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MMAFC Tournament Rd 1: 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane MacLain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane MacLain!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacLain has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hall to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! MacLain is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hall pulls down on the head and he's put MacLain to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jesse Hall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Arlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lights Out - Bobby Light kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Niko Reynolds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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224 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Arlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reynolds.
Reynolds moves into the clinch successfully.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlowski avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds lands with a light punch inside.
Reynolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Reynolds is looking to slow Arlowski down with leg kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arlowski.
Arlowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Reynolds's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds avoids the head kick by Arlowski.
Arlowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arlowski throws a lazy head kick
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Arlowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arlowski misses with a head kick.
Reynolds rushes Arlowski with punches - Arlowski moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Arlowski goes down! Reynolds follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brik Holtik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow has chosen country roads as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brik Holtik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Snow!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holtik closes the distance and clinches up with Snow, looking for a takedown. Holtik pushes Snow against the cage but Snow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holtik with a poor takedown
and Snow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Snow showed some decent athleticism there.
Holtik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Snow trying to pass the guard but Holtik defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Holtik manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Holtik working for a triangle but Snow defends it easily.
Holtik will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holtik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Snow postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow postures up in Holtik's guard and throws a big left but Holtik blocks it.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Holtik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Snow thows a big elbow that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Snow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holtik moves into the clinch successfully.
Snow works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Holtik is pulling down on Snow's head. It's preventing any offense from Snow, at least for the moment.
Holtik has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtik trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Holtik keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.
Holtik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Snow rushes Holtik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holtik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brik Holtik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holtik prevents Snow from breaking the clinch.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Holtik controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holtik turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Holtik is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Snow has escaped the position, nice work there.
Holtik trying to control the position but Snow is working away.
Holtik decides to stand up, so the ref orders Snow to his feet.
Snow misses with a combination
and Holtik counters with a series of strikes. Snow will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holtik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holtik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holtik.
Holtik shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holtik is working away from the top position though.
Holtik passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Snow!
Holtik lands a heavy elbow.
Snow is looking to improve his position but Holtik isn't that keen on the idea.
Holtik has hold of Snow's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Snow manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holtik has control of Snow's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Snow regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brik Holtik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holtik fails with a takedown attempt.
Snow looks to land a left hand but Holtik moved out of range nicely.
Holtik shoots for a takedown but Snow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Snow misses with a head kick.
Holtik shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snow sprawls well. Snow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Holtik gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brik Holtik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holtik fails with a takedown attempt.
Holtik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snow but Snow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Snow misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Holtik or perhaps it was just good defense by Snow which made him look bad.
Holtik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holtik blocks a jab.
Holtik shoots for a double leg takedown but Snow sprawls well. He's pushed Holtik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Snow gets caught flat footed, as Holtik shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Holtik advances to half guard.
Holtik is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Snow tries to roll over but Holtik keeps him under control.
Holtik seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Snow is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brik Holtik!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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164 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Slone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Slone wants to stand but Smith has his arm trapped.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
What's Smith going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Smith is not content to let Slone control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith holds on to Slone's head and controls the position momentarily.
Slone wants to stand but Smith is controlling his arm.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smith wants to sweep here but Slone controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Slone!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slone looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Slone pulls guard effortlessly.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Slone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slone being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Slone.
Smith prevents a body shot from Slone.
Slone tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Slone trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slone working hard to break the clinch.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slone up against the cage.
Slone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Slone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slone is trying to stall.
Slone has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Slone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Smith is right now.
Slone wants to stand but Smith has his arm trapped.
Smith regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Slone wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slone's guard.
Smith stands up and waves to Slone to follow him.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slone, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slone letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Slone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Slone is trying to break free.
Smith avoiding damage as Slone throws knees to the body.
Slone trying to land knees to the body.
Slone looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Smith receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Smith.
Slone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Slone.
Slone looking to stall.
Smith has Slone pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slone throws a leg kick
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Slone tries to tie him up.
Slone working hard to break the clinch.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith prevents a body shot from Slone.
Slone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Slone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Slone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Smith prevents Slone from getting back to his feet.
Slone is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slone gets a clinch.
Slone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slone has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Slone is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Slone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slone showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith is doing well to control the position and prevent Slone from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Slone being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Smith.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables Slone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith controlling Slone's posture.
Slone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slone's guard.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jose Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Chad Slone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slone looking to slow down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jose Smith just about did enough to take it.
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.
Smith clinches.
Slone is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slone has his back to the cage.
Slone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slone turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Slone manages to end up in side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Smith regains half guard.
Smith holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Smith gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith controlling Slone's posture.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slone is one step ahead there.
Slone trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith pulls Slone in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slone's efforts to push away.
Slone letting Smith take a breather here.
Slone wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slone tightens his grip and picks Smith up, before dumping him to the ground. Smith manages to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith prevents Slone from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Smith's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Smith.
Slone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jose Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Slone in a clinch.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Slone tries to tie him up.
Slone successfully pulls guard.
Slone wants to control the position but Smith says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Smith decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Slone. Slone maintains the clinch.
Slone missing with knees to the body.
Slone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slone looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Slone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Slone misses with an elbow strike.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slone up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Slone.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith just leaning against Slone, taking a breather.
Slone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith stalling.
Slone trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is pushing Slone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Smith.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Slone looking to stall.
Slone tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Slone being controlled against the cage.
Slone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chad Slone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Slone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Smith.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Question Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Adebisi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Question Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackson wants to stand but Adebisi is controlling his arm.
Adebisi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Adebisi is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adebisi to get the leverage.
Adebisi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Adebisi is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jackson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jackson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Adebisi pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Adebisi struggling a bit here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adebisi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi throws Jackson to one side and escapes!
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Adebisi is controlling the position.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Adebisi has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adebisi keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adebisi stalling against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Adebisi won't allow it.
Adebisi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adebisi looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
A left lands for Adebisi.
It looks like Question Jackson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi controlling the action here for a moment.
Adebisi breaks the clinch.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Adebisi avoids it well.
Adebisi closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Adebisi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson letting Adebisi take a breather here.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adebisi breaks from the clinch.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Adebisi on his heels. He'll look to pass Adebisi's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adebisi controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jackson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jackson rushes Adebisi and presses him up against the cage.
Adebisi tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Adebisi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson throws a body punch but Adebisi moves out of range.
Adebisi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Adebisi lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Adebisi takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jackson is rocked!
Question Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Adebisi finish him?
Adebisi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Adebisi manages to end up in side control.
Adebisi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adebisi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jackson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Adebisi is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi decides to stand back up. Adebisi steps back and let's Jackson get back to his feet.
Adebisi is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Jackson hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simon Adebisi!
Simon Adebisi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bitchslap Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bitchslap Tatum has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bitchslap Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesnar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tatum quickly recovers to half guard.
Lesnar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Tatum is defending well.
Lesnar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brock Lesnar.
Tatum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tatum wants it to stay on the feet.
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatum obliges.
Lesnar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatum with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lesnar is trying to break free.
Lesnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatum obliges.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lesnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tatum is working Lesnar over against the cage.
Tatum lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tatum.
Tatum lands an elbow that stopped Lesnar in his tracks for a moment.
Tatum lands an elbow that stopped Lesnar in his tracks for a moment.
Tatum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tatum digs a right hand underneath Lesnar's ribcage. Lesnar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tatum lands a nice knee to the body.
Tatum lands a nice knee to the body.
Tatum lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Tatum on the inside.
Tatum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Tatum.
Tatum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Tatum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tatum jerks Lesnar's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Lesnar drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Tatum goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Tatum because Lesnar was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Bitchslap Tatum!
As Bitchslap Tatum got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You got Bitchslapped!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koscheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith scores with a takedown into Koscheck's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Koscheck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koscheck is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koscheck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koscheck on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koscheck tries to get out of the position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Koscheck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koscheck is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Koscheck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Smith stacks Koscheck on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Smith!
Koscheck is breathing heavily.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Koscheck knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith advances to mount.
Koscheck tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koscheck tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Josh Koscheck has been cut.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Josh Koscheck's cut is getting worse.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koscheck?
Koscheck is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koscheck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Koscheck is in trouble!
Koscheck is rocked!
Josh Koscheck's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koscheck's face.
Oh Koscheck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Josh Koscheck's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Josh Koscheck's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Smith!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sandstorm by Darude. Masakazu Aoki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masakazu Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like DJ Dee has been cut.
Aoki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dee has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Aoki is trying to keep an underhook but Dee manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Aoki trying to hold on to Dee's head to control him but Dee postures up.
Aoki gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dee is one step ahead there.
Dee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aoki seems keen to control Dee's posture.
Aoki working a defensive guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dee's guard.
Aoki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws a big right hand that misses.
Aoki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dee is trying to keep Aoki in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aoki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aoki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aoki lands a couple of elbows.
Dee is rocked!
Aoki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Dee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dee seems to have got his legs back now.
Aoki postures up in Dee's guard and throws a big left but Dee blocks it.
Aoki connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki scoring with some ground and pound.
Dee is breathing heavily.
Aoki throwing strikes but missing.
Aoki landing with the ground and pound.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aoki trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Dee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aoki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aoki works over Dee with some ground and pound from guard.
Aoki gets to his feet and stands over Dee, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Dee felt that one! Aoki unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Dee from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masakazu Aoki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paz Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Einar Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
It looks like Paz Silva has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Lee dominates the positioning.
Einar Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee slips a jab from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Einar Lee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva is rocked!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Lee persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paz Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Paz Silva's cut is getting worse.
Lee drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lee persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva is being controlled here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Lee stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paz Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Einar Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Paz Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Lee moves away from the strike by Silva.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
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!
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee lands a takedown into guard.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Lee has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Paz Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Einar Lee.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Lee tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Paz Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lee controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paz Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Einar Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva is trying to escape the position but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Lee controlling his opponent.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Lee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Lee really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paz Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
Lee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.
Lee landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einar Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whack! Lee lands a heavy head kick that drops Silva. The ref tackles Lee to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Silva was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Einar Lee!
Einar Lee is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Fort Minor - Petrified (Gracie Remix). A fine choice. Christopher Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Aldo is trying to break free.
Gracie has Aldo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gracie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Aldo tumbling to the mat - Gracie dives into Aldo's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.
Gracie 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Aldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aldo, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Aldo quickly recovers to half guard.
Aldo looks gassed!
Gracie stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aldo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aldo is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Aldo's temple.
Aldo is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aldo taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is taking a breather. Aldo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Aldo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie cracks Aldo's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Aldo slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Gracie can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christopher Gracie!
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