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VEF 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Domingos Savio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eron Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savio comes to the cage accompanied by Californication. Eron Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Domingos Savio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savio moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Savio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva pushing down on Savio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Savio is looking to improve his position.
Savio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva passes to side control.
Savio is trying to improve his position.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Savio to see if he's OK.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Savio!
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Savio?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloading with bombs!
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Savio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva working Savio over with strikes here.
Savio tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Savio has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva cracks Savio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva looking to finish Savio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Savio!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Savio is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eron Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Savio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Savio is trying to get back to full guard.
Savio wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount!
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva trying to control but Savio is having none of it.
Silva has isolated one of Savio's arms. Savio looking to fight him off but Silva twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eron Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Cedenblad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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221 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Cedenblad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins lands a high kick!
Cedenblad with a poor takedown
and Jenkins counters with a good, hard body kick but Cedenblad shrugs it off.
Jenkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jenkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Jenkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jenkins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cedenblad is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jenkins in particular looking to stall.
Jenkins wants to free his trapped foot but Cedenblad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cedenblad tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jenkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Jodan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hosea Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jodan comes to the cage accompanied by Im from Grove Street - Waka Flocka Flame. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Jodan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hosea Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jodan lands a nice looking body shot.
Jodan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jodan is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Jodan circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Jodan.
Silva fails with the takedown
letting Jodan counter with a right hand.
Silva shoots and misses
and Jodan counters with a right hand to the body.
Kobe Jodan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hosea Silva.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jodan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hosea Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jodan shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jodan postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Jodan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jodan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodan slips nicely into half guard.
Silva is in trouble now - Jodan has advanced to mount!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Jodan 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.
Jodan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jodan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jodan punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jodan controlling the pace for now.
Jodan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jodan controlling from mount.
Jodan landing punches.
Silva wants to hold on but Jodan pushes him away.
Jodan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Jodan working Silva over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodan controlling from the full mount.
Jodan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jodan landing strikes from the mount.
Jodan content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jodan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jodan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kobe Jodan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jodan counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jodan is controlling him.
Jodan stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Jodan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jodan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva wants to clinch
and Jodan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jodan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jodan slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Jodan stalling.
Jodan works his way into full mount!
Jodan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodan wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jodan.
Jodan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jodan lands a big elbow.
Jodan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jodan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jodan controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jodan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jodan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jodan lands with some strikes.
Jodan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jodan working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Silva turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jodan off and cradles Silva's limp body as Jodan celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kobe Jodan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Snake Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Swoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Swoop acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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224 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dutch Snake Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Swoop!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Swoop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Swoop dives in and grabs Snake Hunter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snake Hunter pushes down on Swoop's head and hops out.
Swoop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swoop lands a left hand.
Swoop takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mathew Swoop has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Swoop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swoop stalling the fight.
Swoop is trying to force a seperation but Snake Hunter has the dominant position.
Snake Hunter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Swoop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snake Hunter connects with a nice looking jab.
Swoop throws a combination that misses
and Snake Hunter counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snake Hunter trying to control the position but Swoop is working away.
Snake Hunter throws an elbow but Swoop slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swoop dodges the ground and pound from Snake Hunter.
Snake Hunter cracks Swoop with a big elbow.
Snake Hunter throws a strike aimed at the side of Swoop's head but Swoop avoids it well.
Snake Hunter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Swoop tries to escape but Snake Hunter is in control.
Swoop is trying to get back to half guard.
Swoop is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Snake Hunter misses with a head shot. Swoop uses the momentum to regain guard.
Snake Hunter stands and throws Swoop's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake Hunter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Snake Hunter cracks Swoop with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Snake Hunter 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.
Swoop is trying to get back to his feet.
Snake Hunter throws an elbow but Swoop slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swoop takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Snake Hunter scores with punches from side control.
Snake Hunter wants to control but Swoop is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake Hunter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Snake Hunter lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swoop tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Swoop tries to reverse the position but Snake Hunter maintains control.
Snake Hunter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Swoop trying desperately to get to his feet.
Snake Hunter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swoop looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Swoop that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Snake Hunter punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Swoop that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Swoop wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake Hunter raining down hammerfists from mount.
Swoop is rocked!
Swoop is in a horrible position here. Snake Hunter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Snake Hunter connects with a bit shot that sees Swoop covering up! More strikes from Snake Hunter and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Snake Hunter is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dutch Snake Hunter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malavetti Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Dante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malavetti Halo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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198 lbs
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185 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malavetti Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Dante!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo clinches up with Dante and pushes him back against the cage.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
Halo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dante or not.
A short left from Halo.
Dante is rocked!
Halo works on Dante's body with a couple of short punches.
Dante is still on wobbly legs! Can Halo finish him?
Dante looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
Halo digs a right hand into Dante's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dante's gas tank.
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dante.
Dante seems to have recovered his senses.
Halo drops Dante onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dante is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Halo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halo throws a big uppercut that drops Dante! More strikes from Halo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dante lies dazed against the cage as Halo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malavetti Halo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brighton has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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190 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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200 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Brighton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Brighton.
A combination from Brighton does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Brighton counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva rushes Brighton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brighton can't break the clinch.
Brighton tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Brighton throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Brighton can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brighton takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Brighton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Brighton misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Brighton.
Brighton blocks a low kick nicely.
Lyoto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brighton throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brighton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva jumps guard and drags Brighton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brighton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Brighton is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva controlling the position.
Lyoto Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brighton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brighton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brighton tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva clinches up with Brighton and pushes him back against the cage.
Brighton taking a breather.
Brighton tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Nick Brighton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Brighton sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brighton misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to clinch there but Brighton circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Brighton in a clinch.
Brighton pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brighton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Brighton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brighton tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brighton lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Brighton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brighton swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Brighton circles away.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Brighton.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Brighton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brighton tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brighton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brighton working hard to break the clinch.
Brighton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brighton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Brighton could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Silva has cracked it and Brighton is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lyoto Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys-Rocky Road To Dublin blaring out of the sound system. Morrison has chosen Jingle Bell Knock Out as his entrance music. John Morrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
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222 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor throws a sloppy body shot
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Connor sprawls well. Connor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No luck for Morrison with that takedown attempt.
Connor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morrison throws the left hand but Connor avoids the punch easily.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Connor, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Connor against the cage but Connor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Willie Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Morrison.
Connor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
Connor connects with a leg kick. Morrison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Connor moves into the clinch.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
Morrison looks gassed!
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Connor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Connor.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Connor.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Connor.
Connor lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Connor.
A right hand to the body from Connor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Connor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Connor.
Connor lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like John Morrison has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Connor.
A short right from Connor on the inside.
Connor pushes Morrison against the cage. Connor is working some dirty boxing. Connor pushes off with a quick right hook! Morrison goes down! Morrison tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Connor moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Connor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lusion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and H Y Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lusion comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Everything. Kwon has chosen Wu Tang Clan - CREAM as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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188 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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Lusion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, H Y Kwon!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lusion blocks the body kick.
Kwon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lusion.
Lusion has a takedown stuffed.
Kwon digs a good hook to Lusion's body.
Lusion keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kwon is defended easily by Lusion.
Kwon keeps the fight on the outside.
Lusion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kwon connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kwon.
Kwon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lusion is breathing heavily.
Lusion moves out of range as Kwon throws a body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kwon enables Lusion to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kwon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kwon is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lusion frees his head nicely. Oh but Kwon has switched to an armbar! Lusion is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). H Y Kwon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Tinker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scheisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tinker comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Tinker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scheisse!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scheisse lands the left hand.
A low kick from Scheisse is predictable there
and Tinker counters with a takedown into side control.
Tinker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Scheisse tries to bench press Tinker off him but Tinker keeps the position.
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!
Sloppy strikes there by Tinker.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scheisse tries to bench press Tinker off him but Tinker keeps the position.
Scheisse can't do much from the bottom here.
Tinker working the body and head with strikes.
Tinker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tinker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tinker throws an elbow but Scheisse slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse is not content to let Tinker control the position.
Scheisse takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tinker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scheisse keeps working.
Scheisse tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tinker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Scheisse is trying to control Tinker's posture but Tinker avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Scheisse is trying to get back to half guard.
Tinker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scheisse keeps working.
Tinker working the head and body with strikes.
Scheisse is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tinker wants to control for a moment but Scheisse uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Tinker wants to control but Scheisse is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse tries to roll over but Tinker keeps him under control.
Tinker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Scheisse is looking to control Tinker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Scheisse avoid being mounted?
Tinker is pressing down on Scheisse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Scheisse is holding on for now.
Tinker throwing shots but Scheisse is blocking nicely.
Scheisse tries to kick Tinker off but Tinker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinker working Scheisse over with strikes.
Tinker 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.
Tinker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scheisse's head.
Scheisse keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Scheisse is trying to maintain the position but Tinker is very close to passing his half guard.
Scheisse is looking for a sweep. Tinker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tinker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scheisse knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tinker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Tinker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tinker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scheisse is out of range and Tinker settles back down.
Tinker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tinker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tinker avoids a kick to the body.
Tinker moves out of range of the body kick.
Scheisse misses with a looping left.
Tinker connects with a leg kick. Scheisse looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tinker.
Tinker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse looks to score with a jab to the body but Tinker is just out of range.
Scheisse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scheisse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scheisse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scheisse wants to clinch up but Tinker keeps it at a distance.
Scheisse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael Scheisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scheisse.
Scheisse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tinker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scheisse thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scheisse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tinker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scheisse throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scheisse.
Scheisse motions for Tinker to come forward. Scheisse throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scheisse tries to clinch but Tinker is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scheisse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tinker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tinker checks a low kick from Scheisse.
Scheisse misses the shot to the body.
Scheisse moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Scheisse.
Scheisse missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Scheisse.
Scheisse missing with knees to the body.
Scheisse struggles to land a body shot inside as Tinker controls his hands.
Scheisse struggles to land a body shot inside as Tinker controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tinker is pushing Scheisse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tinker avoiding damage as Scheisse throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Scheisse.
Scheisse misses with a knee to the head.
Tinker takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scheisse misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Scheisse.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse 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.
Scheisse walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tinker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scheisse throws a leg kick that misses.
Scheisse tries a head kick but it misses.
Scheisse jabs at Tinker's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Scheisse misses the target.
Scheisse walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tinker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scheisse throws a body punch but Tinker moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scheisse.
Scheisse scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse throws a body punch but Tinker moves out of range.
Tinker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Scheisse moves in looking to clinch but Tinker pushes him off.
Scheisse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scheisse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Scheisse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michael Scheisse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tinker jabs at Scheisse's body.
Scheisse is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tinker rather than just go for the knockout.
Scheisse instigates a clinch.
Tinker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tinker is defending well for now.
Scheisse lands with a right to the head.
Tinker turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tinker tries to move into full mount but can't pass Scheisse's legs.
Scheisse is trying to get back to half guard.
Scheisse manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tinker's best efforts.
Scheisse taking some punishment here, with Tinker in his half guard.
Tinker misses with a head shot. Scheisse uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tinker trying to control the position from guard on top but Scheisse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinker preventing the sweep.
Tinker wants to control from the top but Scheisse keeps moving.
Tinker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scheisse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scheisse working a defensive guard here.
Scheisse is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tinker is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tinker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tinker wants to control but Scheisse is keeping him busy.
Scheisse tries to buck Tinker off but Tinker is having none of it.
Scheisse is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tinker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Scheisse can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Scheisse.
I think Scheisse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scheisse!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Marciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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23
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Rose!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano has managed to clinch.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose lands an elbow just above Marciano 's eye.
It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
Marciano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rose's defenses.
It looks like Tyler Rose has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marciano managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Marciano.
Marciano lands an elbow that stopped Rose in his tracks for a moment.
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
Marciano takes a shot to the head.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano lands an elbow inside that Rose shrugs off.
Marciano working Rose over with knees to the body.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Rose.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marciano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Marciano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Marciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
A cross from Marciano lands.
Marciano throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Marciano misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Marciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marciano looks to clinch
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marciano throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Marciano only half commits.
Marciano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body. Rose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marciano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano lands with an overhand left.
Marciano takes one to the side of the head.
Marciano moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marciano checks a low kick from Rose.
A right-left combo lands from Marciano.
Rose swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Marciano's head.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marciano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Marciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Marciano.
Marciano blocks a jab.
Rose feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marcianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rocky Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Marciano has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Marciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Rose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Rose avoids a wild elbow strike from Marciano.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano throws an elbow but it misses.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
Rose dodges an elbow strike from Marciano.
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
Marciano throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose manages to break the clinch.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Rose.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Marciano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Rose.
Marciano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocky Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Marciano blocks the low kick.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Marciano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rose dodges an elbow strike from Marciano.
A short left from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Rose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rose manages to break the clinch.
Marciano throws a combination that misses
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marciano thinking.
Rose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marciano wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano forces Rose back against the cage and clinches.
Marciano pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose avoids a wild elbow strike from Marciano.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcianos head.
Nice body punch from Rose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marciano.
Marciano misses with an elbow strike.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyler Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marciano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rose under the eye.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Marciano misses
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose throws the left hand but Marciano avoids the punch easily.
Marciano takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Rose's head.
Marciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Marciano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marciano misses with a hook
and Rose makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marciano really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose with a nice cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marciano takes one to the side of the head.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano scores with a head kick.
Marciano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marciano throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Marciano misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Marciano's head.
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marciano is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Marciano's head.
Oh Marciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marciano misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rose fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rose drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Marciano right on the button. Marciano goes down! Rose follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rose gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Rose!
Tyler Rose is the new light heavyweight champion!
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