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GAMMA #99 Itz vs Wilkins PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Jim Yorke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Fight Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Big Jim Yorke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Big Mac's chin.
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Jim Yorke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Mac!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yorke doesn't manage to clinch there - Mac circles away.
Yorke moves in looking to clinch but Mac pushes him off.
Yorke shoots in but no luck this time.
Yorke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yorke shoots and misses
and Mac counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yorke thinking.
Yorke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mac pushes Yorke up against the cage in a clinch.
Yorke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mac smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Jim Yorke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yorke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mac fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yorke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yorke throws a sloppy head kick and Mac moves out of range easily.
Yorke is breathing heavily.
Yorke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mac scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac tries for a takedown but Yorke circles away easily
and Yorke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yorke defends it nicely.
Mac shoots for a takedown but Yorke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yorke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mac somewhat.
Mac shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mac showed some decent athleticism there.
Mac throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yorke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mac got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yorke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mac has managed to get both his arms back between Yorke's legs - danger averted.
Yorke looking for a sweep. Not yet Yorke, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mac stops Yorke from standing up.
Yorke keeping moving, preventing Mac from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yorke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yorke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yorke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Big Mac has been cut.
Yorke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yorke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mac tries to keep at a distance but Yorke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yorke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mac is defending well for now.
Yorke breaks from the clinch.
Mac takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Yorke clinches with his opponent.
Yorke jumps into guard, dragging Mac to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yorke 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yorke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mac preventing the sweep.
Yorke is working hard here to advance position.
Yorke has Mac pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yorke wants to sweep but no luck.
Yorke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mac's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Big Mac will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Big Mac's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yorke drops Mac with a naaaaasty hook - Mac is in real trouble here! Yorke dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Jim Yorke!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lemar Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Raty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Ready to Fight. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lemar Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seppo Raty!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Raty slips the punch.
Raty dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Raty tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Raty.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Raty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Raty back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson drops Raty with a beautiful combination! Raty stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Seppo Raty has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Raty blocks the low kick.
BOOM! Johnson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Raty. Raty tries to recover but Johnson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Raty lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lemar Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Arsene Peroche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peroche has chosen Down with the sickness as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theodore Arsene Peroche!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Darko drops Peroche with a beautiful combination! Peroche stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Darko is looking for the KO!
Peroche is rocked!
It looks like Theodore Arsene Peroche has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peroche shoots in for a takedown but Darko shows good takedown defense.
Darko has his takedown stuffed
and Peroche counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Peroche is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Darko sees it coming and defends easily.
Darko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peroche.
Darko wants to control but Peroche is keeping busy.
Peroche is looking to take a break and control but Darko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darko is trying to stand back up but Peroche is controlling him
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peroche is trying to control the action in half guard but Darko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peroche thows a huge punch but Darko dodges it nicely.
Peroche seems to be working for a kimura but Darko defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peroche counters with a takedown into side control.
Peroche working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peroche is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Darko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Peroche looks gassed!
Peroche wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darko keeps working.
Peroche tries for a kimura but Darko is defending well.
Peroche is looking to take a break and control but Darko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darko keeping his opponent close.
Peroche throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peroche lands an elbow.
Peroche tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peroche has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Peroche trying to control the position but Darko is working away.
Peroche working the ground and pound but Darko is defending the strikes.
Darko can't do much from the bottom here.
Darko defending against the ground and pound.
Darko struggling a bit here.
Darko sneaks back into half guard.
Peroche throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Darko misses with a combination
and Peroche counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Darko is concentrating on defense, preventing Peroche from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peroche is trying to control. Darko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peroche connects with a nice short shot to Darko's temple.
Peroche is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peroche throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Darko is looking to improve his position.
Peroche blocks the strikes from Darko.
Peroche is keen to just control but Darko is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darko throws a series of punches but Peroche moves out of range.
Darko works over Peroche's head and body with a nice combination.
Darko doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Peroche counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four 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!
Peroche controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Peroche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peroche has gone for a leg lock! Darko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Peroche's guard.
Darko wants to control from the top but Peroche keeps moving.
Darko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peroche has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peroche swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Theodore Arsene Peroche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Theodore Arsene Peroche's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peroche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peroche defending well as Darko loads up on a big left hand.
Peroche drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peroche with a nice head shot there.
Peroche throws a big right hand that misses.
Peroche trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peroche throws a big right hand that misses.
Peroche scoring with some ground and pound.
Peroche controlling from the top position.
Darko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Peroche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peroche chips away with some ground and pound.
Peroche trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
Darko wants to stand up but Peroche is controlling him.
Darko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Peroche from controlling successfully.
Darko throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Peroche fails to land the takedown.
Darko misses with a double jab
and Peroche counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Darko looking to control.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Peroche from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peroche working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Peroche from controlling successfully.
Peroche looking to pass the guard.
Peroche throws a big right hand that misses.
Theodore Arsene Peroche has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darko wants to stand and escape but Peroche is having none of it.
Darko controls Peroche momentarily but Peroche frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Darko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peroche counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Darko wants to sweep here but Peroche controlling him for the moment.
Peroche with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peroche trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
Peroche drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Darko dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko content to stall in guard here.
Darko throws a strike but Peroche rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peroche wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
Peroche drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peroche jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Peroche. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Darko throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Peroche from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darko trying to strike off his back.
Darko looking for a sweep. Not yet Darko, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peroche counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Peroche not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peroche is trying to control the action in half guard but Darko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Darko manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peroche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peroche throws a strike but Darko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Arsene Peroche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Theodore Arsene Peroche's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peroche drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peroche throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peroche thows a big elbow that misses.
Peroche stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darko controls Peroche momentarily but Peroche frees himself.
Peroche works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peroche seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Darko pushes Peroche off looking to stand but Peroche dives back in and keeps control.
Darko is not content to let Peroche control the position.
Darko gets back to full guard.
Peroche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peroche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peroche with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Peroche from controlling successfully.
Peroche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peroche throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peroche is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peroche's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peroche counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Darko trying to control from the bottom.
Peroche is working for a submission of some sort.
Peroche is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peroche is looking for a kimura but Darko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peroche to get the leverage.
Darko is not content to let Peroche control the position.
Darko manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Darko misses the jab.
Darko misses with a double jab
so Peroche counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko wants to stand but Peroche is controlling the position.
Darko trying to keep a closed guard but Peroche is proving a slippery customer.
Peroche stopping the sweep attempt from Darko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko controls Peroche momentarily but Peroche frees himself.
Peroche 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.
Peroche is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Darko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Darko has escaped and now he's on top!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peroche has his hands on Darko's head, controlling the position.
Darko stopping the sweep attempt from Peroche.
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.
Darko throws a big right hand that misses.
Peroche is trying to keep Darko in close.
Darko stopping the sweep attempt from Peroche.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peroche counters with a takedown into side control.
Donnie Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peroche blocks the strikes from Darko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Arsene Peroche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peroche winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Arsene Peroche!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trygve Graudheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trygve Graudheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Walker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Graudheim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Graudheim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graudheim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Graudheim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graudheim rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Graudheim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Graudheim moves into the clinch.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Graudheim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Graudheim lands a knee to the body.
Graudheim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graudheim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Graudheim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
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!
Walker tries to clinch but Graudheim moves away
letting Graudheim counter with a right hand.
Graudheim clinches.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graudheim.
Graudheim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker looks gassed!
Graudheim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walker stops a takedown attempt from Graudheim.
Graudheim has hold of one of Walker's legs. Walker is fighting the takedown attempt but Graudheim gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Graudheim tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Graudheim cracks Walker with a solid left hand.
Graudheim connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Graudheim is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Walker Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Graudheim's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Graudheim is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Walker is looking to control Graudheim but Graudheim is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graudheim wants to escape the position.
Walker is looking to control Graudheim but Graudheim is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Graudheim holding both Walker 's hands and preventing any damage.
Graudheim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Walker is looking for the choke from the back position but Graudheim is controlling his hands well.
Graudheim breaks Walker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Graudheim postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Graudheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker clinches but Graudheim breaks the clinch
and Graudheim counters with a three punch combo that has Walker backing up. Walker nods at Graudheim to acknowledge the strikes.
Graudheim scores with a jab.
Graudheim pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graudheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Graudheim rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graudheim.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graudheim avoids it.
Graudheim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graudheim pushes Walker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Graudheim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graudheim clinches with his opponent.
Graudheim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walker throws an elbow but misses.
Graudheim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Graudheim gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Graudheim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Graudheim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Graudheim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Graudheim thows a huge punch but Walker dodges it nicely.
Walker is trying to maintain the position but Graudheim is very close to passing his half guard.
Walker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Graudheim.
Graudheim is working Walker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim throwing strikes but missing.
Graudheim lands a couple of elbows.
Walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graudheim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walker keeping full guard, as Graudheim tries to pass.
Walker is looking to stand up but Graudheim isn't so interested in that idea.
Walker has his feet on Graudheim's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker connects with a right hand. Graudheim shakes it off.
Walker cracks the inside of Graudheim's front leg.
Graudheim circles away from the clinch attempt
and Graudheim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trygve Graudheim dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Graudheim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Graudheim scores with a shoulder strike.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graudheim scores with a shoulder strike.
Graudheim connects with a knee to the head.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker misses with an elbow strike.
Graudheim blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graudheim.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker lands an elbow just above Graudheim 's eye.
Graudheim with a knee to the head.
Graudheim lands with a right to the head.
Graudheim gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graudheim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graudheim blocks it with crossed arms.
Graudheim gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graudheim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graudheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Graudheim pushes him off.
Graudheim feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
Graudheim closes the distance and clinches.
Graudheim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graudheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim scores with a takedown into Walker's guard.
Graudheim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker pushes Graudheim off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker landing knees to the head.
Graudheim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graudheim scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graudheim.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Graudheim avoids the damage to the body.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graudheim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graudheim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Graudheim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Graudheim.
Walker throws an elbow that misses.
Walker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graudheim lands a nice uppercut.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Graudheim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graudheim.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graudheim avoids it.
Good body shot from Graudheim.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Graudheim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graudheim lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walker throws an elbow but misses.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Graudheim lands a nice uppercut.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graudheim is defending well for now.
A short left from Graudheim.
Walker lands an elbow just above Graudheim 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graudheim.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graudheim.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graudheim is defending well for now.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graudheim.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Graudheim.
Walker misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graudheim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Graudheim here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Graudheim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Graudheim avoids the elbow strike from Walker, against the cage.
Graudheim pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graudheim.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graudheim is defending well for now.
Graudheim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Graudheim lands with a left to the head.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walker obliges.
Graudheim lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graudheim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Graudheim.
Graudheim blocks the elbow strike.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Graudheim avoids the damage to the body.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Graudheim breaks the clinch.
Walker looks to clinch
and Graudheim counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Graudheim passes to full mount!
Graudheim with a couple of short strikes.
Graudheim looking to finish Walker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walker!
Walker working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to hold on but Graudheim pushes him away.
Graudheim working Walker over with strikes here.
Walker trying desperately to get to his feet.
Walker tries to hold on but Graudheim pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Graudheim.
Graudheim working the ground and pound effectively.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Graudheim landing strikes from the mount.
Walker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Graudheim tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Walker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trygve Graudheim 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Graudheim has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Graudheim avoiding damage.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graudheim blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graudheim lands an elbow inside.
Graudheim works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
Graudheim lands with a right to the head.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graudheim.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graudheim is defending well for now.
Graudheim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graudheim.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graudheim avoids it.
Graudheim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graudheim lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graudheim's brow.
Graudheim looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trygve Graudheim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graudheim lands a right hand.
Graudheim is working for takedown but Walker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Graudheim avoids the elbow strike from Walker, against the cage.
Graudheim blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim pushes Walker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graudheim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.
Graudheim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graudheim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graudheim lands an uppercut.
Walker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Graudheim landing knees to the head.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Graudheim.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graudheim avoids it.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Graudheim lands a damaging elbow.
Graudheim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Graudheim obliges.
Walker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graudheim lands with a left to the head.
Graudheim managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graudheim is defending well for now.
Graudheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graudheim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker tries to clinch but Graudheim moves away
and Graudheim counters by clinching up.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graudheim's efforts to push away.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
Graudheim blocks an elbow strike.
Graudheim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graudheim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graudheim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Graudheim manages to break the clinch.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graudheim pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Graudheim blocks an elbow strike.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graudheim.
Graudheim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Graudheim.
Walker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Graudheim lands a takedown into guard.
Graudheim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Graudheim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graudheim has managed to get both his arms back between Walker's legs - danger averted.
Walker wants to stand and escape but Graudheim is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim stands and throws Walker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Graudheim works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Graudheim lands a nice forearm strike.
Walker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Graudheim working away.
Graudheim lands a decent elbow from side control.
Graudheim landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Graudheim is chipping away with strikes.
Graudheim is working Walker over with some ground and pound from side control.
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.
Walker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graudheim clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graudheim.
Walker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graudheim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trygve Graudheim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Graudheim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Graudheim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker wants to clinch but Graudheim slips to the side
and Graudheim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Graudheim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Graudheim connects with a couple of short punches.
Trygve Graudheim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Graudheim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Graudheim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Graudheim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nelson Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graudheim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trygve Graudheim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graudheim 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trygve Graudheim!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell TheMarksmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Stamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think TheMarksmen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sage Francis - Sea Lion. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stamp's choice of entrance music: I got a feeling. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Gerald Stamp enters the cage!
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280 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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrell TheMarksmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Stamp!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamp tries to clinch there but TheMarksmen circles away.
TheMarksmen rushes Stamp and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stamp.
TheMarksmen prevents Stamp from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by TheMarksmen as Stamp tries to tie him up.
TheMarksmen looking to throw knees to the head but Stamp is blocking nicely.
TheMarksmen misses with a knee strike.
TheMarksmen misses with a knee to the head.
Stamp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but TheMarksmen has him pressed against the cage.
TheMarksmen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stamp.
Stamp wants to stall.
TheMarksmen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stamp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
TheMarksmen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gerald Stamp has been cut.
Stamp has hold of one of TheMarksmen's legs. TheMarksmen is fighting the takedown attempt but Stamp gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stamp wants to pass the guard but TheMarksmen is keeping the position.
TheMarksmen controlling Stamp's posture.
Stamp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. TheMarksmen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stamp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as TheMarksmen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamp wants to control from the top but TheMarksmen keeps moving.
Stamp postures up and lands a big shot to TheMarksmen's brow.
Stamp trying to control the position from guard on top but TheMarksmen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
TheMarksmen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stamp's guard.
Stamp will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
TheMarksmen preventing the sweep.
TheMarksmen stays in close to Stamp's body and controls the position.
TheMarksmen stopping the sweep attempt from Stamp.
Stamp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for TheMarksmen!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamp lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
TheMarksmen wants to hold on but Stamp pushes him away.
Stamp misses with a head shot.
TheMarksmen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stamp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
TheMarksmen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Stamp content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheMarksmen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stamp is looking to take a break and control but TheMarksmen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stamp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
TheMarksmen is trying to stand.
TheMarksmen is refusing to be controlled, as Stamp sits in half guard.
Stamp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
TheMarksmen wants to control but Stamp is keeping busy.
TheMarksmen is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
TheMarksmen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stamp wants to control but TheMarksmen is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stamp circles away from the clinch attempt.
TheMarksmen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Darrell TheMarksmen has been cut.
Stamp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
TheMarksmen is breathing heavily.
Stamp decides to stand back up. Stamp steps back and let's TheMarksmen get back to his feet.
Gerald Stamp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - TheMarksmen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darrell TheMarksmen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stamp misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stamp throws a series of punches but TheMarksmen moves out of range.
TheMarksmen moves in looking to clinch but Stamp pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stamp with a hook.
Stamp keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Stamp dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
TheMarksmen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stamp.
Stamp throws a body punch but TheMarksmen moves out of range.
Stamp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stamp wants to clinch.
Stamp dives in and grabs TheMarksmen's left leg, looking for a takedown. TheMarksmen pushes down on Stamp's head and hops out.
TheMarksmen tries to clinch up but Stamp circles away and keeps his distance.
TheMarksmen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for TheMarksmen.
Nice body punch from Stamp - that landed with a thud.
Stamp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stamp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stamp throws a punch but it's blocked by TheMarksmen.
The is referee keeping an eye on Stamp - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stamp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
TheMarksmen tries to land a knee to the head but Stamp blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
TheMarksmen tries a knee to the head but Stamp blocks it.
TheMarksmen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stamp blocks it with crossed arms.
Stamp is trying to drag TheMarksmen to the mat but TheMarksmen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
TheMarksmen tries a knee to the head but Stamp blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheMarksmen misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stamp.
TheMarksmen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stamp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stamp stalling in the clinch but TheMarksmen improves position.
Stamp swings wildly with an uppercut but TheMarksmen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stamp content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stamp manages to break the clinch.
Stamp fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stamp.
Darrell TheMarksmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Stamp.
TheMarksmen tries to clinch up.
Stamp feints and as TheMarksmen raises his hands in defense, Stamp changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stamp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
TheMarksmen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stamp.
Stamp throws and elbow that misses. TheMarksmen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stamp's guard. Nice move by TheMarksmen!
TheMarksmen wants to stand but Stamp is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamp working a defensive guard here.
TheMarksmen stands up and waves to Stamp to follow him.
No luck for Stamp with that takedown attempt.
Stamp is trying hard to land a takedown here. TheMarksmen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
TheMarksmen is looking to clinch but Stamp is avoiding it.
TheMarksmen tries to clinch but Stamp is having none of it.
TheMarksmen clinches up with Stamp and pushes him back against the cage.
TheMarksmen lands a nice knee to the body.
TheMarksmen scores a nice knee to the body.
TheMarksmen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
TheMarksmen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheMarksmen trying to land knees to the body.
Stamp avoiding damage as TheMarksmen throws knees to the body.
TheMarksmen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stamp scores with a shoulder strike.
TheMarksmen trying to land knees to the body.
TheMarksmen landing knees to the head.
Stamp goes for a takedown attempt but TheMarksmen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stamp shoots in for a takedown but TheMarksmen shows good takedown defense.
TheMarksmen tries to clinch up but Stamp circles away and keeps his distance.
TheMarksmen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stamp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stamp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
TheMarksmen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stamp, pushing him back against the cage.
TheMarksmen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stamp is trying to drag TheMarksmen to the mat but TheMarksmen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
TheMarksmen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMarksmen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stamp drops to a knee looking for a takedown but TheMarksmen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
TheMarksmen misses with a knee to the head.
TheMarksmen looking to stall.
Stamp misses with a punch on the inside.
TheMarksmen is stalling here.
TheMarksmen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stamp avoids it.
Stamp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stamp misses with a hook from the clinch.
TheMarksmen crunches a lovely knee into Stamp's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stamp as TheMarksmen tries to tie him up.
Stamp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stamp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
TheMarksmen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darrell TheMarksmen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Stamp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but TheMarksmen was well out of range. Poor timing from Stamp.
Stamp closes the distance and pushes TheMarksmen back into the cage.
TheMarksmen misses with a knee strike.
Stamp misses with the head strike.
TheMarksmen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stamp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
TheMarksmen trying to land knees to the body.
Stamp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
TheMarksmen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stamp has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but TheMarksmen regains guard immediately.
Stamp is working TheMarksmen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stamp trying to control but TheMarksmen is working from the bottom.
TheMarksmen is trying to control the position but Stamp postures up.
Stamp works over TheMarksmen with some ground and pound from guard.
Stamp connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
TheMarksmen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheMarksmen keeping moving, preventing Stamp from controlling successfully.
Stamp postures up in TheMarksmen's guard and throws a big left but TheMarksmen blocks it.
TheMarksmen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stamp working to try and regain half guard.
TheMarksmen is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Stamp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from TheMarksmen.
Horrible takedown by Stamp or perhaps it was just good defense by TheMarksmen which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from TheMarksmen. No joy for Stamp on that attempt.
TheMarksmen moves in looking to clinch but Stamp pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheMarksmen is looking to clinch but Stamp is avoiding it.
TheMarksmen wants to clinch.
TheMarksmen drives through and clinches with Stamp against the cage.
Stamp is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but TheMarksmen is keeping busy.
Stamp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on TheMarksmen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Stamp.
TheMarksmen tries a knee to the head but Stamp blocks it.
TheMarksmen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stamp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
TheMarksmen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stamp manages to break the clinch.
TheMarksmen clinches.
TheMarksmen just leaning against Stamp, taking a breather.
Stamp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stamp looking to slow down the pace here.
Stamp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stamp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamp trying to stall but TheMarksmen improves his position.
A knee to the head by TheMarksmen.
Stamp drops down looking for an ankle pick but TheMarksmen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Darrell TheMarksmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Stamp.
TheMarksmen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stamp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
TheMarksmen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stamp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stamp connects with a single shot there.
TheMarksmen closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stamp wants to get back to striking at distance but TheMarksmen won't allow it.
TheMarksmen connects with a knee to the head.
Stamp working hard to break the clinch.
TheMarksmen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
TheMarksmen has Stamp pushed against the cage.
TheMarksmen lands a good knee to the midsection. Stamp won't want to take too many of those.
Stamp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stamp tries for a takedown but TheMarksmen manages to get underhooks.
TheMarksmen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Stamp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMarksmen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stamp lands an uppercut.
TheMarksmen misses with a knee strike.
TheMarksmen lands a knee to the body.
Stamp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stamp tests TheMarksmen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
TheMarksmen clinches up with Stamp and pushes him back against the cage.
Stamp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stamp fails to pull guard.
TheMarksmen has Stamp pressed against the cage, preventing Stamp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stamp is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stamp has TheMarksmen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. TheMarksmen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
TheMarksmen lands a good knee to the midsection. Stamp won't want to take too many of those.
TheMarksmen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stamp misses with the head strike.
TheMarksmen crunches a lovely knee into Stamp's ribcage.
TheMarksmen effectively controlling the action here.
TheMarksmen tries to land a knee to the head but Stamp blocks with his arms.
Stamp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stamp circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darrell TheMarksmen.
I think TheMarksmen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Darrell TheMarksmen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikon Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikon Holm!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tanner controlling Holm's posture.
Tanner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holm trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner keeping full guard, as Holm tries to pass.
Tanner 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holm shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Holm stands up and beckons Tanner to join him on the feet.
Tanner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Holm.
Tanner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holm to the mat! Holm manages to get full guard.
Tanner looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tanner looking to sit in guard and control but Holm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tanner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Holm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanner trying to control the position here.
Tanner is trying to keep Holm in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tanner misses with a takedown attempt
and Holm counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tanner trying to hold on to Holm's head to control him but Holm postures up.
Holm wants to control but Tanner is keeping him busy.
Tanner wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner wants to control but Holm is keeping busy.
Tanner wants to improve his position but Holm is controlling well.
Holm seems to be working for a kimura but Tanner defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holm is looking to stall here but Tanner recovers full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tanner throws a sloppy head kick
and Holm counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tanner!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner is squirming around, avoiding Holm's attempts to control the action.
Holm wants to finish this one by submission but Tanner is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Holm.
Tanner is desperately trying to improve his position but Holm has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Holm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tanner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Holm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikon Holm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tanner misses with a takedown attempt
and Holm decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tanner's guard.
Nikon Holm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tanner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Holm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanner is on top in guard.
Tanner postures up.
Holm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Holm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Holm's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner drops an elbow to the side of Holm's head.
Tanner not doing much here.
Holm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tanner seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tanner trying to control the pace.
Tanner is looking to take a break and control but Holm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holm tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tanner has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
BOOM! Tanner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner looking to control but Holm is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tanner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Tanner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Nikon Holm has been cut.
Tanner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Holm?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner raining down shots from the mount!
The cut above Nikon Holm's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Holm is breathing heavily.
Holm is squirming around, avoiding Tanner's attempts to control the action.
Tanner lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nikon Holm's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dick Tanner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Blaatand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaatand comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Blaatand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard Foster!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaatand is looking to clinch.
Blaatand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blaatand has a couple of punches blocked by Foster.
Foster fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaatand.
Blaatand lands a left hand.
Blaatand swings wildly with an uppercut but Foster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaatand lands a body shot.
Foster fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blaatand lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Foster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blaatand just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harald Blaatand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Foster.
Blaatand throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foster looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaatand lands a right hand.
Blaatand scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaatand pushes Foster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaatand lands a hook that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Blaatand scores with a shot to the side of Foster's head.
Blaatand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Blaatand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blaatand creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foster is rocked!
Blaatand fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can Blaatand finish him?
Blaatand misses with the head strike.
Foster seems to have recovered his senses.
Blaatand creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Foster with a big uppercut! Foster tries to clinch up but Blaatand pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Foster to the mat! Foster covers up and Blaatand unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harald Blaatand!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thijs Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Anderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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267 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thijs Meyer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meyer.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Meyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Thijs Meyer has been cut.
Meyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Meyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Meyer checks it.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Meyer moves out of range.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meyer.
Antonio Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thijs Meyer.
Anderson throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson punishes Meyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson throws a hook but Meyer avoids it easily.
Meyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Meyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Anderson did well to prevent Meyer getting side control.
Meyer looks gassed!
Meyer prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Meyer throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Anderson gets back to full guard.
Anderson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Meyer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Meyer has managed to get both his arms back between Anderson's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Meyer avoids nicely.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a combination. Meyer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Meyer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Meyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Meyer moves away and avoids it.
Anderson misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Anderson throws a right hand that Meyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Meyer also avoids with ease.
Meyer tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Meyer did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anderson throws and elbow that misses. Meyer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Meyer!
Meyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Meyer throws a big right hand that misses.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer throws and elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meyer's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
Meyer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thijs Meyer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Meyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meyer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Meyer persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Meyer.
Meyer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.
Meyer landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer tries to move to mount but Anderson blocks the move with his legs.
Meyer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meyer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer grinds an elbow into Anderson's temple.
Meyer advances to mount.
Meyer landing punches.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Meyer lands a big elbow.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Meyer's attempts to control the action.
Meyer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Meyer is landing with some decent strikes but Anderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Meyer.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Meyer! Anderson is hurt baaadly! Meyer is firing away with more strikes - Anderson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thijs Meyer!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheez Itz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thyre Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itz comes to the cage accompanied by do you really want to hurt me. Wilkins has chosen Combichrist - Deathbed as his entrance music. Thyre Wilkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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245 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheez Itz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thyre Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Itz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Itz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilkins pinned against the cage. Wilkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilkins has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Itz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilkins's waist but Wilkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Itz off to one side.
Wilkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Itz circles away.
Wilkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Itz cracks Wilkins with a solid left hand.
Itz throwing strikes from guard but Wilkins blocks nicely.
Itz trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Itz is working Wilkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins keeping moving, preventing Itz from controlling successfully.
Itz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Itz.
Itz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilkins's head.
Wilkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Itz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Itz connects with a couple of short punches.
Itz looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Itz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Itz throwing strikes from guard but Wilkins blocks nicely.
Itz landing some decent shots from guard.
Itz is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilkins has wrist control.
Wilkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Itz lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Itz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Itz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Itz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Itz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Itz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Itz trying to move into half guard but instead Wilkins has managed to sweep!
Itz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Itz 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Itz has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Itz has clasped his hands together around Wilkins's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Itz throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wilkins works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Itz is breathing heavily.
Itz 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.
Itz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilkins's head.
Itz wants to take a breather but Wilkins is having none of it.
Itz not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Itz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheez Itz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Itz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilkins tries to clinch up.
Itz scores a takedown into full mount!
Itz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wilkins hang on?
Itz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itz has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Wilkins is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cheez Itz!
Cheez Itz retains his heavyweight title!
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