preventing the sweep.
Cebrone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Papadopoulos wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cebrone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cebrone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cebrone avoids the attempt from Papadopoulos to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cebrone controlling the pace for now.
Papadopoulos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Papadopoulos wants to hold on but Cebrone pushes him away.
Cebrone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Papadopoulos is working to get back to half guard.
Cebrone controlling from the full mount.
Cebrone landing strikes from the mount and Papadopoulos is in trouble!
Papadopoulos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Papadopoulos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Papadopoulos tries to get out of the position.
Cebrone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cebrone is landing with some decent strikes but Papadopoulos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos is trying desperately to improve position.
Papadopoulos 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cebrone controlling from the full mount.
Cebrone with good strikes from the mount here!
Cebrone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Papadopoulos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cebrone looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cebrone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Papadopoulos looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cebrone cracks Papadopoulos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Papadopoulos tries to lock up and control but Cebrone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cebrone controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cebrone lands with some strikes.
Papadopoulos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cebrone controlling the pace for now.
Papadopoulos is trying desperately to improve position.
Cebrone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Cebrone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Papadopoulos is trying to escape the mount.
Cebrone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cebrone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Papadopoulos is looking to improve his position but Cebrone isn't that keen on the idea.
Cebrone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Papadopoulos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cebrone working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cebrone landing strikes from the mount and Papadopoulos is in trouble!
Papadopoulos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cebrone controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Cebrone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cebrone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Papadopoulos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cebrone wants to control from the top but Papadopoulos keeps moving.
Cebrone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Danny Cebrone just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Papadopoulos wants to pass the guard but Cebrone is keeping the position.
Papadopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cebrone is pulling down on Papadopoulos's head. It's preventing any offense from Papadopoulos, at least for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Cebrone has wrist control.
Cebrone throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cebrone thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cebrone throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cebrone working a defensive guard here.
Papadopoulos trying to control but Cebrone is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cebrone fails with the takedown.
Papadopoulos misses with the combination.
Danny Cebrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cebrone gets a takedown into half guard.
Cebrone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cebrone is trying to control the action in half guard but Papadopoulos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Papadopoulos gets back to full guard.
Papadopoulos 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.
Cebrone thows a big elbow that misses.
Cebrone trying to control but Papadopoulos is working from the bottom.
Papadopoulos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cebrone manages to get himself to full guard.
Papadopoulos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cebrone struggling a bit here.
Papadopoulos takes a little break here. Cebrone wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cebrone, who protects the arm well.
Papadopoulos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee asks Papadopoulos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Papadopoulos prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cebrone can't do much from the bottom here.
Papadopoulos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Papadopoulos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Papadopoulos tries to score with some ground and pound. Cebrone controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
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.
Papadopoulos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Papadopoulos misses with a series of wild punches.
Cebrone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Papadopoulos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cebrone holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Papadopoulos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Danny Cebrone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Papadopoulos tries to move to mount but Cebrone blocks the move with his legs.
Papadopoulos working away.
Papadopoulos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cebrone is avoiding damage well.
Cebrone struggling a bit here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cebrone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alekos Papadopoulos dominated that second round.
That's time! Papadopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Papadopoulos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cebrone is trying to maintain the position but Papadopoulos is very close to passing his half guard.
Cebrone is staying active underneath Papadopoulos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Papadopoulos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cebrone is trying to maintain the position but Papadopoulos is very close to passing his half guard.
Papadopoulos moves nicely into side control.
Cebrone throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Cebrone wants to control but Papadopoulos postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cebrone misses with a hook.
Papadopoulos throws a body kick that misses.
Cebrone shoots in but no luck this time.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Papadopoulos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cebrone tries to hold on but Papadopoulos postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos with shots to the head and body - Cebrone looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cebrone tries to hold on but Papadopoulos pushes him away.
Papadopoulos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cebrone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cebrone doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Cebrone tries to hold on but Papadopoulos pushes him away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Danny Cebrone just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cebrone can't do much from the bottom here.
Papadopoulos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Papadopoulos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos in the domination position with Cebrone hanging on.
Papadopoulos trying to control the action but Cebrone is working from the bottom.
Papadopoulos tries for a kimura but Cebrone is defending well.
I wouldn't like to be where Cebrone is right now.
You can see the frustration on Cebrone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Papadopoulos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cebrone keeping control of the position.
Cebrone flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cebrone trying to control from the bottom.
Papadopoulos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cebrone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Papadopoulos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cebrone defends it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cebrone tries for a takedown but Papadopoulos circles away easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cebrone is trying to control Papadopoulos's posture but Papadopoulos avoids it.
Papadopoulos misses with the ground and pound.
Cebrone holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Papadopoulos wants to control but Cebrone is keeping him busy.
Cebrone gets back to half guard.
Papadopoulos is thwarting Cebrone's attempts to control the position.
Cebrone controlling the position well.
Papadopoulos blocks the strikes from Cebrone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alekos Papadopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papadopoulos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alekos Papadopoulos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azeroth King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Smooth Criminal as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ross Mitchel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azeroth King!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a two punch combination.
Mitchel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good shot there by King.
It looks like Ross Mitchel has been cut.
Mitchel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mitchel lands in his opponent's guard.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mitchel is one step ahead there.
Mitchel throws a big right hand that misses.
Mitchel drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King!
King tries to advance to mount but Mitchel denies him.
King trying to control the position but Mitchel is working away.
Mitchel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from King seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mitchel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
King trying to mount his opponent but Mitchel defends it.
King wants to take a breather but Mitchel is having none of it.
Mitchel manages to get to full guard.
Mitchel 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.
Mitchel keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Mitchel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
King trying to control but Mitchel is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mitchel has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but King has passed into side control.
Mitchel wants to control but King postures up.
Mitchel is breathing heavily.
Mitchel is looking to reverse the position.
King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mitchel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mitchel misses with a two punch combination.
Mitchel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchel tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mitchel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchel walks into a left hand.
King scores with a one two! Mitchel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Mitchel off the cage and back into rage.
King lands with a right hand.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Mitchel on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Mitchel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King dips to his left and cracks Mitchel with an uppercut!
Mitchel has his takedown stuffed
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchel is trying to work for a sweep but King has mounted him!
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mitchel can't escape the position.
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mitchel is looking to escape.
King might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mitchel kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mitchel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mitchel tries to get out of the position.
King with good strikes from the mount here!
Mitchel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mitchel is working hard here to advance position.
King wants to control the pace but Mitchel is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchel is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azeroth King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Mitchel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mitchel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mitchel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mitchel thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Mitchel wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
King is pressing down on Mitchel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mitchel tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchel throws and elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchel's guard. Nice move by King!
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
Mitchel is trying to keep King in close.
King pushes down on Mitchel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mitchel is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
King seems to be working for a kimura but Mitchel defends the submission attempt.
Mitchel trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but King manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mitchel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mitchel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mitchel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mitchel tries to lock up and control but King gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mitchel is trying desperately to improve position.
Mitchel throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchel is wriggling around trying to escape.
King working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mitchel can't escape the position.
Mitchel is squirming around, avoiding King's attempts to control the action.
Mitchel is trying desperately to improve position.
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mitchel is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mitchel tries to hold on but King postures up.
King prevents Mitchel from getting the reversal.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mitchel throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azeroth King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ross Mitchel'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. This is the final round!
King stalks Mitchel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mitchel's face. Mitchel staggers backwards, shaken.
Mitchel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchel momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchel.
Ross Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A right-left combo lands from King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mitchel as he jumps to the side.
A right-left combo lands from King.
A right-left combo lands from King.
Mitchel with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
Mitchel manages to work his way to half guard, despite King's best efforts.
Mitchel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mitchel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mitchel controlling the action here.
Mitchel is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
Mitchel looks to land a strike but King avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitchel stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
King is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mitchel off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mitchel fending off the submission attempt from King.
Mitchel tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mitchel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mitchel drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King!
Mitchel is trying to work for a sweep but King has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by King.
Mitchel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mitchel tries to hold on but King pushes him away.
Mitchel can't escape the position.
Mitchel is squirming around, avoiding King's attempts to control the action.
King blocks Mitchel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mitchel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mitchel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
King blocks Mitchel's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mitchel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from King.
Mitchel regains half guard.
Azeroth King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchel wants to control but King is keeping busy.
Mitchel is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King trying to control the action but Mitchel is working from the bottom.
Ross Mitchel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Azeroth King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azeroth King!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture has chosen Randy Couture as his entrance music. Randy Couture acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Slice!
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, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture avoids a kick to the body.
Couture shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
Couture shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slice throws a head kick that Couture semi-blocks.
Slice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Couture's head.
Couture shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Couture was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Couture with shots to the head and body - Slice looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture wants to control the pace but Slice is squirming around nicely.
Couture thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Couture is landing with some decent strikes but Slice is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Couture connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice taking shots to the head.
Slice is rocked!
Couture throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture 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.
Slice really wants to buck Couture off and get back to his feet.
Couture trying to control but Slice is having none of it.
Slice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Couture tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Slice trying desperately to get to his feet.
Couture throws some wild stikes that Slice manages to avoid easily.
Slice squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Slice trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Slice is in a horrible position here. Couture smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Slice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Couture tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Couture unloads with some shots from mount but Slice bucks and avoids them well.
Couture looking to finish with strikes here!
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture looking to control but Slice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Couture cracks Slice with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Couture with shots to the head and body - Slice looks very uncomfortable down there.
Couture working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Couture working Slice over with strikes here.
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!
Couture in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Couture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Couture cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Couture tries to control but Slice wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Slice looks a forlorn figure.
Couture throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Couture wants to control the pace but Slice is squirming around nicely.
Slice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Couture tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Couture looking to ground and pound but Slice is blocking nicely.
Couture with a couple of short strikes.
Couture wants to control the pace but Slice is squirming around nicely.
Slice is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Couture putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Couture postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Slice looks a forlorn figure.
Slice is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Slice is squirming around, avoiding Couture's attempts to control the action.
Couture dominating with strikes here.
Couture lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Slice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Couture is landing with some decent strikes but Slice is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Slice is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture breaks from Slice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture breaks from Slice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Slice wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slice takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Couture shoots in but Slice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Couture looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Slice tries to kick Couture off but Couture keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Couture missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Couture is trying to control the action in half guard but Slice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture working Slice over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Couture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Couture sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slice defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slice circles away.
Couture shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Slice's guard.
Couture wants to pass the guard but Slice is keeping the position.
Couture won't allow Slice to get back to his feet.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture thows a big elbow that misses.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.
Slice wants to stand but Couture is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Slice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnny Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Slice throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Slice shows good takedown defense.
A solid body kick from Slice.
Couture shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slice throws a right hand that Couture ducks under and follows up with a left that Couture also avoids with ease.
Couture misses with a combination
and Slice counters with a head kick. That will keep Couture thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slice throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Couture looks for a takedown but Slice sprawls well.
Johnny Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice tries a head kick but it misses.
Slice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slice gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Slice wants to stand and escape but Couture is having none of it.
Couture forces his way into half guard.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Couture trying to control the action but Slice is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Couture takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horrible takedown by Couture or perhaps it was just good defense by Slice which made him look bad.
Slice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Couture counters with a takedown into side control.
Couture trying to control the action but Slice is working from the bottom.
Couture throws a strike aimed at the side of Slice's head but Slice avoids it well.
Slice bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Slice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Couture throws out the jab.
Slice scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture shoots in and drives through. Slice sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slice.
Couture throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slice counters with a body kick that stops Couture in his tracks momentarily.
Johnny Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Couture darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Couture is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Couture trying to mount his opponent but Slice defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture prevents Slice from standing back up.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Couture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slice stuffs the takedown attempt from Couture. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slice motions for Couture to come forward. Slice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Couture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Couture shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Couture content to control rather than advance.
Couture stops Slice from getting back to his feet.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slice is looking to escape.
Couture tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slice knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Slice tries to kick Couture off but Couture keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Slice is out of range.
Slice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Couture shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Slice scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Couture manages to mount him!
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Couture tries to control but Slice wriggling away.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Couture is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Slice is surviving well by controlling Couture's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Couture winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yosko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe peery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yosko Kimura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, joe peery!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
peery misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
peery shoots in but Kimura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
peery fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yosko Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe peery.
peery closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
peery looks gassed!
Kimura manages to get to full guard.
peery is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kimura has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. peery is looking to defend but Kimura has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for peery! Kimura pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, peery taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yosko Kimura!
Yosko Kimura retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Grecosaurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Grecosaurus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Grecosaurus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anderson looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to control but Grecosaurus is working from the bottom.
Grecosaurus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Grecosaurus is looking to sweep but instead, Anderson has passed into half guard.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson is tying to control. Grecosaurus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Grecosaurus defends it.
Anderson is taking a breather. Grecosaurus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grecosaurus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grecosaurus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a triangle. Grecosaurus throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Anderson's body to avoid the submission. Anderson has instead reached around Grecosaurus's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Anderson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Albert Anderson!
Albert Anderson is the new heavyweight champion!
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