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XCCX 7: Warground! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abodohl Makadabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaroslav Svoboda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abodohl Makadabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaroslav Svoboda!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makadabi tries for a takedown but Svoboda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Svoboda tries to clinch but Makadabi moves out of range.
Svoboda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Makadabi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svoboda is looking to slow Makadabi down with leg kicks.
Svoboda throws an overhand right that lands on Makadabi's shoulder, as Makadabi tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick from Svoboda lands but Makadabi takes it in his stride.
Makadabi throws a hook but Svoboda avoids it easily.
Svoboda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makadabi tries to clinch there but Svoboda circles away.
Svoboda lands with a nice body kick.
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!
Makadabi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Svoboda circles away.
Makadabi is breathing heavily.
Svoboda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Abodohl Makadabi has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Makadabi or perhaps it was just good defense by Svoboda which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abodohl Makadabi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svoboda lands a head kick. Makadabi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Svoboda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Svoboda.
Svoboda scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svoboda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Makadabi.
Makadabi is rocked!
Svoboda feints a jab and as Makadabi dips his head, Svoboda unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Makadabi right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Makadabi falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Svoboda smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jaroslav Svoboda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strangler comes to the cage accompanied by Rise up. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Strangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Dean!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Strangler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dean looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Strangler!
Dean misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dean looking to finish Strangler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strangler!
Dean trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dean postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Strangler looks a forlorn figure.
Dean jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Strangler manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Dean has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dean working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Dean throws a strike aimed at the side of Strangler's head but Strangler avoids it well.
Strangler is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dean's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Strangler is looking to control Dean's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Strangler avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strangler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dean trying to control the pace.
Dean wants to advance to full mount but Strangler doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Dean won't allow Strangler to sweep him here.
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.
Dean looking to sit in guard and control but Strangler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strangler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dean's head.
Strangler wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Dean is working an open guard so Strangler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dean shoots for a double leg takedown but Strangler sprawls well. He's pushed Dean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dean looks gassed!
Dean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strangler sprawls well. Strangler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Dean will probably get the nod.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strangler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strangler blocks a jab.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dean tries to clinch but Strangler moves away
and Strangler moves into the clinch.
Strangler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Dean jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strangler walks away with a smile on his face. Dean gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dean misses with a takedown
and Strangler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jimmy Strangler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dean.
The crowd cheers as Strangler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dean doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like James Dean has been cut.
Strangler connects with a solid leg kick.
Dean is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Strangler.
Strangler tries to move to mount but Dean blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dean some visible discomfort.
Dean tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Strangler presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Strangler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dean looks a forlorn figure.
Strangler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Strangler lands a big shot there that rocks Dean but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dean is looking to improve his position but Strangler isn't that keen on the idea.
Strangler landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Strangler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Strangler with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strangler is landing with some decent strikes but Dean is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Strangler cracks Dean with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Strangler unloading with bombs!
Strangler cracks Dean with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Strangler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Strangler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dean looks a forlorn figure.
Strangler has control of Dean's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dean regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Strangler with good strikes from the mount here!
Strangler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Strangler with shots to the head and body - Dean looks very uncomfortable down there.
Strangler working Dean over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Strangler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Strangler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is in all sorts of trouble here.
Strangler 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.
The referee warns Dean that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dean is looking to get to half guard.
Strangler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dean really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Strangler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Dean's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dean tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strangler counters by clinching up.
Strangler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dean scores with a takedown into Strangler's guard.
Dean trying to control but Strangler is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strangler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dean looking to sit in guard and control but Strangler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strangler is looking to stand up but Dean won't let him.
Dean working a defensive guard here.
Strangler trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Strangler moves into range and clinches up with Dean.
Dean jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strangler walks away with a smile on his face. Dean gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strangler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dean checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strangler closes the distance and pushes Dean back into the cage.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Strangler has him pressed against the cage.
Strangler misses with a knee to the head.
Strangler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dean uses from the top position.
Strangler keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass.
Dean slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Strangler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Strangler trying to keep a closed guard but Dean is proving a slippery customer.
Dean trying to stand up but can't free himself from Strangler's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strangler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Strangler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strangler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Strangler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Isom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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198 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachary Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Isom!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Isom gets slowly back to his feet.
Isom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Isom is retaining full guard.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Isom looking for a sweep. Not yet Isom, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Isom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isom is trying to control but can't.
Smith controlling the action here.
Smith trying to control the action but Isom is working from the bottom.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Isom defends the submission attempt.
Smith has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Isom defend it? Smith steps over the head and cranks it - Isom is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zachary Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Weppin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Weppin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Romero!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weppin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weppin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romero circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weppin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weppin throws a big shot that misses.
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Romero scores with a jab.
Weppin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Aaron Weppin has been cut.
Romero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Weppin tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Romero decides to stand back up. Romero steps back and let's Weppin get back to his feet.
Romero stuns Weppin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romero wants to clinch but Weppin slips to the side
and Weppin counters by clinching up.
Weppin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to score a body lock takedown but Weppin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Romero is working for takedown but Weppin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Romero has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Weppin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aaron Weppin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Romero.
Romero wants a takedown.
Weppin has had enough of the clinch but Romero keeps him there for the moment.
Weppin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Weppin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Romero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romero connects with a nice short shot to Weppin's temple.
Romero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero working over Weppin with some ground and pound. Weppin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Romero tries to stand but can't do so whilst Weppin controls his leg.
Romero looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Weppin pushes Romero off and gets back to his feet.
Romero shoots in but Weppin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Weppin shoots in looking for a takedown. Romero tries to sprawl out of it but Weppin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Weppin misses with the combination.
Romero feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Weppin wants to stand but Romero is controlling the position.
Romero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Weppin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romero is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero thows a big elbow that misses.
Romero postures up in Weppin's guard and throws a big left but Weppin blocks it.
Romero postures up in Weppin's guard and throws a big left but Weppin blocks it.
Romero trying to control but Weppin is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weppin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weppin's head.
Weppin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romero throws a strike but Weppin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Weppin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Weppin is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Weppin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romero tries to clinch but Weppin moves away
and Weppin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Romero's guard now.
Weppin is looking to stand up but Romero won't let him.
Weppin is looking to advance position but Romero has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Romero scoring with strikes but Weppin is staying in there.
You get the feeling that Weppin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Romero.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Romero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero landing strikes from the mount and Weppin is in trouble!
Romero landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weppin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Romero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Romero scoring with strikes but Weppin is staying in there.
Romero tries to control but Weppin wriggling away.
Weppin is trying to stand up.
Romero looking to control but Weppin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Weppin really wants to buck Romero off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero scoring with strikes but Weppin is staying in there.
Romero wants to control the pace but Weppin is squirming around nicely.
Romero is landing with some decent strikes but Weppin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Romero lands a nice shot to the head.
Romero working Weppin over with strikes here.
Romero working Weppin over with strikes here.
Romero lands a nice shot to the head.
Romero lands a big elbow.
Romero controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero with a couple of short strikes.
Romero with the ground and pound from mount.
Romero cracks Weppin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Weppin taking shots to the head.
Romero controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Weppin is in a horrible position here. Romero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Romero breaks from Weppin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Romero landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Weppin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Weppin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weppin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero blocks a head kick by Weppin.
Romero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Weppin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romero.
Weppin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romero.
Romero is keen to just control but Weppin is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romero lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romero lands a nice short elbow.
Romero misses with a head shot. Weppin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Romero decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weppin darts in trying to clinch
and Romero counters with a shoot takedown. Weppin fights it but they end up in guard.
Weppin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romero controls the pace.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
Romero postures up and lands a big shot to Weppin's brow.
Romero is pushing down on Weppin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Weppin is fighting to maintain full guard but Romero has managed to sneak the leg through.
Weppin tries to kick Romero off but Romero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Romero drops an elbow to the side of Weppin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero controlling the action here.
Romero prevents Weppin from standing back up.
Weppin has hold of Romero's hands but Romero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Romero is nestled in close to Weppin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Romero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weppin wants to get back to his feet.
Romero is nestled in close to Weppin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Weppin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Weppin tries to get out of the position.
Weppin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romero scores with a couple of nice shots.
George Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Weppin wants to get back to his feet.
Romero controlling the pace.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Weppin pushes Romero off looking to stand but Romero dives back in and keeps control.
Weppin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Aaron Weppin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weppin pushes Romero off but Romero dives into side control.
Romero works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Romero landing strikes.
Romero working the head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romero 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Romero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Street Carp by Deftones as his entrance music. 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 light 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, Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel White!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nogueira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White lands a left and a right that send Nogueira crashing to the mat, dazed. White thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nogueira is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Ronaldo Nogueira has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White connects with a nice cross there... Nogueira is looking wobbly and White recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Nogueira to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - White jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel White!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kegan Odhran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Odhran might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Cranberries - Zombie. Clay French will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Kegan Odhran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay French!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
French misses with a double jab.
French lands with a nice combination. Odhran backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Kegan Odhran has been cut.
Odhran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
French digs a good body shot into Odhran's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odhran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Odhran is breathing heavily.
French scores with a shot to the body.
French connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Odhran's hands.
French drops Odhran with a straight right hand, right on the button! French follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay French!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sully Griffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen You Won't Know as his entrance music. The key to victory for Sully Griffen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sully Griffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Griffen in a clinch.
Griffen has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Griffen misses with some punches.
Griffen tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Griffen blocks nicely.
Anderson stands up and waves to Griffen to follow him.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson prevents Griffen from breaking the clinch.
Griffen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson wants the takedown. Griffen is fighting it off but Anderson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Griffen's guard against the cage.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Griffen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffen keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson pushing down on Griffen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Griffen is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Griffen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffen is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Griffen is trying to get back to full guard.
Griffen landing rabbit punches to the side of Anderson's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Griffen missing with punches from the bottom.
Griffen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griffen misses with a hook.
Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Griffen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Griffen to his feet.
Griffen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson swings for the body but Griffen moves out of range.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Griffen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Griffen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Griffen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is in close to Griffen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Griffen is having none of it.
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura but Griffen is defending well.
Anderson looks gassed!
Griffen wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson blocks the strikes from Griffen.
Anderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Griffen is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffen can't escape the position.
Griffen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Anderson trying to control but Griffen is having none of it.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Griffen taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Griffen's face.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson pushes Griffen up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffen backs up against the cage.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anderson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Griffen is avoiding damage well.
Anderson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Griffen's legs.
Anderson stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griffen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Griffen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffen misses with a hook.
Griffen misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Griffen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson works over Griffen with some ground and pound from guard.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Griffen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Griffen blocks nicely.
Anderson is in close to Griffen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Griffen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Griffen's guard.
Anderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Anderson trying to control but Griffen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffen is looking to get to half guard.
Griffen taking shots to the head.
Anderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson prevents Griffen from getting the reversal.
Griffen is working hard here to advance position.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson working for a submission but Griffen is keeping him at bay.
Griffen tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson controlling from mount.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griffen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Anderson. What's that going to do exactly?
Anderson avoids the attempt from Griffen to control.
Griffen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffen tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Griffen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griffen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Griffen sees coming a mile off.
Griffen jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson trying to control the action but Griffen is working from the bottom.
Griffen is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Griffen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffen sees it coming and defends easily.
Griffen is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Griffen tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Anderson cracks Griffen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffen hang on?
Anderson landing punches.
Anderson working Griffen over with strikes here.
Griffen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Anderson.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson working Griffen over with strikes here.
Griffen is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Griffen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Griffen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Griffen is having none of it.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson working for a submission but Griffen is keeping him at bay.
Griffen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Anderson landing strikes from the mount and Griffen is in trouble!
Anderson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Griffen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Griffen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Anderson.
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.
Anderson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Anderson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Griffen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Griffen is squirming around nicely.
Griffen is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson is going olschool here, as he tries to force Griffen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Griffen shrugs it off.
Griffen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sully Griffen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Anderson!
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