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GAMMA: Contenders #157 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Holliday seems unphased.
It looks like John Holliday has been cut.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Holliday avoids them all with ease.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
A combination from Holliday does no damage.
Holliday throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Holliday misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holliday.
Holliday closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Holliday avoids nicely.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Holliday. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Holliday.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Holliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holliday with a body punch. A glancing blow.
John Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Holliday avoids nicely.
Holliday slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Holliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holliday avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Cruz takes a swing at Holliday's ribcage but misses.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Holliday. Those never looked like landing.
Holliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holliday slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Holliday works the jab nicely.
Holliday dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cruz!
Holliday throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Holliday scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holliday moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holliday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Holliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Holliday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice cross by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holliday circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Holliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Holliday throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holliday.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday misses with a wild combination.
Holliday misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Holliday.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Holliday.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holliday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Holliday's defenses.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Holliday.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Holliday moves out of range.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holliday throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holliday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holliday manages to avoid it.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holliday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Holliday will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Holliday's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holliday misses with the combination.
Alexander Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holliday avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holliday lands a head shot.
John Holliday seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holliday slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.
Holliday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Holliday misses with a two punch combination.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holliday circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holliday.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Holliday. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Holliday.
Nice cross by Cruz.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holliday is breathing heavily.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holliday. Holliday circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Holliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Holliday misses.
A right-left combo lands from Holliday.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Holliday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holliday throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holliday circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Holliday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Holliday bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Holliday misses.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Holliday.
Holliday lands a two punch combo.
Cruz throws a right hand that Holliday ducks under and follows up with a left that Holliday also avoids with ease.
Cruz misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a body punch but Holliday moves out of range.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Holliday avoids it well.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Holliday both land. Nice combination.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holliday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Holliday!
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holliday cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holliday lands a two punch combo.
Holliday slips under a jab.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Holliday slips a jab from Cruz.
No joy there for Holliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Holliday moves out of range.
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!
Holliday throws a series of strikes that have Cruz backpedaling.
Cruz throws a hook but Holliday avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Holliday is just out of range.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Holliday counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Holliday there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Holliday will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Holliday's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No joy there for Holliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holliday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Holliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Holliday misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Cruz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Holliday.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.
Holliday slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz cracks Holliday with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holliday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holliday misses with a two punch combination.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Holliday saw that one coming.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Holliday.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holliday.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Holliday throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holliday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Holliday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Holliday shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cruz eats them both and turns towards Holliday to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holliday misses with a wild combination.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Holliday avoids them all with ease.
Holliday wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holliday scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holliday.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holliday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Holliday avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Holliday misses with a wild combination.
Holliday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Holliday misses with the combination.
Cruz scores with a jab.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz tries to bum rush Holliday with a series of wild strikes but Holliday uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holliday misses with the combination.
Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holliday connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Holliday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holliday has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for John Holliday!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for John Holliday!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for John Holliday!
John Holliday wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Inya Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Severus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inya Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Severus!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Face misses its intended target.
Severus thuds his right hand into Face's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Severus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Severus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Face misses the shot to the body.
Severus misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Severus misses.
Severus tries to work over Face's front leg with a kick but Face checks it.
Severus throws a front kick that sends Face stumbling back into the ropes.
Severus lands with an uppercut that bounces Face off the ropes and back into range.
Severus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Severus feints and then cracks Face's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Face down.
Severus lands a head kick!
Severus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Severus.
Carlo Severus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Severus is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Severus.
Severus looks for the body kick but Face saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Face misses
and Severus counters with a big head kick but Face shrugs it off.
Severus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Severus there.
Severus throws a body kick that misses.
Face paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Face takes a kick to the side of the head.
Severus slips a jab from Face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severus drives through and clinches with Face against the ropes.
Face blocks an elbow strike from Severus.
Face wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Severus tries to work over Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Severus throws an elbow but it misses.
Severus misses with a knee to the head.
Severus cracks Face with a nice body shot.
A short left from Severus.
Severus tries a body shot but Face blocks it.
Severus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Face or not.
Severus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Severus misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Severus.
Severus misses with a knee to the head.
Severus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severus misses with a body punch.
Face blocks a body shot from Severus.
Severus lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Severus.
Severus missing with knees to the body.
Severus throws a punch but it's blocked by Face.
Severus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Severus misses with some punches.
Severus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Severus misses with a punch to the body.
Face is looking to control Severus's arms but Severus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Face has his back to the ropes.
Face manages to break the clinch.
Severus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Severus feints and then cracks Face's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Face down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severus lands a front kick.
Face's jab looks to have found its range, popping Severus under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severus tries to close the distance and clinch but Face swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Severus wants to clinch.
Severus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Face takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Severus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Severus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Severus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Severus dominated that round.
That's time! Face's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Face throws a body punch but Severus moves out of range.
Severus lands a nice looking body kick.
Face misses with a straight left.
Severus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Severus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Face takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Severus is looking to clinch.
Face works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Face connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Severus's hands.
Severus blocks a jab.
Severus throws a leg kick but Face sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Severus misses with a body kick.
Severus slips a jab and a cross from Face.
Carlo Severus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Severus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Face tried to score with a low kick but Severus checks it.
Face takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Face missing with a left hand there. Severus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Severus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Severus tries to clinch there but Face circles away.
Face swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Severus counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Severus.
A solid body kick from Severus.
Face blocks the body kick.
Severus tries to close the distance and clinch but Face swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Severus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Face paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Severus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Face is out of range and Severus settles back down.
Face keeps the fight on the outside.
Face jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Severus lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severus tries to clinch there but Face circles away.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Severus.
Severus with a jab.
Face misses with a body shot.
Severus wants to clinch
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Face throws a hook but Severus blocks it.
Severus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Severus motions for Face to come forward. Severus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Face blocks a head kick by Severus.
Severus is looking to clinch but Face is avoiding it.
Severus tries a head kick but it misses.
Severus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Severus takes the fight into the clinch.
Severus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Severus connects with a leg kick. Face looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Severus tenderised Face's leg. Face is trying to keep his angry face on.
Face takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Severus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Severus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Face takes a step back to recover.
Severus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Severus has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Severus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Severus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Face's face.
It looks like Inya Face has been cut.
Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Face blocks an elbow strike from Severus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Severus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Inya Face'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. This is the final round!
Severus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Severus is looking to land body kicks.
Face misses with a wild combination.
Severus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Severus moves away from the strike by Face.
Face avoids the head kick by Severus.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Severus.
Severus clinches up with Face and pushes him back against the ropes.
Face managing to block the knees to the body from Severus.
Severus crunches a lovely knee into Face's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Severus obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Severus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Face on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Severus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Severus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Face tries to break free but Severus pushes him back against the ropes.
Severus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Severus lands an elbow inside that Face shrugs off.
Severus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Severus misses with a punch on the inside.
Severus tries to work over Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Severus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Severus pushes Face back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severus has Face pressed against the ropes, preventing Face from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Face avoiding damage as Severus throws knees to the body.
Carlo Severus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severus landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face avoids the elbow strike from Severus, against the ropes.
Severus misses with a body punch.
Severus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Severus tries to land knees in the clinch but Face avoids the damage to the body.
Severus trying to land knees to the body.
Severus can't find room to land a body shot as Face controls the action.
Severus lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Severus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Face.
A slow jab from Face misses its intended target.
Severus throws a solid leg kick but Face takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Severus.
Face looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Severus lands the left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Face.
Severus sizes up Face with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Face will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Severus connects with a single shot there.
Severus is looking to clinch but Face is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Severus.
Severus just misses with a punch to the body.
Face wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Severus lands with a kick to the temple. Face shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Inya Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Severus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Face checks a low kick from Severus.
Severus is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Severus avoids the body shot from Face.
Severus is looking to chop away at Face's legs.
Face throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Severus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Severus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Carlo Severus!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Carlo Severus!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Carlo Severus!
Carlo Severus wins by unanimous decision!
Carlo Severus very nearly forgot to thank Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q+Laundry! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Roward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roward comes into the arena with Amazing blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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20
183 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Roward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petri Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarinen defending well as Roward loads up on a big left hand.
Saarinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saarinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Roward throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saarinen counters with a nice body kick.
Roward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saarinen scores with a head kick. Roward tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saarinen moves into the clinch.
Saarinen pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Roward trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saarinen's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saarinen is on top in guard.
Roward wants to stand and escape but Saarinen is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roward swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saarinen trying to control but Roward is working from the bottom.
Saarinen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen stops Roward from standing up.
Roward keeping moving, preventing Saarinen from controlling successfully.
Saarinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roward is looking to stand up but Saarinen isn't so interested in that idea.
Saarinen pushes down on Roward's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Saarinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Roward pushes Saarinen off looking to stand but Saarinen dives back in and keeps control.
Roward is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Saarinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roward does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roward might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saarinen is looking for a kimura here.
Saarinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Saarinen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roward is just riding it out for now. Saarinen eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Roward doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saarinen.
Saarinen is working for a kimura but Roward is defending it quite comfortably.
Roward is trying to stand up here but Saarinen is controlling him well.
Saarinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Saarinen prevents Roward from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roward sees it coming and defends easily.
Saarinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roward is trying to stand up here but Saarinen is controlling him well.
Saarinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Saarinen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Roward doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saarinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roward looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Saarinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roward throws a lazy uppercut
and Saarinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Saarinen is looking to slow Roward down with leg kicks.
Roward misses with a left hand
and Saarinen counters with a big head kick but Roward shrugs it off.
Roward throws an off balance right hand
and Saarinen counters with a head kick. That will keep Roward thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Roward misses with a hook. Saarinen ducked under it nicely.
Roward bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roward loads up on a big right hand but Saarinen slips the punch.
Saarinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roward.
Saarinen thuds his shin into the meat of Roward's side.
Roward throws out a loose jab but Saarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roward is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Roward throws a hook but Saarinen blocks it.
Saarinen misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Roward misses the target.
Roward misses with a lunging right hand
and Saarinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Saarinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Roward manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saarinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Roward swings widly with a right hand
and Saarinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saarinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roward's head.
Roward throws a jab but it's blocked by Saarinen.
Roward fails to land with a series of punches.
Josh Roward is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saarinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roward.
Good shot there by Roward.
Saarinen lands a head kick. Roward smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saarinen throws a nice head kick!
Saarinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Saarinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roward will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen misses with a head kick.
Roward throws a jab but it's blocked by Saarinen.
Roward misses with a looping left.
Roward swings widly with a right hand
and Saarinen counters with a low kick, right behind Roward 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roward misses with an uppercut
and Saarinen counters with a nice body kick.
Roward throws an off balance right hand
and Saarinen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roward is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Saarinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saarinen blocks a jab.
Roward is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Saarinen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Saarinen tries to clinch there but Roward circles away.
Saarinen connects with a high kick.
Saarinen walks into a straight right hand from Roward.
A big left from Roward misses.
Josh Roward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roward throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roward swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saarinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saarinen scores with a head kick. Roward tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roward shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saarinen eats them both and turns towards Roward to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saarinen drives through and clinches with Roward against the ropes.
Roward wants to get back to striking at distance but Saarinen won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Saarinen.
Roward is trying to break free.
Saarinen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Saarinen looking for a triangle here. Roward is fighting it but it looks tight! Saarinen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Roward is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Petri Saarinen!
Petri Saarinen gave a mention to Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q+Laundry! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Walton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
205 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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31
220 lbs
18 - 18 - 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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walton but Walton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assassin throws a body punch but Walton moves out of range.
Walton has closed the distance and engaged Assassin in a clinch.
Walton lands a shoulder strike.
Assassin wants to stall.
Walton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walton lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ninja Assassin has been cut.
Walton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walton tries a knee to the head but Assassin blocks it.
Assassin tries to stall but Walton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walton trying to land knees to the body.
Walton lands an elbow inside.
Assassin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Assassin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walton walks away with a smile on his face. Assassin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tim Walton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Assassin.
Walton instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton misses with a knee strike.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Assassin.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assassin's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
Walton lands a good knee to the midsection. Assassin won't want to take too many of those.
Walton crunches a lovely knee into Assassin's ribcage.
Assassin looks gassed!
Walton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Assassin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assassin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walton lands with a short shot to the head.
Assassin is rocked!
Walton lands an elbow inside that Assassin shrugs off.
Assassin is still on wobbly legs! Can Walton finish him?
Nice elbow from Walton.
Walton crunches a lovely knee into Assassin's ribcage.
Walton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walton lands a good knee to the midsection. Assassin won't want to take too many of those.
Walton has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Assassin - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Walton, and another! Assassin is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tim Walton!
Our winner, Tim Walton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luc Besson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Besson comes to the ring accompanied by Swedish House Mafia - One (Your Name). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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25
235 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Besson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Tebow!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tebow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Besson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tebow somewhat.
Besson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Besson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tebow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tebow looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Besson is defending well. Tebow quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Besson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tebow celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Tebow!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Tebow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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