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AOWCL 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by The Game. Randy Couture has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Hill!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Couture avoids it really well and circles away.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Couture sprawls well. Couture wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hill gets slowly back to his feet.
Hill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Hill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Couture has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hill moves into full mount! Couture won't be happy about that!
Hill raining down shots from the mount!
Hill is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Couture takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill slows the pace down in half guard.
Couture actively working from the bottom here.
Couture is looking to control Hill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Couture avoid being mounted?
Couture is refusing to be controlled, as Hill sits in half guard.
Couture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hill on the ground.
Hill stops Couture from getting back to his feet.
Hill wants to free his trapped foot but Couture is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Couture tries to get to full guard but Hill has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hill is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Couture on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Couture gets the takedown into side control.
Couture trying to control the position but Hill is working away.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Couture is trying to get an arm triangle but Hill is defending well.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture in the domination position with Hill hanging on.
Hill is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Couture off and has taken his back!
Hill has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hill has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Couture! Can he survive? No! He's out! Hill gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jamie Hill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanderlei Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wanderlei Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Wanderlei Silva wants to clinch up but Chael Silva keeps it at a distance.
Chael Silva throws a one two combo.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in and drives through. Chael Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chael Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in but Chael Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wanderlei Silva looks for a takedown but Chael Silva sprawls well.
Chael Silva lands an overhand right.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch but Chael Silva is having none of it.
Chael Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wanderlei Silva to the mat! Wanderlei Silva manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chael Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chael Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chael Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wanderlei Silva wants to stand but Chael Silva is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chael Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Chael Silva 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.
Chael Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wanderlei Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chael Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Chael Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Wanderlei Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wanderlei Silva keeping moving, preventing Chael Silva from controlling successfully.
Wanderlei Silva wants to stand up but Chael Silva is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chael Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wanderlei Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chael Silva stops Wanderlei Silva from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wanderlei Silva shoots and misses
and Chael Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wanderlei Silva wants to clinch but Chael Silva slips to the side
and Chael Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wanderlei Silva looks to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wanderlei Silva thinking.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Wanderlei Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wanderlei Silva walks into a straight right hand from Chael Silva.
Wanderlei Silva clinches but Chael Silva breaks the clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wanderlei Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wanderlei Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chael Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wanderlei Silva drops his hands momentarily and Chael Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chael Silva lands a body shot.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chael Silva throws a combination. Wanderlei Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chael Silva scores with a hook to the body. Wanderlei Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Chael Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wanderlei Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wanderlei Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wanderlei Silva wants to clinch but Chael Silva slips to the side
and Wanderlei Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wanderlei Silva misses with a combination
and Chael Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Chael Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wanderlei Silva wants to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wanderlei Silva thinking.
Wanderlei Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wanderlei Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wanderlei Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Chael Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Chael Silva.
Wanderlei Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Wanderlei Silva misses
and Chael Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wanderlei Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chael Silva.
Wanderlei Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Chael Silva controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva pushes Chael Silva off looking to stand but Chael Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Wanderlei Silva taking some punishment here, with Chael Silva in his half guard.
Chael Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Wanderlei Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva tries to get to full guard but Chael Silva has control of the leg.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Chael Silva has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Chael Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chael Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chael Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wanderlei Silva shoots and misses
and Chael Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wanderlei Silva misses with a combination
and Chael Silva counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanderlei Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Chael Silva counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chael Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chael Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Wanderlei Silva's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chael Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wanderlei Silva shoots and misses
and Chael Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wanderlei Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wanderlei Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chael Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wanderlei Silva gets caught flat footed, as Chael Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chael Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Wanderlei Silva's brow.
Chael Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chael Silva postures up in Wanderlei Silva's guard and throws a big left but Wanderlei Silva blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chael Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wanderlei Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Chael Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Wanderlei Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chael Silva is controlling him.
Chael Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wanderlei Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chael Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wanderlei Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wanderlei Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chael Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Wanderlei Silva shoots and misses
and Chael Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wanderlei Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chael Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chael Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wanderlei Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wanderlei Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chael Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Wanderlei Silva misses
and Chael Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chael Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chael Silva 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 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chael Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mangello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Dillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mangello!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mangello!
Dillard wants to finish this one by submission but Mangello is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dillard.
Mangello is trying to escape the mount.
Mangello has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Mangello is trying to defend against the choke here but Dillard has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Dillard Tightens the hold and Mangello taps out furiously! Dillard displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kirk Dillard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cam Snyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter has chosen MOVE! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cam Snyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ultimate Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Snyder misses.
Snyder misses with a wild combination.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Snyder pushes him off.
Snyder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snyder sprawls well. Snyder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet.
Fighter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snyder misses with a wild combination.
Snyder throws a series of punches but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Snyder circles away and keeps his distance.
Snyder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fighter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fighter thows a huge punch but Snyder dodges it nicely.
Fighter thows a huge punch but Snyder dodges it nicely.
Fighter maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Snyder could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Fighter has cracked it and Snyder is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ultimate Fighter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ry Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Beamer, Benz, or Bentley by Lloyd Banks. Stone has chosen Mersey Paradise as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavin Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ry Stone!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stone will feel that in the morning.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drake scores with a head kick.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Stone throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Drake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stone!
Drake is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stone is surviving well by controlling Drake's body position as best he can.
Drake is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stone has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stone!
Drake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drake pulls Stone in close to his closed guard and prevents Stone from doing any damage or advancing position.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drake has Stone pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Drake gets a takedown into half guard.
Drake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is working for a submission of some sort.
Stone is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Drake trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Drake trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
Stone looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drake wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Stone pushes Drake off but Drake dives into side control.
Drake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stone rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Drake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stone tries to land a body kick
and Drake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stone scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Stone wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries for a takedown but Stone manages to get underhooks.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Drake is trying to drag Stone to the mat but Stone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drake drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stone looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stone looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stone!
Stone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stone sprawls well initially but Drake persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Drake stops Stone from getting back to his feet.
Stone tries to roll over but Drake keeps him under control.
Stone is trying to stand.
Drake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stone is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stone defends it well.
Drake is trying to control the action in half guard but Stone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stone tries for a takedown but Drake circles away easily
and Drake counters with a head kick.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gavin Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Stone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drake avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ry Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Drake tries to hold on but Stone postures up.
Drake can't escape the position.
Stone stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ry Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws a push kick but Drake slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Stone.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a head kick that half lands.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Stone.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt - Drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gavin Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ry Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a head kick!
Drake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stone scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Drake manages to mount him!
Drake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Drake working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Drake jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Stone is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Stone and Drake has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stone bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Stone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drake is trying to defend but Stone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Drake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone decides to stand and escape the position.
Stone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drake swivels and escapes.
Stone feints and as Drake raises his hands in defense, Stone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stone is aware though and is defending well.
Stone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ry Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ry Stone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Balcita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balcita comes to the cage accompanied by Mobb Deep - Animal Instinct. Chuck West acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Balcita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck West!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West shoots in and drives through. Balcita sprawls well.
West shoots in for a takedown but Balcita shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Balcita looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balcita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
West takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Chuck West has been cut.
Balcita misses the shot to the body.
West checks a leg kick nicely.
Balcita bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Balcita has cracked West with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Balcita lands another huge swinging hook and West tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save West, before Balcita can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jay Balcita!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Jerabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Sterner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sterner's choice of entrance music: target=blank>Kung Fu Fighting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Jerabek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Sterner!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterner scores with a takedown into Jerabek's guard.
Sterner trying to control the position from guard on top but Jerabek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jerabek trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sterner tries to stand but Jerabek is controlling from the bottom.
Sterner preventing the sweep.
Jerabek controls Sterner momentarily but Sterner frees himself.
Sterner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sterner preventing the sweep.
Jerabek lands a decent shot there.
Jerabek lands a decent shot there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jerabek clinches with his opponent.
Jerabek has Sterner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sterner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jerabek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sterner jumps guard but Jerabek stands there with Sterner around his waist. Sterner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sterner pulls guard effortlessly.
Jerabek trying to control the position from guard on top but Sterner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jerabek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sterner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jerabek passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jerabek wants to control from the top but Sterner keeps moving.
Sterner looking for a sweep. Not yet Sterner, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sterner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jerabek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sterner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sterner swinging wildly here.
Jerabek scores with a one two! Sterner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sterner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jerabek.
Nice sprawl there from Sterner as Jerabek shoots in.
Jerabek has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sterner.
Sterner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sterner shoots in looking for a takedown. Jerabek tries to sprawl out of it but Sterner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jerabek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by Jerabek.
Sterner looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerabek tries to clinch up.
Sterner fails with a takedown attempt.
Jason Jerabek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Sterner.
Sterner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jerabek, pushing him back against the cage.
Sterner wants a takedown but no success here.
Sterner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jerabek wants a takedown but no success here.
Jerabek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jerabek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sterner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sterner tries to clinch up
and Jerabek counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sterner won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sterner looking for a sweep but Jerabek has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jerabek looking to control but Sterner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jerabek is landing with some decent strikes but Sterner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sterner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jerabek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sterner can't escape the position.
Jerabek 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.
Jerabek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerabek lands a big elbow.
Jerabek trying to control but Sterner is having none of it.
Jerabek with shots to the head and body - Sterner looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterner is looking to get to half guard.
Sterner is bucking up trying to escape but Jerabek cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jerabek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sterner looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jerabek looking to isolate an arm here. Sterner doesn't see it coming and as Jerabek extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Jerabek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Jerabek!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carlos jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos jr comes to the cage accompanied by Jarrid Mendelson - The Ultimate Fighter. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Carlos jr!
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, Edwin Murray!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray tries to clinch up but Carlos jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Murray tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carlos jr.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murray tries to clinch up but Carlos jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlos jr misses with a double jab.
Murray takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murray is looking to clinch but Carlos jr is avoiding it.
Carlos jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murray tries to clinch but Carlos jr is having none of it.
Carlos jr tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray tries to clinch up but Carlos jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carlos jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.
Murray tries to clinch but Carlos jr moves out of range.
Carlos jr throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is looking to clinch.
Murray tries to clinch there but Carlos jr circles away.
Murray is looking to clinch.
Murray moves in looking to clinch but Carlos jr pushes him off.
Murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carlos jr - that will leave a mark!
Carlos jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray tries to clinch up.
Murray doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlos jr circles away.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Carlos jr.
Murray avoids the head kick by Carlos jr.
Carlos jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos jr keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlos jr looks to land a combination but Murray avoids it well.
Murray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murray is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murray tries to clinch there but Carlos jr circles away.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Carlos jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carlos jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlos jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlos jr circles away.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murray misses with a double jab
and Carlos jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Edwin Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray clinches but Carlos jr breaks the clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a left and a right that stings Murray.
Murray closes the distance but Carlos jr moves to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a series of strikes. Murray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carlos jr throws a head kick that misses.
Murray avoids the head kick by Carlos jr.
No joy there for Carlos jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murray takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Edwin Murray has been cut.
Murray wants to clinch but Carlos jr slips to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a two punch combo.
Murray closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Carlos jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to clinch but Carlos jr slips to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a left and a right that stings Murray.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray clinches but Carlos jr breaks the clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murray's knee momentarily.
Murray closes the distance but Carlos jr moves to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a series of strikes. Murray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carlos jr.
Murray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carlos jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Murray clinches but Carlos jr breaks the clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a head kick.
Carlos jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carlos jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Murray looks to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carlos jr.
Carlos jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murray backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Carlos jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edwin Murray's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murray pushes Carlos jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Carlos jr's head.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlos jr.
Murray misses with a knee to the head.
Murray gets underhooks to prevent Carlos jr's takedown attempt.
Carlos jr blocks an elbow strike.
Carlos jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Murray.
Murray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murray pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlos jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murray gets control of Carlos jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Murray will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray is working an open guard so Carlos jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Murray is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos jr looks to land a combination but Murray avoids it well.
Murray closes the distance but Carlos jr moves to the side
and Carlos jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murray closes the distance but Carlos jr moves to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carlos jr counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Murray closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jose Carlos jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carlos jr counters with a series of strikes. Murray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carlos jr throws a right and a left that Murray avoids nicely.
Carlos jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray's sensitive parts.
Murray looks to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Murray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carlos jr counters with a low kick, right behind Murray 's knee.
Murray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carlos jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jose Carlos jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray clinches but Carlos jr breaks the clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Murray looks to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murray clinches but Carlos jr breaks the clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a two punch combo.
Murray looks for the body kick but Carlos jr saw that one coming.
Carlos jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Murray looks to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Murray has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murray throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Jose Carlos jr has been cut.
Murray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carlos jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murray clinches but Carlos jr breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlos jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carlos jr. That's going to slow Murray down.
Murray wants to clinch but Carlos jr slips to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a series of strikes. Murray will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Carlos jr as he checks the leg kick.
Murray clinches but Carlos jr breaks the clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to clinch up
and Carlos jr counters with a body kick that stops Murray in his tracks momentarily.
Carlos jr misses with the combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Carlos jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murray closes the distance but Carlos jr moves to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Murray is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Murray closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a nice body kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Carlos jr here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray clinches but Carlos jr breaks the clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Murray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carlos jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Carlos jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Carlos jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Murray wants to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a left and a right that stings Murray.
Murray dives in and grabs Carlos jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carlos jr pushes down on Murray's head and hops out.
Murray closes the distance but Carlos jr moves to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Murray thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Murray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carlos jr counters with a solid body kick.
Murray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carlos jr counters with a two punch combo.
Carlos jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murray closes the distance but Carlos jr moves to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a good low kick that Murray was not able to check.
Murray darts in trying to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murray has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carlos jr misses with a double jab.
Murray has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carlos jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray darts in trying to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carlos jr throws a leg kick which misses Murray's front leg but catches the back leg as Murray tries to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carlos jr.
Murray closes the distance but Carlos jr moves to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carlos jr misses with a head kick.
Murray clinches but Carlos jr breaks the clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a left and a right that stings Murray.
Murray wants to clinch but Carlos jr slips to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That has opened up Edwin Murray's cut even more.
Murray tries to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a two punch combo.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Murray tries to clinch up
and Carlos jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Edwin Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray darts in trying to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a nice body kick.
Murray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlos jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carlos jr.
A head kick misses from Carlos jr.
Murray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carlos jr counters with a big head kick but Murray shrugs it off.
Murray closes the distance but Carlos jr moves to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a body kick that stops Murray in his tracks momentarily.
Murray tries to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murray's knee momentarily.
Murray clinches but Carlos jr breaks the clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray darts in trying to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Carlos jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlos jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Carlos jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murray looks to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carlos jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carlos jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Murray thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Murray closes the distance but Carlos jr moves to the side
and Carlos jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carlos jr.
Murray tries to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a low kick, right behind Murray 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to clinch but Carlos jr moves away
and Carlos jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The cut above Edwin Murray's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murray tries to clinch up
and Carlos jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murray tries to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Murray darts in trying to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a series of strikes. Murray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carlos jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray tries to clinch but Carlos jr moves away
and Carlos jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Murray tries to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Murray is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlos jr misses with a two punch combination.
Murray connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray wants to clinch
and Carlos jr counters with a series of strikes. Murray will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Carlos jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carlos jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Carlos jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machida Mochuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary comes into a darkened arena with his song building. one day like this kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Machida Mochuda has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Machida Mochuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mochuda connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Leary. O Leary circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mochuda misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Leary slips a straight right by Mochuda.
Mochuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Leary checks a leg kick.
O Leary drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Leary is looking to work some ground and pound but Mochuda has wrist control.
Mochuda keeping full guard, as O Leary tries to pass.
Mochuda is looking to stand up but O Leary isn't so interested in that idea.
O Leary throws a strike but Mochuda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
O Leary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Leary lands a takedown into guard.
Mochuda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Leary wants to control from the top but Mochuda keeps moving.
Mochuda keeping full guard, as O Leary tries to pass.
Mochuda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochuda wants to stand but O Leary is controlling the position.
O Leary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mochuda is keeping the position for now.
O Leary 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary stands up over Mochuda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Leary prevents Mochuda from getting back to his feet.
O Leary throwing strikes from guard but Mochuda blocks nicely.
O Leary advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mochuda is trying to stand.
O Leary winds up and cracks Mochuda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Leary missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Leary missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Leary landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Leary trying to control the action but Mochuda is working from the bottom.
O Leary controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mochuda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Leary looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Leary stops Mochuda from getting back to his feet.
O Leary is keen to just control but Mochuda is a slippery customer.
Mochuda is trying to stand back up but O Leary is controlling him
O Leary is nestled in close to Mochuda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Leary trying to control from Mochuda's half guard. Mochuda has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
O Leary looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry O Leary dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Leary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mochuda misses with a wild combination.
Mochuda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mochuda.
Mochuda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Mochuda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Mochuda misses.
A big right from O Leary misses.
O Leary moves out of range as Mochuda strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Mochuda misses the target.
Mochuda swings away with a body shot that misses
so O Leary counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mochuda keeping moving, preventing O Leary from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary looking to sit in guard and control but Mochuda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Leary is on top in guard.
O Leary slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
O Leary throws a strike but Mochuda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mochuda!
Mochuda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
O Leary trying to control but Mochuda is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by O Leary.
O Leary landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary landing strikes from the mount and Mochuda is in trouble!
O Leary is in the full mount, landing strikes.
O Leary lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Machida Mochuda has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Leary looking to finish Mochuda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mochuda!
O Leary controlling from the full mount.
O Leary punishing his opponent with strikes.
O Leary lands a nice shot to the head.
O Leary is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mochuda can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mochuda is rocked!
Machida Mochuda's cut is getting worse.
A big strike lands for O Leary! That's really hurt Mochuda and he's turned his back - O Leary keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! O Leary Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry O Leary!
Larry O Leary is the new heavyweight champion!
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