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HWP5: Throwing Down like Wandy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Raja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Folami Zuberi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuberi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mickey Factz - Rocker. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Raja!
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, Folami Zuberi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raja tries to close the distance and clinch but Zuberi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raja sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Raja tries to clinch there but Zuberi circles away.
Zuberi tries a head kick but it misses.
Raja tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zuberi swivels and escapes.
Raja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zuberi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zuberi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zuberi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raja drops Zuberi with a left and a right! Oh, Zuberi is hurt - Raja dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Folami Zuberi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raja trying to control the action but Zuberi is working from the bottom.
Raja connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zuberi some visible discomfort.
Zuberi is trying to improve his position.
Raja is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zuberi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zuberi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zuberi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Raja off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi scores with punches to the body.
Raja trying to control the action but Zuberi just sinks the hooks in.
Raja covers up after that shot from Zuberi.
Zuberi is looking to control Raja but Raja is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Raja tries to escape but Zuberi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Raja is taking damage to the body and head.
Zuberi tries to keep control of the position but Raja is staying busy.
Raja manages to reverse the position and now he's in Zuberi's guard. Nice work there by Raja.
Zuberi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi lands some strikes from the bottom.
Raja trying to control but Zuberi is working from the bottom.
Zuberi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raja looking to pass the guard.
Zuberi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zuberi looks gassed!
Zuberi keeping moving, preventing Raja from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raja shoots in for a double leg but Zuberi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raja gets caught flat footed, as Zuberi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi trying to control but Raja is working from the bottom.
Raja has Zuberi pulled in close to control his posture.
Raja working a defensive guard here.
Raja is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zuberi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zuberi stands up out of Raja's guard for a moment - Raja manages to land a nice upkick.
Raja throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Raja keeping moving, preventing Zuberi from controlling successfully.
Raja wants to sweep here but Zuberi controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raja cracks Zuberi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuberi.
Raja wants to clinch up but Zuberi keeps it at a distance.
Zuberi misses with a series of wild punches.
Zuberi shoots in looking for a takedown. Raja tries to sprawl out of it but Zuberi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raja manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zuberi stuffs the takedown attempt from Raja. Raja gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ravi Raja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raja with a poor takedown
and Zuberi counters with a solid body kick.
Raja wants to clinch
and Zuberi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zuberi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Raja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Folami Zuberi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zuberi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raja.
Zuberi works over Raja's head and body with a nice combination.
Zuberi rushes Raja and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zuberi has him pressed against the cage.
Raja has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zuberi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Raja tries to score a body lock takedown but Zuberi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Raja has Zuberi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zuberi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ravi Raja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raja has Zuberi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zuberi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zuberi has hold of one of Raja's legs. Raja is fighting the takedown attempt but Zuberi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Raja wants to sweep here but Zuberi controlling him for the moment.
Raja keeping moving, preventing Zuberi from controlling successfully.
Zuberi stopping the sweep attempt from Raja.
Raja is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raja wants to sweep but no luck.
Raja lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zuberi!
Zuberi is trying desperately to improve position.
Raja connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Raja connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zuberi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuberi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raja blocks the strikes from Zuberi.
Raja wants to control but Zuberi is keeping him busy.
Raja is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zuberi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Raja landing strikes, looking to finish!
Raja scoring with strikes but Zuberi is staying in there.
Raja dominating with strikes here.
Raja dominating with strikes here.
Raja lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zuberi hang on?
Raja controlling his opponent.
Zuberi is squirming around, avoiding Raja's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi regains half guard.
Zuberi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Raja scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zuberi is looking to improve his position.
Raja moves into full mount! Zuberi won't be happy about that!
Raja cracks Zuberi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Raja.
Raja takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zuberi is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raja lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zuberi is trying desperately to improve position.
Zuberi tries to hold on but Raja pushes him away.
Raja scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Zuberi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Raja sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ravi Raja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raja tries to control but Zuberi wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raja lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Raja dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Folami Zuberi's cut.
That's time! Raja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zuberi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Raja.
Nice uppercut lands for Raja. That snapped Zuberi's head back.
Ravi Raja is winning the standup battle so far.
Raja with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zuberi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zuberi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuberi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zuberi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raja is keeping the position for now.
Raja pulls Zuberi in close to prevent any damage.
Raja not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Raja manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zuberi manages to get himself to full guard.
Raja slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raja scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raja with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Raja working some strikes from top position.
Raja with a nice head shot there.
Raja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zuberi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zuberi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raja kicks off Zuberi and gets to his feet.
Zuberi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raja pinned against the cage. Raja gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raja scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raja thuds a left hand into Zuberi's body.
Raja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zuberi.
Ravi Raja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raja lands with a nice combination. Zuberi backs away looking to recover.
Raja scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zuberi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raja lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Raja takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Raja lands a nice hook to Zuberi's body. Zuberi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raja is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zuberi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zuberi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raja misses with a combination
and Zuberi counters with a nice uppercut.
Raja misses with a few strikes there.
Raja shoots in and drives through. Zuberi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ravi Raja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuberi throws a head kick but Raja moves out of range.
Zuberi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raja wants to clinch
and Zuberi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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.
Raja 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.
Zuberi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zuberi 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.
Raja content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zuberi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zuberi can't keep his opponent in guard - Raja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Raja prevents Zuberi from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zuberi keeps working.
Folami Zuberi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raja working over Zuberi with some ground and pound. Zuberi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Raja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raja, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Raja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Madez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hectos cigar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hectos cigar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Madez!
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, hectos cigar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cigar stuffs the takedown.
Madez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but cigar swivels and escapes.
cigar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Madez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. cigar tries to avoid it but Madez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag cigar to the ground. cigar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
cigar cracks the inside of Madez's front leg.
cigar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madez has a takedown stuffed.
Madez is breathing heavily.
cigar drops Madez with a right and a left! cigar comes rushing in but Madez regains his composure and manages to keep cigar in guard.
Madez is rocked!
cigar stands and throws Madez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
cigar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Madez is not content to let cigar control the position.
cigar in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Madez is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). hectos cigar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Liddell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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, Dirk Diggler!
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, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Liddell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Liddell duly obliges.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diggler shoots in and bounces Liddell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Diggler from controlling successfully.
Liddell is looking for a triangle but Diggler pushes his legs off easily.
Diggler tries to free his leg and advance position but Liddell is retaining full guard.
Liddell pulls Diggler in close to prevent any damage.
Diggler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diggler moves into full mount! Liddell won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler scoring with strikes but Liddell is staying in there.
Diggler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Liddell taking shots to the head.
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!
Diggler tries to control but Liddell wriggling away.
Diggler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Liddell looks a forlorn figure.
Diggler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diggler is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Liddell is surviving well by controlling Diggler's body position as best he can.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diggler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diggler is landing with some decent strikes but Liddell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Diggler there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Diggler 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.
Diggler lands a heavy elbow.
Liddell tries to hold on but Diggler postures up.
Diggler wants to control the pace but Liddell is squirming around nicely.
Diggler is breathing heavily.
Liddell is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diggler is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Liddell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
A nice elbow there by Diggler.
Liddell is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Liddell wants to control but Diggler is having none of it.
Diggler content just to control the position here.
Diggler working Liddell over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler with good strikes from the mount here!
Liddell tries to hold on but Diggler postures up.
Diggler trying to control but Liddell is having none of it.
Diggler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler landing strikes from the mount and Liddell is in trouble!
Liddell is trying to escape the mount.
Diggler scoring with strikes but Liddell is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diggler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diggler won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Dirk Diggler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diggler with a nice head shot there.
Liddell kicks Diggler off and gets to his feet.
Dirk Diggler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diggler shoots in but Liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diggler shoots for a double leg takedown but Liddell sprawls well. He's pushed Diggler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diggler shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Diggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Liddell stalks Diggler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diggler's face. Diggler staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liddell. That's going to slow Diggler down.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Liddell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Check out the look on Diggler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Diggler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Liddell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diggler asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diggler tries to advance to mount but Liddell denies him.
Diggler working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diggler advances nicely into full mount.
Diggler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Diggler lands a big elbow.
Liddell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diggler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diggler trying to control but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell is bucking up trying to escape but Diggler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Liddell tries to buck Diggler off but he can't manage it.
Diggler working for a guillotine from mount but Liddell is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler working the ground and pound effectively.
Liddell working to try and regain half guard.
Diggler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Diggler looking for a guillotine from mount but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is tying to control. Liddell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Liddell is trying to stand back up but Diggler is controlling him
Diggler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diggler is tying to control. Liddell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Diggler there.
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diggler.
Liddell tries to kick Diggler off but Diggler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diggler gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggler stops Liddell from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddell rushes Diggler and presses him up against the cage.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell gets caught flat footed, as Diggler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diggler trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddell trying to keep a closed guard but Diggler is proving a slippery customer.
Diggler stands up over Liddell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diggler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diggler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diggler postures up in Liddell's guard and throws a big left but Liddell blocks it.
Diggler postures up in Liddell's guard and throws a big left but Liddell blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liddell darts in and clinches Diggler up against the cage.
Liddell turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Liddell manages to end up in side control.
Diggler is looking to reverse the position.
Liddell decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diggler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Liddell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diggler is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Liddell some visible discomfort.
Liddell is not content to let Diggler control the position.
Diggler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Liddell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diggler is controlling him well.
Diggler lands an elbow.
Liddell tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler wants to control but Liddell is keeping him busy.
Diggler throwing strikes but Liddell manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Diggler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Liddell is trying to stand.
Diggler wants to free his trapped foot but Liddell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diggler wants to take a breather but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell is looking to escape.
Diggler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Liddell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Diggler is just content to waste time from the top position. Liddell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Diggler prevents Liddell from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddell.
Diggler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Liddell to the mat! Liddell manages to get full guard.
Liddell pushes Diggler off and gets back to his feet.
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diggler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Diggler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dirk Diggler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Diggler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diggler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Diggler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Odrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Slice has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jared Odrick's chin.
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280 lbs
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265 lbs
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Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jared Odrick!
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, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Odrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Odrick scores a takedown into full mount!
Odrick thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Slice's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Odrick throws some wild stikes that Slice manages to avoid easily.
Odrick thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Odrick unloads with some shots from mount but Slice bucks and avoids them well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odrick dominating with strikes here.
Odrick 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.
Slice really wants to buck Odrick off and get back to his feet.
Odrick cracks Slice with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odrick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Odrick throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
You get the feeling that Slice really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Odrick sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slice is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Slice looks gassed!
Slice is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Odrick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Odrick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Slice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Odrick throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Odrick misses with a head shot.
Slice is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Odrick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Slice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Slice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Odrick has hold of Slice's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Slice manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Odrick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odrick lands a big elbow.
Slice is in a horrible position here. Odrick smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Odrick has control of Slice's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Slice regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Odrick unloading with bombs!
Odrick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Odrick wants to control the pace but Slice is squirming around nicely.
Odrick breaks from Slice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice taking shots to the head.
Odrick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Odrick could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Odrick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Slice is looking to escape.
Slice wants to try and get back to his feet.
Odrick looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odrick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odrick lands with some strikes.
Odrick lands a heavy elbow.
Odrick lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Odrick dominated that round.
That's time! Odrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slice takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Odrick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Odrick showed some decent athleticism there.
Odrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Odrick tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slice knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Odrick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Slice tries to kick Odrick off in order to stand up. Odrick Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Odrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slice keeps working.
Slice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Odrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Odrick are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odrick working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Odrick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Odrick looks up at the clock and then as Slice takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Odrick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Odrick misses with the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Odrick scoring with punches and elbows.
Slice tries to escape but Odrick is in control.
Odrick works to advance to full mount. Slice defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Odrick landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Slice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Odrick landing punches.
Odrick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odrick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Odrick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Odrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slice can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odrick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Odrick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Slice?
Odrick working the ground and pound effectively.
Slice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Odrick breaks from Slice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Odrick landing punches.
Odrick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Odrick working Slice over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odrick has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Slice's face.
Odrick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Odrick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Odrick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Odrick with the ground and pound from mount.
Odrick controlling the position easily from mount.
Odrick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jared Odrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Odrick lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odrick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Odrick looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Odrick lands with some strikes.
Slice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Slice is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Odrick lands a big shot there that rocks Slice but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odrick raining down shots from the mount!
Odrick is working for a guillotine from mount but Slice frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Odrick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Odrick lands a nice shot to the body.
Odrick changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ground and pound from Odrick seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Slice managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Odrick.
Slice wants to get back to his feet but Odrick drags him back down.
Odrick lands an elbow.
Slice managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Odrick.
Slice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slice is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Odrick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Odrick looks up at the clock and then as Slice takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Odrick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odrick working the ground and pound.
Slice takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Odrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slice keeps working.
Odrick cracks Slice with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Odrick lands a nice forearm strike.
Odrick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slice is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Odrick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odrick misses with the ground and pound.
Odrick landing a few strikes.
Odrick fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Odrick connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Slice some visible discomfort.
Odrick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Slice to see if he's OK.
Odrick cracks Slice with a big right hand but Slice just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Odrick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Odrick moves into full mount!
Slice is bucking up trying to escape but Odrick cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odrick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Odrick landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Odrick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Slice is trying to stand up.
Odrick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Slice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Odrick lands a big shot there that rocks Slice but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Odrick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Slice can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Odrick lands a nice shot to the head.
Odrick controlling the pace for now.
Odrick landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odrick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Odrick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jared Odrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Odrick sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Odrick landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Odrick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Odrick 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 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Odrick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, go coors!. Silverback Lesnar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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289 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silverback Lesnar!
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, Roland Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Lesnar, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Lesnar against the cage but Lesnar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silverback Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Smith.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lesnar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lesnar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Lesnar throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Lesnar lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Roland Smith has been cut.
Lesnar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lesnar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith tries to clinch but Lesnar moves away
and Lesnar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lesnar pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Lesnar.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lesnar walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Lesnar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lesnar smiles and moves away.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lesnar counters by clinching up.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lesnar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lesnar darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Lesnar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith looks gassed!
Lesnar lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Roland Smith's cut even more.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Lesnar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Roland Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lesnar lands a damaging elbow.
Smith gets dropped by a huge elbow on the inside by Lesnar! He drops to his knees and Lesnar takes his back! This one might not last much longer!
Smith is rocked!
Roland Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roland Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Silverback Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor F (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Knotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Knotts will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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264 lbs
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220 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor F!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Knotts!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
F throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
F throws a lazy right hand but Knotts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knotts throws a front kick aimed at F's knee but F avoids it well.
Knotts lands with an uppercut that bounces F off the cage and back into rage.
F throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knotts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brian Knotts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knotts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knotts looks for the body kick but F saw that one coming.
Knotts swings for the body but F moves out of range.
F misses with a looping left.
F 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.
Knotts had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. F is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Knotts Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take F's back instead.
I really don't envy F right now.
F has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Knotts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knotts trying to control.
F trying to control the hands but Knotts won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
F manages to reverse the position and now he's in Knotts's guard. Nice work there by F.
Knotts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knotts slips a straight right by F.
Knotts blocks a jab.
F is really struggling to find his range with his punches. F's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Knotts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
F scores with a takedown into Knotts's guard.
Knotts is looking for a triangle but F pushes his legs off easily.
Knotts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
F looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knotts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
F is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
F landing with the ground and pound.
F slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Knotts.
F has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
F sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knotts is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
F looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by F.
Knotts can't escape the position.
F controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by F.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
F takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knotts tries to buck F off but he can't manage it.
Knotts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Knotts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
F lands a big shot there that rocks Knotts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
F lands a big shot there that rocks Knotts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Knotts tries to hold on but F pushes him away.
Knotts throwing hammer fists to the chest of F. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knotts is trying desperately to improve position.
F controlling the pace for now.
F prevents Knotts from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor F dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
F throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from F misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knotts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
F keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
F blocks a low kick nicely.
F misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knotts.
F looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
F 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.
F tries to free his leg and advance position but Knotts is retaining full guard.
Knotts throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Knotts being controlled here, momentarily.
Knotts wants to get back to his feet but F is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
F content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knotts doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Knotts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst F is controlling him.
F is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
F stands up over Knotts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
F might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
F prevents Knotts from getting back to his feet.
F content to stall in guard here.
F tries to free his leg and advance position but Knotts is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
F working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knotts's head.
F is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Professor F just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Knotts misses with a wild combination.
F throws out a loose jab but Knotts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from F.
F shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Knotts working to try and regain half guard.
Knotts wants to hold on but F pushes him away.
Knotts can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
F controlling from mount.
F dominating with strikes here.
Knotts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
F controlling from the full mount.
F lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
F controlling from the full mount.
Knotts is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knotts wants to control but F is having none of it.
Knotts is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
F controlling from the full mount.
F'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.
F working Knotts over with strikes here.
Knotts working to try and regain half guard.
F scores with a couple of good head shots there.
F controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor F dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Knotts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knotts is looking to clinch.
Knotts missing with a left hand there. F was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knotts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knotts walks into a stiff left hand from F.
F blocks the body kick.
F dodges the punch combination from Knotts.
Knotts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
F throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
F throws a jab when Knotts was well out of range.
Knotts misses with a double jab.
Knotts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knotts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and F counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Knotts's face as F controls the position.
Knotts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knotts wants to get back to his feet.
Knotts takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
F is putting a hurting on Knotts here, landing some big shots from side control.
Knotts prevents F from moving into mount.
Knotts throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
F happy to just control the position for now.
F lands some shots froms side control.
Knotts is letting F control him for a moment.
Knotts gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
F sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
F lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knotts hang on?
Knotts wants to hold on but F pushes him away.
F with the ground and pound from mount.
F takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Professor F overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
F working Knotts over with strikes here.
F controlling from mount.
Knotts tries to lock up and control but F gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knotts is trying desperately to improve position.
F scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knotts?
Knotts is rocked!
F is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knotts can do to turn this around?
F content just to control the position here.
Knotts's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
F controlling from the full mount.
F lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knotts hang on?
Knotts is still in real trouble! Can F finish him?
F controlling the pace for now.
F loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Knotts scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from F land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. F stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professor F!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between NoSkills Man Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Gwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man Choi comes to the cage accompanied by i wanna know what love is. NoSkills Man Choi 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, NoSkills Man Choi!
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, Ray Gwar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Choi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man Choi stuffs the takedown.
Gwar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man Choi.
Man Choi defending well as Gwar loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Gwar misses.
A combination from Gwar does no damage.
Gwar fails to land with a series of punches.
Man Choi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gwar misses with a wild body shot.
Man Choi moves into the clinch.
Gwar is trying to break the clinch but Man Choi has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Man Choi.
It looks like Ray Gwar has been cut.
Nice elbow from Man Choi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gwar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Man Choi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Man Choi.
That has opened up Ray Gwar's cut even more.
Gwar misses with some punches.
Man Choi lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Ray Gwar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gwar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Man Choi is trying to keep an underhook but Gwar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Man Choi is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Choi is not content to let Gwar control the position.
Gwar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Man Choi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gwar throwing shots but Man Choi is blocking nicely.
Gwar is trying to control the action in half guard but Man Choi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Man Choi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gwar is working away from the top position though.
Gwar is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gwar looks gassed!
Gwar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gwar missing with a left hand there. Man Choi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gwar throws a shot from downtown. Man Choi moves away and avoids it.
Man Choi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gwar.
Gwar misses with a series of wild punches.
Man Choi thows a body shot but no joy.
Man Choi misses with a hook. Gwar ducked under it nicely.
Gwar shoots for a takedown but Man Choi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
NoSkills Man Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Gwar.
Man Choi pushes Gwar up against the cage in a clinch.
Man Choi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Man Choi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ray Gwar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ray Gwar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). NoSkills Man Choi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Palvivaara (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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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, King Kong!
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, Jarmo Palvivaara!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong feints and as Palvivaara raises his hands in defense, Kong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kong tries to free his leg and advance position but Palvivaara is retaining full guard.
Kong cracks Palvivaara with a solid left hand.
Kong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kong won't allow Palvivaara to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palvivaara is on top in guard.
Kong is striking from the bottom but Palvivaara uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Kong throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Palvivaara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Palvivaara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kong thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kong tries to get out of the position.
Palvivaara postures up.
Kong 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.
Palvivaara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kong thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong looking for a sweep. Not yet Kong, not yet.
Kong is trying to control the position but Palvivaara postures up.
Palvivaara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kong trying to strike off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palvivaara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kong!
Palvivaara content just to control the position here.
Palvivaara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Palvivaara landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kong wants to hold on but Palvivaara pushes him away.
Kong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palvivaara on the ground.
Palvivaara with a couple of short strikes.
Palvivaara lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palvivaara dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Palvivaara with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kong hang on?
Palvivaara working Kong over with strikes here.
Palvivaara controlling the position easily from mount.
Kong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Palvivaara. What's that going to do exactly?
Palvivaara cracks Kong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Palvivaara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Kong is trying to escape the mount.
Kong is working hard here to advance position.
Palvivaara scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kong?
Palvivaara with shots to the head and body - Kong looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kong is squirming around, avoiding Palvivaara's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Palvivaara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Palvivaara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Palvivaara lands a big shot there that rocks Kong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Palvivaara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kong looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Palvivaara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Palvivaara content just to control the position here.
Palvivaara lands a big shot there that rocks Kong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Palvivaara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kong is looking to escape.
Kong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palvivaara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Palvivaara landing strikes, looking to finish!
Palvivaara controlling from mount.
Palvivaara cracks Kong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kong throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong tries to lock up and control but Palvivaara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palvivaara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Palvivaara avoids the attempt from Kong to control.
Palvivaara wants to control the pace but Kong is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Palvivaara 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.
Palvivaara shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Palvivaara drops an elbow to the side of Kong's head.
Palvivaara scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Palvivaara looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Palvivaara lands with a punch from half guard.
Kong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Palvivaara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Palvivaara's back!
Kong is trying to stick to Palvivaara's back but Palvivaara is turning into Kong. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kong's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Palvivaara.
Palvivaara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jarmo Palvivaara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kong is striking off his back. Palvivaara thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Kong trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Palvivaara manages to pass to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kong is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palvivaara punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Palvivaara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Palvivaara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kong looks a forlorn figure.
Kong wants to control but Palvivaara is having none of it.
Palvivaara is landing with some decent strikes but Kong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Palvivaara with the ground and pound from mount.
Palvivaara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Palvivaara tries to control but Kong wriggling away.
Kong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Palvivaara with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Palvivaara.
Palvivaara lands a big shot there that rocks Kong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Palvivaara working Kong over with strikes here.
Kong is bucking up trying to escape but Palvivaara cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Palvivaara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palvivaara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Palvivaara scoring with strikes but Kong is staying in there.
Kong is looking to get to half guard.
Palvivaara landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kong looks a forlorn figure.
Kong tries to hold on but Palvivaara pushes him away.
Palvivaara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Palvivaara dominating with strikes here.
Kong is desperately trying to improve his position but Palvivaara has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Palvivaara.
A nice elbow there by Palvivaara.
A nice elbow there by Palvivaara.
Palvivaara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kong taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Palvivaara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palvivaara looking to control but Kong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palvivaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Palvivaara tries to control but Kong wriggling away.
Palvivaara landing shots from mount.
Kong regains half guard.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palvivaara is tying to control. Kong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palvivaara drops an elbow to the side of Kong's head.
Palvivaara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Palvivaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Palvivaara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kong.
Kong is striking from the bottom but Palvivaara uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Kong missing with punches from the bottom.
Kong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Palvivaara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Palvivaara's back!
Palvivaara trying to control the hands but Kong breaks the grip.
Kong is trying to stick to Palvivaara's back but Palvivaara is turning into Kong. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kong's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Palvivaara.
Kong trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kong trying to strike off his back.
Palvivaara is looking to work some ground and pound but Kong has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kong has his takedown stuffed
and Palvivaara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kong's guard.
Palvivaara chips away with some ground and pound.
Palvivaara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kong is looking to sweep but instead, Palvivaara has passed into half guard.
Kong is looking to improve his position.
Palvivaara lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong trying to control but Palvivaara postures up.
Palvivaara working the head and body with strikes.
Palvivaara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Palvivaara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Palvivaara lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kong hang on?
Palvivaara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Palvivaara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kong is looking to escape.
Kong can't escape the position.
Palvivaara avoids the attempt from Kong to control.
Palvivaara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong is working to get back to half guard.
Palvivaara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Palvivaara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Palvivaara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Palvivaara scoring with strikes but Kong is staying in there.
Palvivaara with good strikes from the mount here!
Kong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Palvivaara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong is in a horrible position here. Palvivaara smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Palvivaara. What's that going to do exactly?
Kong tries to reverse the position but Palvivaara maintains control.
Palvivaara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palvivaara content just to control the position here.
Jarmo Palvivaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong is working to get back to half guard.
King Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Palvivaara. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarmo Palvivaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palvivaara 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 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarmo Palvivaara!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumo Zuluzinio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Mayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zuluzinio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to zulu vs minowa. Silas Mayne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sumo Zuluzinio's chin.
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290 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sumo Zuluzinio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silas Mayne!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuluzinio just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mayne tries to bum rush Zuluzinio with a series of wild strikes but Zuluzinio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayne misses with a few strikes there.
Silas Mayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayne looks for a takedown but Zuluzinio sprawls well.
Mayne tries to clinch up but Zuluzinio circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuluzinio has Mayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Mayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Silas Mayne has been cut.
Zuluzinio keeps control of Mayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mayne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zuluzinio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sumo Zuluzinio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silas Mayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayne managing to block the knees to the body from Zuluzinio.
Mayne goes for a takedown attempt but Zuluzinio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mayne shoots in for a takedown but Zuluzinio shows good takedown defense.
Mayne fails to land the takedown.
Mayne tries to clinch up
and Zuluzinio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zuluzinio.
Zuluzinio keeps control of Mayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zuluzinio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zuluzinio keeps control of Mayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Zuluzinio.
The cut above Silas Mayne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zuluzinio controlling the action here for a moment.
Mayne looking for a takedown.
Zuluzinio lands an elbow that stopped Mayne in his tracks for a moment.
Silas Mayne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Silas Mayne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sumo Zuluzinio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colossus Duffee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Foxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffee comes to the cage accompanied by blow me away - breaking benjamin. Foxx has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Steve Foxx will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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289 lbs
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275 lbs
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Decent elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colossus Duffee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Foxx!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foxx lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Foxx tries to bum rush Duffee with a series of wild strikes but Duffee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Foxx.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foxx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Foxx does no damage.
Foxx throws a hook but Duffee avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Duffee misses the target.
Foxx connects with a jab.
Duffee tries to close the distance and clinch but Foxx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foxx misses with a straight right.
Foxx misses with an uppercut. Duffee saw that one coming.
Foxx cracks Duffee with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Duffee looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Foxx finish him?
Duffee is rocked!
Foxx defending well as Duffee loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Duffee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duffee ducks into an uppercut from Foxx and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Foxx!
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