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Honour FC 52: Rage in the Cage PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iivo Guldpucken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guldpucken has chosen RMB - Spring as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jessie Hartin!
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, Iivo Guldpucken!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guldpucken shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guldpucken showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guldpucken trying to control from Hartin's half guard. Hartin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hartin wants to stand and escape but Guldpucken is having none of it.
Guldpucken keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hartin's head.
Guldpucken throws a big right hand that misses.
Hartin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hartin wants to stand and escape but Guldpucken is having none of it.
Guldpucken throwing strikes from guard but Hartin blocks nicely.
Guldpucken must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guldpucken stops Hartin from standing up.
Guldpucken trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guldpucken postures up in Hartin's guard and throws a big left but Hartin blocks it.
Guldpucken working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guldpucken trying to control but Hartin is working from the bottom.
Guldpucken with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guldpucken accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guldpucken scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guldpucken's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Guldpucken working some strikes from top position.
Guldpucken wants to control from the top but Hartin keeps moving.
Guldpucken lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guldpucken distracts Hartin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hartin wants to get back to his feet but Guldpucken is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Guldpucken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hartin 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.
Guldpucken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guldpucken postures up.
Hartin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guldpucken trying to control but Hartin is working from the bottom.
Guldpucken makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guldpucken distracts Hartin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Guldpucken throws and elbow that misses. Hartin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guldpucken's guard. Nice move by Hartin!
Hartin won't allow Guldpucken to sweep him here.
Hartin wants to get up but he can't break Guldpucken's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hartin preventing the sweep.
Guldpucken manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hartin manages to get himself to full guard.
Hartin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guldpucken connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guldpucken is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guldpucken throws a big right hand that misses.
Guldpucken in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guldpucken looking to sit in guard and control but Hartin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guldpucken working a defensive guard here.
Guldpucken bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hartin's guard.
Guldpucken working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guldpucken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iivo Guldpucken dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hartin drops Guldpucken with a beautiful combination! Guldpucken stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hartin is looking for the KO!
Guldpucken is rocked!
Guldpucken fails with a takedown attempt.
Guldpucken is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartin finish him?
Guldpucken shoots for a double leg takedown but Hartin sprawls well. He's pushed Guldpucken's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hartin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guldpucken seems to have recovered his senses.
Hartin lands a really nice looking cross but Guldpucken seems unphased.
Guldpucken shoots in and bounces Hartin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hartin wants to sweep here but Guldpucken controlling him for the moment.
Guldpucken wants to control from the top but Hartin keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guldpucken throws a big right hand that misses.
Hartin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guldpucken is controlling him.
Guldpucken is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartin has wrist control.
Guldpucken thows a big elbow that misses.
Guldpucken throws and elbow that misses. Hartin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guldpucken's guard. Nice move by Hartin!
Guldpucken pulls Hartin in close to his closed guard and prevents Hartin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Guldpucken is working an open guard so Hartin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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.
Guldpucken shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hartin's guard.
Guldpucken landing with the ground and pound.
Hartin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hartin kicks Guldpucken off and gets to his feet.
Guldpucken shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hartin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Iivo Guldpucken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guldpucken cracks Hartin with a big elbow.
Guldpucken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartin keeps working.
Hartin is trying to get back to half guard.
Guldpucken lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guldpucken tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hartin pushes Guldpucken away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Guldpucken gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Guldpucken lands a few punches from side control.
Guldpucken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartin keeps working.
Guldpucken working the strikes but Hartin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Guldpucken prevents Hartin from improving his position.
Guldpucken slips a nice elbow through Hartin's hands, connecting with Hartin's forehead.
Guldpucken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Hartin kicks off Guldpucken and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartin misses with a combination
and Guldpucken counters with a single leg into guard. Hartin didn't expect that.
Guldpucken makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Guldpucken working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guldpucken throws a big right hand that misses.
Guldpucken trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guldpucken passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hartin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Guldpucken connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guldpucken is looking to take a break and control but Hartin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hartin is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iivo Guldpucken 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! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Hartin as Guldpucken shoots in.
Hartin gets caught flat footed, as Guldpucken shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guldpucken throws a sloppy strike and Hartin has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Guldpucken is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Hartin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jessie Hartin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punski Nub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroi Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punski Nub has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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272 lbs
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256 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Punski Nub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroi Moore!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws out a powerful jab.
Nub misses the jab.
Moore thows a body shot but no joy.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Nub pushes him off.
Leroi Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nub fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moore avoids it really well and circles away.
Nub shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moore defends it nicely.
Moore stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punski Nub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore scores with a body shot.
Moore lands a really nice looking cross but Nub seems unphased.
It looks like Punski Nub has been cut.
Nub with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moore to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Nub is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nub! Moore dives in looking to finish! Nub is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroi Moore!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trooper has chosen №1 as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
300 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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295 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Velasquez!
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, Super Trooper!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trooper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Velasquez pinned against the cage. Velasquez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trooper checks a low kick from Velasquez.
Velasquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trooper counters with a takedown into side control.
Velasquez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Velasquez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Trooper!
Trooper is looking to improve his position but Velasquez isn't that keen on the idea.
Velasquez throwing strikes here but Trooper is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Trooper is working to get back to half guard.
Trooper throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Velasquez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Trooper?
Trooper sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trooper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Velasquez throws a strike but Trooper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Velasquez keeping full guard, as Trooper tries to pass.
Velasquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trooper postures up in Velasquez's guard and throws a big left but Velasquez blocks it.
Trooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velasquez is keeping the position for now.
Trooper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Trooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Velasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velasquez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trooper controls the pace.
Trooper wants to control from the top but Velasquez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Velasquez is looking to sweep but instead, Trooper has passed into half guard.
Trooper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trooper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Velasquez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trooper.
Velasquez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez is looking to control Trooper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Velasquez avoid being mounted?
Velasquez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Trooper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Velasquez defends it well.
Trooper blocks the strikes from Velasquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trooper uses his free foot to push down on Velasquez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Velasquez.
Velasquez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Velasquez tries to hold on but Trooper pushes him away.
Trooper unloading with bombs!
Velasquez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Velasquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trooper on the ground.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Trooper landing strikes from the mount.
Trooper working for a guillotine from mount but Velasquez is in no mood to give up.
Velasquez is desperately trying to improve his position but Trooper has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Trooper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Trooper tries to control but Velasquez wriggling away.
Trooper landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trooper throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Velasquez has his hands clasped together but Trooper breaks the hold and Velasquez is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Trooper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Super Trooper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yan Ti San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaz Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San comes into the arena with Brainfreeze (part 1) - DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist blaring out of the sound system. Yan Ti San had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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218 lbs
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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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yan Ti San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chaz Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michaels counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels misses with a series of wild punches.
Michaels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Michaels missing with a left hand there. San was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michaels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
and San holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Michaels misses with a punch on the inside.
San using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michaels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michaels drops down looking for an ankle pick but San pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San wants to clinch but Michaels slips to the side
and Michaels counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
San looks to clinch
and Michaels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michaels misses with a shot to the body
and San holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
San landing knees to the head.
It looks like Chaz Michaels has been cut.
San tries to land a knee to the head but Michaels blocks with his arms.
Michaels has a couple of punches blocked by San.
San connects with a nasty looking knee right to Michaels's face.
Michaels misses with some punches.
San blocks an uppercut.
Michaels working aggressively here.
Michaels looking for a takedown.
Michaels scores with a hook to the body.
San is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
San is breathing heavily.
Michaels misses with the head strike.
San throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Michaels blocks it with crossed arms.
San using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San connects with a knee to the head.
Michaels takes an elbow to the forehead.
San lands a knee to the head.
San prevents a body shot from Michaels.
San lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
San misses with a knee strike.
Michaels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to break free but San pushes him back against the cage.
San lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
San tries to land a knee to the head but Michaels blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Michaels scores with a nice short uppercut.
San misses with a knee to the head.
Michaels lands a body punch.
San tries to land knees in the clinch but Michaels avoids the damage to the body.
Michaels tries to throw a body punch but San avoids it by throwing Michaels back against the cage.
Michaels tries a body shot but San blocks it.
San looking to throw knees to the head but Michaels is blocking nicely.
San blocks an uppercut.
Michaels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
San lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Michaels lands with a light punch inside.
San blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels has a couple of punches blocked by San.
Michaels misses with the head strike.
San crunches a lovely knee into Michaels's ribcage.
Michaels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michaels takes a knee to the side of the body.
San tries to land a knee to the head but Michaels blocks with his arms.
San tries to land a knee to the head but Michaels blocks with his arms.
San pushes off an throws an elbow but Michaels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
San misses with a knee strike.
Michaels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Michaels fails to land.
Michaels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michaels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michaels is trying to push San away but San has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
San connects with a knee to the head.
Michaels tries a body shot but San blocks it.
Michaels drops to a knee looking for a takedown but San gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yan Ti San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Michaels.
Knees in the clinch landing for San.
San with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Michaels tries to break free but San pushes him back against the cage.
Michaels tries to throw a body punch but San avoids it by throwing Michaels back against the cage.
Michaels misses with a punch on the inside.
Michaels takes an elbow to the temple.
San creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michaels's defenses.
San misses with a knee strike.
Michaels tries to throw a body punch but San avoids it by throwing Michaels back against the cage.
San throws a knee to the head but misses.
Michaels swings wildly with an uppercut but San uses good head movement to avoid it.
San landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Michaels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michaels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
San tries a knee to the head but Michaels blocks it.
San blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San connects with a knee to the head.
San misses with a knee to the head.
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.
Michaels misses with some punches.
Michaels presses San against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
San throws a knee to the head but misses.
Michaels is working for takedown but San is calmly controlling the position for now.
San with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Michaels misses with the head strike.
San throws a knee to the head but misses.
Michaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San blocks an uppercut.
San lands a damaging elbow.
San tries to land a knee to the head but Michaels blocks with his arms.
San blocks an uppercut.
San using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michaels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
San gets underhooks to prevent Michaels's takedown attempt.
Michaels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from San.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as San controls the action.
Michaels tries to work over San's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San tries to land a knee to the head but Michaels blocks with his arms.
San with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Michaels misses with some punches.
Michaels swings wildly with an uppercut but San uses good head movement to avoid it.
San gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
San lands a nice knee to the body.
San connects with a nasty looking knee right to Michaels's face.
Michaels misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Michaels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
San landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yan Ti San dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chaz Michaels's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Michaels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. San looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
San tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michaels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Michaels's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Michaels duly obliges.
San tries to clinch up
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has San backing up. San nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but San is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
San tries to clinch up
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a jab but it's blocked by San.
Michaels looks to land a combination but San avoids it well.
Michaels lands a head shot.
Michaels throws a lazy right hand but San sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels swings widly with a right hand
and San counters with a series of strikes. Michaels will be more careful next time no doubt.
San closes the distance but Michaels moves to the side
and Michaels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michaels looks to land a combination but San avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a right and a left that San avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michaels.
Nice cross by Michaels.
San slips under a jab.
San tries to clinch but Michaels moves away
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from San.
Michaels throws a series of punches but San moves out of range.
Michaels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
San clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San throws a knee to the head but misses.
Michaels gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Michaels drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and San dives on top into guard.
San has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Michaels is proving hard to escape from.
Michaels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but San can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
San trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
San has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Michaels is trying to control the position but San postures up.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. San doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. San manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looking to control but San passes into half guard.
San wants to stand but Michaels has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Michaels gets back to full guard.
San postures up.
San preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels has an active guard here but San has managed to pass into half guard.
Michaels is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chaz Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chaz Michaels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Michaels misses with an uppercut
and San counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by San.
Michaels tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michaels.
Michaels wants to break free but San has control.
San with an attempt at a knee that misses.
San lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
San lands a knee to the head.
Michaels lands a right hand that snaps the head of San backwards.
Michaels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but San has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a body punch.
San lands an elbow that stopped Michaels in his tracks for a moment.
San throws a knee to the head but misses.
San with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
Michaels tries to work over San's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San blocks a body shot from Michaels.
San looking to throw knees to the head but Michaels is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San's elbow.
Michaels lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt San or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
San tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Michaels as the two fighters clinch.
Michaels wants to break free but San has control.
San blocks an uppercut.
Michaels lands a right hand.
Michaels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Michaels dodges an elbow strike from San.
San tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down San.
Michaels misses with a body punch.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
San with a knee to the head.
San lands a knee to the head.
Michaels lands a hook that snaps the head of San backwards.
San tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Michaels swings wildly with an uppercut but San uses good head movement to avoid it.
San with a knee to the head.
San working Michaels over with knees to the body.
San with an attempt at a knee that misses.
San tries a knee to the head but Michaels blocks it.
San throws an elbow that misses.
San is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Michaels tries to work over San's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michaels misses with some punches.
San prevents a body shot from Michaels.
Knees to the body from San.
Michaels misses with some punches.
San has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
San blocking some punches.
San lands a knee to the head.
San with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Michaels takes an elbow to the forehead.
San prevents a body shot from Michaels.
Knees in the clinch landing for San.
A head punch on the inside from Michaels fails to land.
That's two 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.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but San is controlling him.
San tries to land a knee to the head but Michaels blocks with his arms.
San lands an elbow inside.
Michaels is leaning against San and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Michaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San throws a knee to the head but misses.
San lands a knee to the head.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
San lands a knee to the body.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
A knee to the head by San.
San using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michaels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Michaels.
Michaels misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by San.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Michaels working aggressively here.
Michaels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
San lands a knee to the body.
San lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Michaels tries a body shot but San blocks it.
Michaels tries to throw a body punch but San avoids it by throwing Michaels back against the cage.
San scores a nice knee to the body.
San with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
San blocks a body shot from Michaels.
San unloads a knee to the mid-section. Michaels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
San tries a knee to the head but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michaels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
San lands a knee to the head.
San using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
San connects with a knee to the head.
San misses with a knee to the head.
San tries a knee to the head but Michaels blocks it.
San tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
San trying to land knees to the body.
San tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
San has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels lands a body punch in the clinch.
San connects with a knee to the head.
Michaels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michaels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San landing knees to the head.
San looking to throw knees to the head but Michaels is blocking nicely.
Michaels misses with the head strike.
San misses with a knee to the head.
Michaels scores with a shoulder strike.
Michaels drops down looking for an ankle pick but San pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yan Ti San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Michaels.
San is looking to clinch.
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.
San doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
San tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Michaels swings for the body but San moves out of range.
Yan Ti San is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels scores with a hook to the body. San takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michaels lunges at San with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by San's hand.
San moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
San landing knees to the head.
Yan Ti San has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Michaels tries to work over San's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Michaels - that landed with a thud.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch but San keeps him there for the moment.
Michaels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels gets through San's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yan Ti San showed his dominance in that final round.
I think San 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yan Ti San!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Mishenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Town by Macklemore. The key to victory for Jordan Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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285 lbs
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282 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Mishenko!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mishenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Mishenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mishenko falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
It looks like Boris Mishenko has been cut.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mishenko tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Mishenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mishenko swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mishenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Mishenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Mishenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mishenko misses with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Mishenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mishenko looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishenko misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mishenko manages to avoid it.
Mishenko lands a jab-cross combination.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mishenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That has opened up Boris Mishenko's cut even more.
Johnson cracks Mishenko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mishenko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Johnson finish him?
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mishenko is rocked!
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Mishenko's ribs.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mishenko.
Boris Mishenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Mishenko looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Johnson.
The cut above Boris Mishenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mishenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Mishenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mishenko defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Boris Mishenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Mishenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boris Mishenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jordan Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Beauford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michel Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Beauford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beauford darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Beauford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Beauford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Beauford is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Torres reverses the position - he's now on top in Beauford's guard.
Beauford looking for subs off his back but Torres has passed one foot through into half guard.
Beauford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beauford slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beauford working a defensive guard but Torres passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beauford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beauford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beauford makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beauford.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Beauford.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres wants to control from the top but Beauford keeps moving.
Torres might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Beauford kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Torres drops back, looking for a kneebar! Beauford looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Beauford looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Beauford!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Torres struggling a bit here.
Beauford is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Torres looks calm but he's in trouble here. Beauford gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Torres is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Beauford lets go of the hold and Torres can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carter Beauford!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Nueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn Edwards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Numero Nueve's chin.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Numero Nueve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nueve throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edwards moves to clinch but Nueve breaks away
and Nueve counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nueve connects with a couple of short punches.
Edwards has momentary wrist control but Nueve slips an elbow through the middle.
Nueve throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edwards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Edwards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nueve preventing the sweep.
Nueve works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Edwards manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nueve stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edwards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nueve accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nueve works over Edwards with some ground and pound from guard.
Edwards tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nueve looking to pass the guard.
Edwards working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nueve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nueve in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nueve postures up and lands a big shot to Edwards's brow.
Nueve is in close to Edwards's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Edwards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Edwards will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nueve throwing strikes but missing.
Nueve in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nueve connects with a couple of short punches.
Nueve postures up.
Nueve postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nueve passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nueve working the body and head with strikes.
Nueve working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Nueve drags him back down.
Edwards takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nueve lands a few punches from side control.
Nueve tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nueve has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nueve lands a nice forearm strike.
Edwards can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Nueve seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Edwards is trying to improve his position.
Nueve 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.
Nueve lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nueve throws a strike aimed at the side of Edwards's head but Edwards avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nueve in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Edwards taking a bit of punishment here - Nueve scoring with strikes.
Nueve working the head and body with strikes.
Nueve is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Edwards knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Edwards takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Edwards is looking to regain half guard here but Nueve keeps moving and retains side control.
Nueve is working Edwards over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nueve working the body and head with strikes.
Edwards tries to improve position but can't.
Nueve scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Nueve's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nueve working the ground and pound.
Nueve is working Edwards over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Edwards is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nueve connects with a decent elbow.
Nueve works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nueve working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Edwards on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Edwards is looking to reverse the position.
Nueve cracks Edwards with a big right hand but Edwards just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nueve looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nueve lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Edwards down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nueve works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nueve working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Nueve dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Nueve pushes him off.
Edwards throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nueve counters with a shoot takedown. Edwards fights it but they end up in guard.
Nueve tries to free his leg and advance position but Edwards is retaining full guard.
Edwards wants to sweep here but Nueve controlling him for the moment.
Nueve keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edwards's head.
Nueve lands a couple of elbows.
Nueve scoring with some ground and pound.
Nueve postures up.
Edwards looking for a guillotine here but Nueve defends easily.
Nueve postures up and lands a big shot to Edwards's brow.
Nueve landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nueve with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nueve is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nueve stands up from Edwards's guard - Nueve perhaps looking for a knockout.
Edwards cracks Nueve with a right hand to the side of the head.
Edwards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nueve counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nueve working Edwards over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Nueve.
Edwards is trying to maintain the position but Nueve is very close to passing his half guard.
Nueve is nestled in close to Edwards, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nueve thows a huge punch but Edwards dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nueve looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edwards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nueve takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Edwards is looking to improve his position.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Nueve takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nueve lands strikes from half guard.
Edwards is trying to stand.
Edwards is trying to control but Nueve manages to pass to mount!
Nueve breaks from Edwards's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nueve is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nueve landing shots from mount.
Nueve working the ground and pound effectively.
Numero Nueve overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is bucking up trying to escape but Nueve cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Edwards sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Edwards trying to control from the bottom.
Nueve lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nueve landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Nueve.
Nueve scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nueve lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nueve 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.
Nueve is nestled in close to Edwards, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nueve there.
Nueve drops an elbow to the side of Edwards's head.
Nueve is working for a submission of some sort.
Edwards wants to control but Nueve is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Edwards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nueve looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edwards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nueve seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nueve working over Edwards with some ground and pound. Edwards looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nueve scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Nueve dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nueve scores with a hook to the body. Edwards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Glenn Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Edwards misses
and Nueve counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Edwards's guard now.
Nueve throws a big right hand that misses.
Nueve in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nueve wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Edwards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nueve preventing the sweep.
Nueve has gone for a leg lock! Edwards slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nueve's guard.
Nueve wants to sweep here but Edwards controlling him for the moment.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nueve is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nueve makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edwards is wriggling around but Nueve manages to pass to half guard.
Edwards is looking for a sweep. Nueve is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nueve lands with a punch from half guard.
Nueve scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nueve is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Edwards pushes Nueve off looking to stand but Nueve dives back in and keeps control.
Nueve is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nueve 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nueve wants to control but Edwards is keeping him busy.
Edwards is trying to stand up here but Nueve is controlling him well.
Edwards has hold of Nueve's hands but Nueve slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Edwards trying to control but Nueve postures up.
Nueve looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nueve lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nueve seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nueve 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.
Edwards wants to control but Nueve is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nueve lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edwards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Nueve there.
Nueve scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nueve missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Glenn Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edwards taking some punishment here, with Nueve in his half guard.
Edwards trying to control here.
Edwards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Numero Nueve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Nueve.
Nueve trying to pass the guard but Edwards defending well.
Nueve lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nueve is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Edwards tries to get to full guard but Nueve has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Nueve.
Still in half guard, Nueve seems content to control.
Nueve blocks the strikes from Edwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Numero Nueve showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nueve, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Nueve!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Habanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judge Holden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Habanero comes to the cage accompanied by NERD - Rockstar. Rafael Habanero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Habanero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judge Holden!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habanero misses with a double jab.
Holden misses with a hook
and Habanero counters with a good, hard body kick but Holden shrugs it off.
Habanero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Habanero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Habanero works Holden's body with a nice hook.
Holden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Habanero counters with a right hand to the body.
Holden throws a right hand that misses
and Habanero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Habanero misses with a body kick.
Holden misses with a straight left.
Habanero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Habanero counters with a leg kick.
Holden closes the distance but Habanero moves to the side
and Habanero counters with a leg kick.
Holden looks gassed!
Holden misses with the body kick
letting Habanero counter with a right hand.
Holden throws a body punch but Habanero moves out of range.
Holden misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Habanero lands.
It looks like Judge Holden has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Habanero.
Habanero scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by Habanero. Beautiful body shot.
Habanero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holden's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Habanero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habanero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That kick from Habanero tenderised Holden's leg. Holden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Habanero.
Habanero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Habanero bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Habanero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holden.
Holden throws a sloppy body shot
and Holden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Habanero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habanero lands a head kick. Holden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Holden is rocked!
Habanero throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Holden crashing down! Holden tries to stagger back to his feet but Habanero just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Holden asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Habanero!
Rafael Habanero retains his light heavyweight title!
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