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CECF 3: Road to the Gold HW/MW PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Han comes to the cage accompanied by Lunatic Fringe. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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, Hendo Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Han avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Han avoids it well.
Tyson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Han.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Han cracks Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Han dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Han finish him?
Han lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Tyson crumples to the floor! Han milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hendo Han!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between August Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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, August Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Russell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Russell misses with a hook.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russell is keeping the position for now.
Jones postures up in Russell's guard and throws a big left but Russell blocks it.
Jones wants to control from the top but Russell keeps moving.
Russell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Russell prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Russell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Russell gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A big right from Russell misses.
Russell throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Russell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones shoots in but Russell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for August Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Russell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice takedown defense from Russell. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones moves away from the strike by Russell.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russell misses with a hook.
Russell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones tries for a takedown but Russell circles away easily
and Russell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Russell.
A swing and a miss from Russell.
Russell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Jones is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Russell has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jones is looking to defend but Russell has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jones! Russell pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jones taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jamal Russell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between demian maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cale Sheas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, demian maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cale Sheas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maia looks for a takedown but Sheas sprawls well.
maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
maia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sheas wants to clinch up but maia keeps it at a distance.
maia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sheas swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sheas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from maia.
Sheas tries to clinch there but maia circles away.
maia misses the shot to the body.
maia throws a series of punches but Sheas avoids them all with ease.
maia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
maia throws a looping overhand right but Sheas ducks down to avoid it.
Sheas rushes maia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
maia can't find room to land a body shot as Sheas controls the action.
Sheas works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sheas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sheas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sheas tries to clinch but maia is having none of it.
Sheas is looking to clinch.
maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for demian maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheas closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheas stops a takedown attempt from maia.
Sheas lands a nice knee to the body.
maia is breathing heavily.
Sheas scores a nice knee to the body.
Sheas scores a nice knee to the body.
maia tries to stall but Sheas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sheas works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sheas wants to stand but maia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sheas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sheas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of maia is proving hard to escape from.
maia keeping moving, preventing Sheas from controlling successfully.
maia is working an open guard so Sheas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sheas clinches up against the cage.
Sheas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. maia is trying to keep an underhook but Sheas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
maia trying to hold on to Sheas's head to control him but Sheas postures up.
maia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sheas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sheas stopping the sweep attempt from maia.
Sheas wants to control from the top but maia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maia 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sheas postures up.
maia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
maia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sheas tries to close the distance and clinch up but maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
maia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Cale Sheas has been cut.
Sheas tries to close the distance and clinch up but maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sheas checks a leg kick nicely.
maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheas manages to avoid it.
maia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sheas tries to avoid it but maia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sheas to the ground. Sheas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
maia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sheas as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sheas tries to clinch up.
Sheas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sheas is fending him off so far but maia persists. Nope, Sheas circles away and we're back to standing.
Sheas tries to clinch but maia moves out of range.
maia throws a sloppy head kick and Sheas moves out of range easily.
Sheas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sheas landing knees to the body.
Sheas unloads a knee to the mid-section. maia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sheas.
Sheas turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
maia wants to control but Sheas postures up.
Sheas wants to lay and pray for a moment but maia keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheas tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
maia gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cale Sheas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cale Sheas'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.
Sheas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cale Sheas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheas wants to clinch.
maia swinging wilding here.
Sheas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sheas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with maia, pushing him back against the cage.
Sheas lands a nice knee to the body.
maia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sheas is trying to trip maia. He has hold of a leg but maia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sheas persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sheas tries to stand but maia is controlling from the bottom.
maia has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sheas doesn't defend quickly enough and maia has managed to lock this one up! Can Sheas escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to maia on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). demian maia!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Roslund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Roslund!
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, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Roslund takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Lesnar sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Roslund bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alan Danske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Danske!
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, Billy Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danske throws a series of punches but Hayes moves out of range.
Danske misses with a few strikes there.
Danske misses with a low kick as Hayes jumps back.
Hayes moves into the clinch successfully.
Hayes manages to pull guard.
Hayes had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Danske is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hayes Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Danske's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danske is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hayes gets his way!
Hayes is cranking Danske's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Danske! He's tightened the choke and Danske is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Hayes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joo Gitzoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Andersen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joo Gitzoo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gitzoo shoots in looking for a takedown. Andersen tries to sprawl out of it but Gitzoo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andersen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andersen shoots and misses
and Gitzoo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andersen's guard.
Andersen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Andersen keeping full guard, as Gitzoo tries to pass.
Andersen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gitzoo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andersen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andersen wants to sweep here but Gitzoo controlling him for the moment.
Gitzoo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Andersen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Andersen has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gitzoo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Andersen!
Gitzoo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Andersen is now in Gitzoo's guard. A big mistake from Gitzoo there, giving up the dominant position!
Gitzoo looking for subs off his back but Andersen has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is thwarting Gitzoo's attempts to control the position.
Gitzoo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Andersen pulls his head out easily.
Andersen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gitzoo actively working from the bottom here.
Gitzoo looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gitzoo tries to roll over but Andersen keeps him under control.
Andersen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Andersen'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.
Gitzoo wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Gitzoo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Andersen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Andersen wants to work for an arm triangle but Gitzoo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andersen is looking for a kimura but Gitzoo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andersen to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erik Andersen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andersen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gitzoo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gitzoo wants to stand but Andersen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gitzoo tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersen is retaining full guard.
Gitzoo has gone for a leg lock! Andersen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gitzoo's guard.
Gitzoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gitzoo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gitzoo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andersen.
Andersen won't allow Gitzoo to sweep him here.
Andersen slips nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Andersen seems content to control.
Gitzoo tries to get to full guard but Andersen has control of the leg.
Andersen is tying to control. Gitzoo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gitzoo actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Andersen passes into side control, despite Gitzoo's attempt to control the position.
Gitzoo is looking to reverse the position.
Andersen working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gitzoo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andersen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gitzoo's guard.
Gitzoo keeping full guard, as Andersen tries to pass.
Andersen stands and throws Gitzoo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Andersen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Andersen.
Andersen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Andersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gitzoo keeps working.
Andersen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gitzoo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gitzoo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gitzoo actively working from the bottom here.
Andersen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Andersen landing strikes from the mount and Gitzoo is in trouble!
Gitzoo tries to improve his position but instead Andersen has taken his back!
Gitzoo rolls, trying to escape but Andersen keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Andersen dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Andersen shoots in but no luck this time.
Gitzoo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gitzoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Erik Andersen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andersen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gitzoo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Andersen escapes and throws Gitzoo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Andersen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gitzoo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andersen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gitzoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andersen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gitzoo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gitzoo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Andersen's best efforts.
Andersen is keen to just control but Gitzoo is a slippery customer.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gitzoo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gitzoo working for submissions but it's allowed Andersen to get to half guard.
Andersen stands up and beckons Gitzoo to join him on the feet.
Andersen tries for a takedown but Gitzoo circles away easily
and Gitzoo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Andersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gitzoo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andersen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gitzoo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen keeping moving, preventing Gitzoo from controlling successfully.
Andersen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gitzoo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gitzoo trying to control but Andersen is working from the bottom.
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.
Andersen keeping full guard, as Gitzoo tries to pass.
Andersen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Andersen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joo Gitzoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erik Andersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A low kick from Gitzoo misses
and Andersen counters with a shoot takedown. Gitzoo fights it but they end up in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Andersen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andersen 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Andersen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Broncovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Broncovich had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Broncovich!
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, Robbie Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Broncovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Broncovich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lawler scores with a nice right hand.
Lawler lands a nice hook to Broncovich's body. Broncovich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Broncovich slips a jab and a cross from Lawler.
Broncovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Broncovich moves out of range.
Lawler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lawler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Broncovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Broncovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broncovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lawler as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler scores with a nice right hand.
Lawler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Broncovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lawler tries to bum rush Broncovich with a series of wild strikes but Broncovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawler lands a jab to the nose.
Lawler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lawler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lawler thuds his right hand into Broncovich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lawler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawler lands a two punch combo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Broncovich. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Broncovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Broncovich is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broncovich is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Lawler doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Broncovich crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Broncovich's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robbie Lawler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Razuvayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimbo Slice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Razuvayev!
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, Jimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Razuvayev throws out a loose jab but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Razuvayev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Razuvayev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slice doesn't seem bothered though.
Razuvayev jabs at Slice's body.
Slice looks gassed!
Razuvayev throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Razuvayev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Razuvayev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Razuvayev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Razuvayev working over Slice with some ground and pound. Slice looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like Jimbo Slice has been cut.
Razuvayev drops an elbow to the side of Slice's head.
Razuvayev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Slice is rocked!
Razuvayev lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Slice quite badly. Slice pulls Razuvayev in close trying to recover. Razuvayev postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Slice on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Slice doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Razuvayev!
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