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Volume 44: Liddell vs Tanaka PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quack Smack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hari (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quack Smack!
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, Badr Hari!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Quack Smack has been cut.
Hari throws a leg kick but Smack moved away.
Smack takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smack fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hari tries to land a front kick but Smack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hari throws a leg kick but Smack moved away.
Hari gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smack to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smack wants to control from the top but Hari keeps moving.
Smack stands up over Hari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hari pushes Smack off and scrambles back to his feet.
Badr Hari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hari stuffs the takedown attempt from Smack. Smack gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smack has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quack Smack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice combo by Hari! Oh, that's hurt him - Smack falls to the canvas and Hari follows him into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smack is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smack wants to control but Hari postures up.
Smack is breathing heavily.
Hari decides to stand back up. Hari steps back and let's Smack get back to his feet.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Smack moves out of range easily.
Smack takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quack Smack's cut is getting worse.
Hari lands a hook that stumbles Smack back into the cage. Hari follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Smack to the canvas! Hari pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Smack has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Badr Hari!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Modi Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canelo Jhonson (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Modi Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Canelo Jhonson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jhonson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jhonson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thor.
Jhonson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jhonson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jhonson is looking to clinch but Thor is avoiding it.
Jhonson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thor.
Thor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jhonson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jhonson lands a jab-cross combination.
Thor looks to land a right hand but Jhonson moved out of range.
Jhonson is looking to clinch.
Jhonson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jhonson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jhonson shoots for a takedown but Thor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jhonson is rocked!
It looks like Canelo Jhonson has been cut.
Thor misses with a hook. Jhonson ducked under it nicely.
Jhonson is still on wobbly legs! Can Thor finish him?
Thor throws a series of punches but Jhonson avoids them all with ease.
Jhonson seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Thor misses.
Jhonson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thor.
Jhonson works over Thor's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jhonson does no damage.
Thor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thor misses with a few strikes there.
Thor misses with a series of wild punches.
Jhonson moves away from the strike by Thor.
Thor misses with a two punch combination.
Jhonson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jhonson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jhonson shoots in but no luck this time.
Modi Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Canelo Jhonson.
Nice defenses there by Jhonson.
Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jhonson.
Thor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thor with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Thor. No joy for Jhonson on that attempt.
Jhonson tries to clinch but Thor moves out of range.
Jhonson throws a head kick that misses.
Jhonson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thor.
Jhonson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jhonson tries to clinch up.
Thor misses with a hook. Jhonson ducked under it nicely.
Jhonson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thor keeps the fight on the outside.
Jhonson ducks under a wild hook from Thor.
Jhonson throws a head kick that half lands.
Jhonson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jhonson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thor throws a jab but it's blocked by Jhonson.
Jhonson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jhonson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thor is breathing heavily.
Jhonson walks into a straight right hand from Thor.
Thor misses with a wild combination.
Jhonson misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Jhonson.
Jhonson throws a head kick but Thor moves out of range.
Jhonson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor misses with a hook. Jhonson ducked under it nicely.
Jhonson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thor throws out the jab.
Jhonson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jhonson shoots for a double leg takedown but Thor sprawls well. He's pushed Jhonson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thor throws a jab when Jhonson was well out of range.
A left lands for Thor.
Thor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thor loads up on a big right hand but Jhonson slips the punch.
Jhonson misses with a head kick.
Thor lands a nice hook to Jhonson's body. Jhonson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Jhonson both land. Nice combination.
Jhonson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jhonson throws a right and a left that Thor avoids nicely.
Jhonson misses with a double jab.
Jhonson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jhonson duly obliges.
Thor connects with a single shot there.
Jhonson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thor parries the strikes from Jhonson easily there. Jhonson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thor to escape.
Jhonson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jhonson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jhonson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jhonson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thor connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jhonson throws a nice looking combination but Thor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jhonson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jhonson tries for a kimura but Thor is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Modi Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Canelo Jhonson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thor scores with a hook to the body. Jhonson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thor throws out a loose jab but Jhonson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thor throws a hook but Jhonson blocks it.
Jhonson tries for a takedown but Thor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jhonson is looking to clinch but Thor is avoiding it.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thor misses with a combination
and Jhonson counters with a three punch combo that has Thor backing up. Thor nods at Jhonson to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Thor.
Jhonson tries to close the distance and clinch but Thor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jhonson shoots in and drives through. Thor sprawls well.
Jhonson throws a nice looking combination but Thor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thor misses with a double jab.
Jhonson misses with the combination.
Jhonson swings for the body but Thor moves out of range.
Modi Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor throws a combination that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Jhonson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thor's guard now.
Jhonson wants to stand but Thor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jhonson stands and steps away. Thor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jhonson.
Jhonson looks to land a combination but Thor avoids it well.
Thor throws a looping overhand right but Jhonson ducks down to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Thor scores with a four punch combination!
Thor lands with a cross.
Thor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jhonson.
Thor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jhonson's hands.
Thor swats away the attempt to clinch by Jhonson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thor lunges at Jhonson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jhonson's hand.
Jhonson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thor.
Thor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jhonson dodges the punch combination from Thor.
Canelo Jhonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jhonson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thor misses with a double jab.
Jhonson shoots in for a takedown but Thor shows good takedown defense.
Modi Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Canelo Jhonson.
Jab, jab by Thor - just one landing.
Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Jhonson is just out of range.
Jhonson is looking to clinch but Thor is avoiding it.
Jhonson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Modi Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jhonson. That's going to slow Thor down.
Thor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jhonson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor thows a body shot but no joy.
Jhonson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jhonson has managed to clinch.
Jhonson stalling in the clinch but Thor improves position.
Thor breaks from the clinch.
Thor misses with a series of wild punches.
Jhonson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jhonson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jhonson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jhonson closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Thor to counter with a crisp jab.
Thor throws a hook to the side of Jhonson's head but Jhonson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thor throws a shot from downtown. Jhonson moves away and avoids it.
Jhonson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thor.
Thor throws a series of punches but Jhonson moves out of range.
Thor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jhonson counters with a two punch combo.
Jhonson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jhonson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jhonson throws a combination. Thor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jhonson counters with a three punch combo that has Thor backing up. Thor nods at Jhonson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jhonson scores with a three punch combo!
Thor misses with an uppercut.
Jhonson throws a series of strikes that have Thor backpedaling.
Jhonson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thor's head.
Jhonson avoids the body shot from Thor.
Thor misses with an uppercut. Jhonson saw that one coming.
Thor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jhonson throws a front kick that sends Thor stumbling back into the cage.
Thor misses with a body shot.
Jhonson scores with a takedown into Thor's guard.
Jhonson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canelo Jhonson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Canelo Jhonson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jhonson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thor counters with a stiff right hand.
Thor throws a body punch but Jhonson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Thor misses the target.
Jhonson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jhonson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jhonson.
Jhonson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thor tries to avoid it but Jhonson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thor to the ground. Thor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jhonson ducks right into an uppercut from Thor.
Thor connects with a jab.
Jhonson throws a series of punches but Thor moves out of range.
Thor throws a jab when Jhonson was well out of range.
Jhonson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thor is fending him off so far but Jhonson persists. Nope, Thor circles away and we're back to standing.
Modi Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Canelo Jhonson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jhonson shoots in looking for a takedown. Thor tries to sprawl out of it but Jhonson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jhonson takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jhonson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thor counters with a straight right hand.
Canelo Jhonson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jhonson ducks under a wild hook from Thor.
Thor looks to land a right hand but Jhonson moved out of range.
Jhonson closes the distance but Thor moves to the side
and Thor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thor misses with a two punch combination.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jhonson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thor throws out a loose jab but Jhonson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jhonson lands a right hook to the body.
Jhonson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thor as he jumps to the side.
Thor keeps the fight on the outside.
Thor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jhonson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thor tries to avoid it but Jhonson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thor to the ground. Thor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jhonson misses with a double jab
and Thor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jhonson thinking.
Jhonson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jhonson throws a head kick but Thor moves out of range.
Thor lands a nice shot to the body.
Jhonson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thor.
Jhonson tries to clinch up but Thor circles away and keeps his distance.
Thor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jhonson.
No luck for Jhonson with that takedown attempt.
Thor connects with a right hand. Jhonson shakes it off.
Jhonson slips a jab from Thor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jhonson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jhonson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jhonson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhonson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jhonson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jhonson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thor throws a hook to the side of Jhonson's head but Jhonson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jhonson darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a stiff right hand.
Thor lands a nice hook to Jhonson's body. Jhonson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jhonson tries to clinch there but Thor circles away.
Jhonson shoots for a double leg takedown but Thor sprawls well. He's pushed Jhonson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jhonson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jhonson wants to clinch but Thor slips to the side
enabling Thor to counter with a crisp jab.
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.
Jhonson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thor blocks a head kick by Jhonson.
Thor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jhonson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jhonson.
Thor is looking to stand up but Jhonson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jhonson tries to stand but Thor is controlling from the bottom.
Jhonson wants to control from the top but Thor keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Modi Thor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thor 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Modi Thor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr iLL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jefferies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Jefferies has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dr iLL!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Jefferies!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
iLL throws a wild body kick that Jefferies sees coming a mile off.
Jefferies tries to score with a low kick but iLL moves his leg out of the way.
iLL connects with a jab.
iLL with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jefferies to score with a decent uppercut.
iLL wants to clinch up but Jefferies keeps it at a distance.
iLL gets a clinch.
Jefferies tries to pull guard but iLL holds him up against the cage and eventually Jefferies drops back down to his feet.
Jefferies fails to pull the fight into his guard.
iLL is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jefferies is defending well for now.
iLL throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jefferiess head.
A nice left hand lands by iLL.
Knees in the clinch landing for iLL.
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!
iLL working the clinch nicely. Jefferies is working for position but iLL cracks him with a big knee to the head! Jefferies crumples up against the cage and iLL lands two more shots before the ref can save Jefferies! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Dr iLL!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sagat Petchyindee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Wells has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagat Petchyindee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Wells!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells looks for a takedown but Petchyindee sprawls well.
Wells shoots in looking for a takedown. Petchyindee tries to sprawl out of it but Wells keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petchyindee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Petchyindee cracks the inside of Wells's front leg.
Petchyindee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petchyindee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wells takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petchyindee tries to land a leg kick but Wells saw it coming and moves away.
Petchyindee throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petchyindee.
Wells takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petchyindee.
Nice sprawl there from Petchyindee as Wells shoots in.
Sagat Petchyindee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Wells.
Wells throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petchyindee's waist but Petchyindee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wells off to one side.
Petchyindee cracks the inside of Wells's front leg.
Petchyindee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wells waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Petchyindee.
Petchyindee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wells.
Wells fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wells tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petchyindee thows a body kick. Wells tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that half lands.
A good leg kick by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee swats away the attempt to clinch by Wells.
Petchyindee is looking to slow Wells down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petchyindee feints and then cracks Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wells down.
Petchyindee lands a nice looking body kick.
Wells shoots in and drives through. Petchyindee sprawls well.
Wells looks gassed!
Petchyindee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petchyindee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wells tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petchyindee scores with a leg kick.
Petchyindee scoring well with a low kick there.
Petchyindee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petchyindee thumps Wells with a low kick.
Petchyindee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wells's head.
Petchyindee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petchyindee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wells's calf.
Petchyindee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wells's calf.
Sagat Petchyindee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petchyindee scores with a leg kick.
Petchyindee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petchyindee is looking to slow Wells down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petchyindee.
Wells takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sagat Petchyindee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petchyindee feints and then cracks Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wells down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petchyindee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wells is trying desperately to land a takedown but Petchyindee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wells.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wells. That did some damage!
Wells chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petchyindee can pounce on him.
Petchyindee feints and then cracks Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wells down.
Wells takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Petchyindee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wells's calf.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick which misses Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Wells tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petchyindee, right into the meat.
Petchyindee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wells tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petchyindee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Petchyindee lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Petchyindee.
Wells takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wells crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petchyindee - the referee stops the clock and Wells gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petchyindee. Wells manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petchyindee.
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petchyindee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petchyindee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petchyindee scores with a leg kick.
Petchyindee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wells. That did some damage!
Petchyindee scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petchyindee scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petchyindee.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petchyindee.
Petchyindee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petchyindee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick which misses Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Wells tries to avoid it.
Petchyindee lands a head kick. Wells smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petchyindee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petchyindee.
Wells takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petchyindee throws a nice head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petchyindee. Wells shrugs it off though.
Petchyindee is looking to slow Wells down with leg kicks.
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petchyindee lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petchyindee thumps Wells with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Petchyindee. That's going to slow Wells down.
Petchyindee throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick which misses Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Wells tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petchyindee. That's going to slow Wells down.
Petchyindee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Petchyindee thuds his shin into the meat of Wells's side.
An inside leg kick lands from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick which misses Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Wells tries to avoid it.
Wells on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petchyindee. Petchyindee obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petchyindee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petchyindee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Petchyindee lands a high kick!
Petchyindee throws a head kick that half lands.
Petchyindee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petchyindee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petchyindee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petchyindee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petchyindee connects with a solid leg kick.
Petchyindee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Petchyindee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wells. That did some damage!
Petchyindee delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagat Petchyindee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petchyindee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sagat Petchyindee is winning the standup battle so far.
Petchyindee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wells takes a step back to recover.
Petchyindee is looking to slow Wells down with leg kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wells might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petchyindee has got the better of the exchanges.
Wells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Petchyindee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wells tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petchyindee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petchyindee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petchyindee scores with a leg kick.
Petchyindee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wells shoots in looking for a takedown. Petchyindee tries to sprawl out of it but Wells keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petchyindee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Petchyindee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wells's calf.
Wells shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wells chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petchyindee can pounce on him.
Petchyindee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wells.
Petchyindee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wells is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Petchyindee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Petchyindee scores with a spinning back kick!
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petchyindee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wells takes a step back to recover.
Wells has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Petchyindee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petchyindee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wells chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petchyindee can pounce on him.
Petchyindee scores with a leg kick.
Petchyindee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petchyindee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Petchyindee is looking to slow Wells down with leg kicks.
Petchyindee pushes Wells away with a front kick.
Petchyindee lands with a nice body kick.
Petchyindee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ryan Wells is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petchyindee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Petchyindee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Petchyindee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wells walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wells tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petchyindee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petchyindee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wells's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petchyindee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wells's waist but Wells gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petchyindee off to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Petchyindee.
Petchyindee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick which misses Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Wells tries to avoid it.
Petchyindee scores with a leg kick.
Wells's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petchyindee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wells's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petchyindee. That's going to slow Wells down.
Petchyindee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wells on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petchyindee. Petchyindee obviously looking to wear him down.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wells takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee lands a head kick!
Wells throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petchyindee's waist but Petchyindee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wells off to one side.
Sagat Petchyindee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Wells.
Petchyindee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Petchyindee!
Petchyindee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wells.
Petchyindee thumps Wells with a low kick.
Petchyindee feints and then cracks Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wells down.
Petchyindee cracks the inside of Wells's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petchyindee can pounce on him.
Petchyindee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petchyindee scores with a leg kick.
Petchyindee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wells.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petchyindee.
Petchyindee thuds his shin into the meat of Wells's side.
Petchyindee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petchyindee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wells will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petchyindee, right into the meat.
Petchyindee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petchyindee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wells's calf.
Petchyindee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wells's sensitive parts.
Petchyindee thows a body kick. Wells tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Petchyindee scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petchyindee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petchyindee, right into the meat.
Wells has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petchyindee, right into the meat.
Petchyindee lands a head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Petchyindee.
Petchyindee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wells.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick which misses Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Wells tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Petchyindee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Petchyindee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Petchyindee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wells.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petchyindee.
Wells takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wells chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petchyindee can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petchyindee. That's going to slow Wells down.
A good leg kick by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petchyindee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wells's calf.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Petchyindee - that will leave a mark!
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wells on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Petchyindee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagat Petchyindee dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Petchyindee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Petchyindee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Petchyindee thumps Wells with a low kick.
Petchyindee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wells tries to clinch there but Petchyindee circles away.
Wells closes the distance and clinches up with Petchyindee, looking for a takedown. Wells pushes Petchyindee against the cage but Petchyindee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Petchyindee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wells takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wells tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wells fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wells can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wells.
Wells gets the takedown into side control.
Petchyindee gets back to half guard.
Petchyindee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petchyindee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petchyindee tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petchyindee regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petchyindee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wells is one step ahead there.
Wells is working Petchyindee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Petchyindee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Petchyindee prevents Wells from improving his position.
Petchyindee is looking to advance position but Wells won't allow it.
Petchyindee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
Wells desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wells wants to control but Petchyindee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wells makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wells.
Wells wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee wants to pass the guard but Wells is keeping the position.
Petchyindee is working hard here to advance position.
Wells manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Petchyindee working to try and regain half guard.
Wells has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Petchyindee's face.
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.
Petchyindee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wells is working for a guillotine from mount but Petchyindee frees his head quite easily.
Petchyindee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ryan Wells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wells sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wells lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Wells.
I think Petchyindee 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagat Petchyindee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aulis Multio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Aulis Multio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renzo Dorian!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorian misses with a takedown attempt - Multio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dorian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dorian misses with a two punch combination.
Multio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dorian.
Aulis Multio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Dorian.
Dorian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Multio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Multio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Renzo Dorian has been cut.
Dorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Multio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Renzo Dorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Multio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Multio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dorian tries for a takedown but Multio circles away easily
and Multio counters with a crisp one two that drops Dorian! Multio thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dorian to his feet! Dorian is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Multio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dorian circles away quickly and effectively.
Multio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dorian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Multio is positioning himself well to prevent Dorian advancing to mount.
Dorian looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Multio keeping hold of Dorian's head, controlling as best he can.
Dorian trying to control from half guard but Multio is working away.
Multio keeping hold of Dorian's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Multio makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dorian moves away from the strike by Multio.
Multio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Multio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dorian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dorian tries to free his leg and advance position but Multio is retaining full guard.
Dorian being controlled here momentarily.
Multio wants to sweep here but Dorian controlling him for the moment.
Multio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Multio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dorian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dorian trying to control the position from guard on top but Multio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Multio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dorian off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dorian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Multio looks like he's trying to stand up.
Multio is refusing to be controlled, as Dorian sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorian trying to mount his opponent but Multio defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Multio is staying active underneath Dorian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dorian wants to advance to full mount but Multio doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Multio keeping full guard, as Dorian tries to pass.
Dorian is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Multio is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Multio has escaped and now he's on top!
Dorian looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Multio passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aulis Multio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renzo Dorian's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dorian misses with a two punch combination.
Dorian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Multio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dorian fails with the takedown
and Multio counters by moving into the clinch.
Multio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aulis Multio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Dorian.
Multio scores with a shot to the side of Dorian's head.
A short left from Multio.
Multio digs a right hand into Dorian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dorian's gas tank.
Multio lands with a right to the head.
Dorian tries to score a body lock takedown but Multio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Multio just leaning against Dorian, taking a breather.
Multio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dorian is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Multio. That snapped Dorian's head back.
Dorian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Multio.
Dorian misses with a double jab.
Aulis Multio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dorian shoots and misses
and Multio counters with a nice right hand that sends Dorian toppling to the canvas! Dorian scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Multio finish him?!
Dorian is rocked!
That has opened up Renzo Dorian's cut even more.
Multio ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Dorian's jaw. Dorian's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Multio does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aulis Multio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wee Peen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Turner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wee Peen!
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, Bill Turner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Peen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Turner's half guard.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Peen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peen stands and throws Turner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Peen landing strikes.
Turner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner tries to buck Peen off but Peen is having none of it.
Turner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peen working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Peen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Turner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peen's best efforts.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peen is breathing heavily.
Turner wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turner missing with punches from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Turner has his takedown stuffed
and Peen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Turner striking off his back but it's not causing Peen any problems.
Turner wants to stand and escape but Peen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peen preventing the sweep.
Peen cracks Turner with a solid left hand.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turner has momentary wrist control but Peen slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peen stops Turner from standing up.
Peen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Peen cracks Turner with a big right hand but Turner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Turner to see if he's OK.
Turner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Peen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
Peen moves into full mount!
Turner throwing hammer fists to the chest of Peen. What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Turner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peen tries to get out of the position.
Peen keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Peen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.
Peen lands a couple of digs.
Peen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
Peen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peen has managed to get both his arms back between Turner's legs - danger averted.
Peen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turner has his feet on Peen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner fails with the takedown
and Peen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Peen moves into full mount! Turner won't be happy about that!
Peen raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Peen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Turner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Peen.
Turner is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Peen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Peen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wee Peen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turner wants to clinch but Peen slips to the side
and Peen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Peen working Turner over with strikes.
Turner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Turner.
Peen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wee Peen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner closes the distance but Peen moves to the side
and Peen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turner's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peen working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner has momentary wrist control but Peen slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peen tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peen is one step ahead there.
Peen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peen looking to pass the guard.
Peen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turner has his foot on Peen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peen works his way back into a safe position though.
Turner trying to control the position.
Peen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peen throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
Turner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peen pushes down on Turner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Peen 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.
Peen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turner is pressing down on Peen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peen.
Peen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Turner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Peen looking for a sweep. Not yet Peen, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Turner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Turner is trying to work for a kimura but Peen is defending well.
Turner seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Turner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peen tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Turner tries to pass to full mount but Peen defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Peen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turner is on top in guard.
Peen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peen is pressing down on Turner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turner is holding on for now.
Turner tries to get to full guard but Peen has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peen working over Turner with some ground and pound. Turner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turner actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wee Peen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Turner throws a lazy head kick
and Peen counters with a shoot takedown. Turner fights it but they end up in guard.
Peen passes Turner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Turner is pressing down on Peen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Turner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Peen!
Turner is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Turner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bill Turner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ellis Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen it was over as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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173 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ellis Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tane Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Thompson cracks Stone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Stone backpedaling.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson stalks Stone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stone's face. Stone staggers backwards, shaken.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thompson sprawls well initially but Stone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thompson controlling the position for now.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Thompson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thompson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stone is working away from the top position though.
Thompson trying to get back to full guard but Stone takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Thompson tries to reverse the position but Stone maintains control.
Stone looking to finish Thompson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thompson!
Thompson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thompson regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thompson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.
Thompson trying to control but Stone postures up.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Stone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stone is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stone's back!
Thompson thows a strike but Stone uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Stone as he ends up in Thompson 's guard!
Thompson working for a triangle but Stone defends it easily.
Stone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stone has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Thompson 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.
Stone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Stone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tane Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson works the jab nicely.
Thompson thumps Stone with a low kick.
Stone tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ellis Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Thompson.
Thompson lands a jab.
Stone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Thompson coming out on top.
Tane Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Thompson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thompson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.
Stone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thompson manages to get to full guard.
Thompson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stone stacks Thompson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stone!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson gets back to half guard.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone trying to control from Thompson's half guard. Thompson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson with a nice cross.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
Stone is rocked!
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
Oh Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ellis Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Thompson lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thompson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
Ellis Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson thumps Stone with a low kick.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
Thompson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Stone is trying to stall.
Stone seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Thompson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Stone goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Stone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
Jab by Thompson.
Thompson bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Stone! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ellis Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson drops back looking for a leg! Stone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stone manages to kick Thompson off! Thompson jumps back into Stone's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tane Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tane Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Okuma Yoshiari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiari comes into the arena with Please Don't Go blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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152 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Okuma Yoshiari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gus Pappas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappas just misses with a punch to the body.
Pappas misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshiari drops his hands momentarily and Pappas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yoshiari is rocked!
Pappas darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Yoshiari's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Pappas before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gus Pappas! Gus Pappas retains his featherweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Now I Lay Thee Down by Machine Head as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Stevenson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arlovski lands the left hand.
Arlovski throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Arlovski is just out of range.
Arlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevenson moves forwards but Arlovski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arlovski instigates a clinch.
Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski clinches up against the cage.
Arlovski is trying to break free.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Arlovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson digs a good body shot into Arlovski's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski wants to slow Stevenson down by chopping away at his legs.
Arlovski just misses with a punch to the body.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Arlovski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevenson momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevenson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Greg Stevenson has been cut.
Arlovski drives through and clinches with Stevenson against the cage.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski throws a jab when Stevenson was well out of range.
Arlovski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevenson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arlovski.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Arlovski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stevenson throwing strikes but Arlovski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stevenson is not content to let Arlovski control the position.
Stevenson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Arlovski off and has taken his back!
Stevenson looking for the choke from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Arlovski just trying to survive but Stevenson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Arlovski is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Stevenson is staying active.
Arlovski wants to escape the position.
Arlovski showing good submission defense here.
Stevenson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Arlovski is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Stevenson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson gets his hands free as Arlovski looks to control.
Stevenson is striking from the back but Arlovski escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Arlovski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stevenson is working away from the top position though.
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.
Stevenson seems to be looking for submissions.
Stevenson working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arlovski is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Arlovski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Stevenson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arlovski throws a combination that misses
and Stevenson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arlovski throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stevenson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stevenson trying to pass the guard but Arlovski defending well.
Stevenson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stevenson trying to control the action but Arlovski is working from the bottom.
Stevenson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arlovski is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Arlovski taking some punishment here, with Stevenson in his half guard.
Stevenson wants to control but Arlovski is keeping him busy.
Arlovski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stevenson.
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.
Stevenson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stevenson wants to control but Arlovski is keeping him busy.
Arlovski trying to control from the bottom.
Stevenson uses his free foot to push down on Arlovski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Arlovski.
Stevenson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stevenson prevents Arlovski from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stevenson working for a submission but Arlovski is keeping him at bay.
Arlovski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stevenson avoids the attempt from Arlovski to control.
Stevenson looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stevenson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stevenson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stevenson looking to control but Arlovski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arlovski is in a horrible position here. Stevenson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stevenson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Arlovski has worked his arm free - good work by Arlovski!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Stevenson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Greg Stevenson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevenson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stevenson blocks a jab.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Stevenson.
Arlovski clinches but Stevenson breaks the clinch
and Stevenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arlovski misses with an uppercut.
Vladimir Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson moves forwards but Arlovski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arlovski wants to clinch
and Stevenson counters with a takedown into side control.
Stevenson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stevenson 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.
Stevenson is looking to take a break and control but Arlovski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stevenson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Arlovski works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Stevenson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Arlovski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arlovski.
Stevenson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stevenson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arlovski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Greg Stevenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski regains half guard there - taking advantage of Stevenson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Arlovski trying to control from the bottom.
Stevenson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arlovski's head.
Stevenson is working for a submission of some sort.
Arlovski wants to improve his position but Stevenson is controlling well.
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.
Stevenson wants to pass to mount but Arlovski is defending the position.
Stevenson looks to land a strike but Arlovski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Arlovski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arlovski manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Stevenson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Stevenson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stevenson moves out of range as Arlovski throws a body kick.
Arlovski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevenson.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Arlovski.
Arlovski moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevenson slips under a jab from Arlovski.
Stevenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arlovski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arlovski throws a looping overhand right but Stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
Arlovski throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily.
Arlovski looks to land a body kick but Stevenson moved away.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Arlovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski throws a looping overhand right but Stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Stevenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arlovski misses with a low kick.
Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Arlovski.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Arlovski.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
A jab from Stevenson finds it's way through Arlovski's defenses.
Stevenson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Arlovski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stevenson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arlovski keeps working.
Stevenson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Arlovski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Arlovski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stevenson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stevenson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stevenson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stevenson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Arlovski wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Arlovski!
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the head.
Arlovski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stevenson landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Arlovski looks a forlorn figure.
Stevenson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Arlovski is on top in guard.
Arlovski wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
Stevenson keeping full guard, as Arlovski tries to pass.
Stevenson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Stevenson had his way with Vladimir Arlovski in that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Stevenson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a big shot that misses.
Stevenson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Vladimir Arlovski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arlovski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arlovski wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Greg Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.
Arlovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stevenson slows the pace down.
Stevenson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Arlovski works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Arlovski defends it well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Arlovski won't allow Stevenson to pass to mount.
Arlovski is looking for a sweep. Stevenson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stevenson trying to pass the guard but Arlovski defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stevenson wants to take a breather but Arlovski is having none of it.
Arlovski wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stevenson shoots in looking for a takedown. Arlovski tries to sprawl out of it but Stevenson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arlovski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arlovski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stevenson is looking to work some ground and pound but Arlovski has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arlovski wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arlovski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevenson's guard.
Stevenson managing to control the position.
Stevenson working a defensive guard here.
Greg Stevenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Stevenson has control of Arlovski's left arm, preventing Arlovski from doing any damage.
Stevenson trying to keep a closed guard but Arlovski is proving a slippery customer.
Arlovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vladimir Arlovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevenson is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Stevenson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stevenson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Stevenson!
Greg Stevenson retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by George Straits- The Fireman. Tanaka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Muse - Citizen Erased. Taka Tanaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddell.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Liddell looks to land a left hand but Tanaka moved out of range nicely.
Tanaka forces Liddell back against the cage and clinches.
Tanaka stalls.
Tanaka blocks an uppercut.
Tanaka avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
Liddell stalling against the cage.
Liddell tries to break free but Tanaka pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Liddell.
Liddell misses with some punches.
Tanaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liddell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka blocking some punches.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
Liddell working aggressively here.
Tanaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liddell lands a hook that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Liddell stalling in the clinch.
Liddell misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Liddell cracks Tanaka with a nice body shot.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanaka avoids it.
Liddell struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
Liddell leaning against his opponent.
Liddell is leaning against Tanaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Liddell missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell slowing the pace effectively.
Tanaka tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell landing knees to the body.
Liddell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanaka is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Liddell.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Liddell tries to work over Tanaka's front leg with a kick but Tanaka checks it.
Dan Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell throws out a leg kick but Tanaka moves out of range and Liddell only half commits.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a with a good body shot.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Tanaka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tanaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Tanaka is out of range.
Tanaka blocks a jab.
Liddell throws a leg kick which misses Tanaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanaka tries to avoid it.
Liddell swings for the body but Tanaka moves out of range.
Liddell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell's corner calls for a 1-2. Liddell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Liddell dominated that round.
That's time! Liddell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Liddell scores with a leg kick.
Liddell wants to land a leg kick but Tanaka is out of range.
Liddell wants to slow Tanaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liddell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tanaka is rocked!
Liddell cracks Tanaka with a left hook right on the temple and Tanaka goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Liddell lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Tanaka is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Liddell!
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