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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Efrain Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Efrain Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Steel looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva drops Steel with a beautiful combination! Steel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva is looking for the KO!
Steel is rocked!
It looks like Tyrone Steel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel backs away from a small jab... but Silva lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Steel crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Silva with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Efrain Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garlin Liddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddle has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Crichton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garlin Liddle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crichton tries to clinch but Liddle is having none of it.
Donk. Crichton catches Liddle right on the button with a cross.
Liddle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crichton.
Liddle misses with a two punch combination.
Liddle throws a series of punches but Crichton avoids them all with ease.
Crichton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddle moves away.
Crichton clinches up against the cage.
Crichton jumps guard and drags Liddle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crichton keeping moving, preventing Liddle from controlling successfully.
Liddle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crichton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crichton.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crichton passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddle wants to get back to his feet but Crichton drags him back down.
Liddle parries the strikes from Crichton easily there. Crichton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Liddle to escape.
The ground and pound from Crichton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Crichton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Crichton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crichton swings around for an armbar but Liddle sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Crichton's guard.
Liddle throwing strikes but missing.
Liddle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crichton is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton wants to control from the top but Liddle keeps moving.
Liddle is working an open guard so Crichton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Liddle misses with a wild combination.
Liddle misses with a head kick.
Liddle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crichton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crichton drives through with a takedown into Liddle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Crichton controlling from the top position.
Liddle wants to stand and escape but Crichton is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddle throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Crichton escapes and throws Liddle's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Crichton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Liddle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Crichton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crichton decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crichton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Crichton lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crichton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crichton trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crichton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crichton trying to control the action but Liddle is working from the bottom.
Liddle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Crichton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Liddle tries to close the distance and clinch but Crichton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crichton misses the shot to the body.
Liddle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crichton.
Crichton fails to land the takedown.
Crichton scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Garlin Liddle has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crichton just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddle throws a series of punches but Crichton moves out of range.
Michael Crichton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crichton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Liddle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Crichton is controlling him well.
Liddle defending against the ground and pound.
Liddle tries to improve position but can't.
Crichton gets to mount! Liddle was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Crichton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Liddle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddle is desperately trying to improve his position but Crichton has a good base and remains in mount.
Crichton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Liddle taking shots to the head.
Liddle is breathing heavily.
Crichton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Crichton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Liddle is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Liddle wants to hold on but Crichton pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crichton wants to control the pace but Liddle is squirming around nicely.
Crichton with shots to the head and body - Liddle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crichton lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liddle's face.
Liddle wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Crichton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Liddle manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Liddle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crichton wants to control but Liddle is keeping him busy.
Crichton working the head with strikes.
Crichton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddle can do to turn this around?
Liddle pushes Crichton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Crichton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Crichton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Liddle has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton trying to control the action but Liddle is working from the bottom.
Liddle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Crichton trying to mount his opponent but Liddle defends it.
Crichton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crichton trying to control from half guard but Liddle is working away.
Liddle wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crichton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liddle defending well though.
Crichton is looking for a kimura but Liddle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crichton to get the leverage.
Crichton is nestled in close to Liddle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Michael Crichton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crichton trying to advance position but Liddle counters by regaining guard.
Crichton wants to control from the top but Liddle keeps moving.
Crichton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crichton looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crichton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Liddle wants to get back to his feet but Crichton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Crichton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Garlin Liddle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Crichton throws a series of punches but Liddle moves out of range.
Liddle misses with the combination.
Liddle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddle throws a nice looking combination but Crichton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crichton has closed the distance and engaged Liddle in a clinch.
Crichton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Liddle clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Crichton is landing with strikes. Liddle can't take much more of this.
Crichton working for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crichton working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddle tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
BOOM! Crichton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Liddle tries to reverse the position but Crichton maintains control.
Crichton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Liddle looks a forlorn figure.
Liddle wants to hold on but Crichton pushes him away.
Liddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liddle is squirming around, avoiding Crichton's attempts to control the action.
Crichton with the ground and pound from mount.
Crichton tries to control but Liddle wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crichton is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Liddle to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Liddle shrugs it off.
Crichton 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.
BOOM! Crichton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crichton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Liddle looks a forlorn figure.
That has opened up Garlin Liddle's cut even more.
Crichton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crichton dominating with strikes here.
The cut above Garlin Liddle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton lands a heavy elbow.
Garlin Liddle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Garlin Liddle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Crichton!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Crichton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Mir had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
Souza shoots for a takedown but Mir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mir pinned against the cage. Mir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mir as he avoids it easily.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Souza.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
Souza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Mir defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Souza trying to control but Mir postures up.
Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mir's back!
Mir trying to control but not successfully.
Souza looking to hold on to the position here but Mir rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Mir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mir wants to sweep here but Souza controlling him for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir is striking from the bottom but Souza uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Mir taking some punishment here, with Souza in his half guard.
Souza is trying to control. Mir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Souza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mir tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.
Souza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Souza.
Souza throwing shots but Mir is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Souza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Souza looks to land a strike but Mir avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but Souza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Souza connects with a couple of short punches.
Mir has momentary wrist control but Souza slips an elbow through the middle.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mir wants to stand but Souza is controlling the position.
Souza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
Mir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza chips away with some ground and pound.
Souza scoring with some ground and pound.
Mir wants to stand and escape but Souza is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Souza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Souza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mir quickly recovers to half guard.
Mir is trying to get back to full guard.
Mir moves into full guard.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Mir has wrist control.
Souza chips away with some ground and pound.
Souza won't allow Mir to sweep him here.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but Souza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mir wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Souza looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mir!
You can see the frustration on Mir's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Souza scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mir struggling a bit here.
Souza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Souza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir is trying to control Souza's posture but Souza avoids it.
The strikes coming from Souza are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Souza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Souza wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
Mir dodges the ground and pound from Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza cracks Mir with a big elbow.
Souza cracks Mir with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Souza working away.
Souza scoring with punches from side control.
Souza grinds an elbow into Mir's temple.
Paolo Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza grinds an elbow into Mir's temple.
Souza in side control lands a decent elbow.
Souza tries to score with some ground and pound. Mir controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mir manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Souza throwing shots but Mir is blocking nicely.
Souza blocks the strikes from Mir.
Mir pushes Souza off and gets back to his feet.
Mir tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Souza.
Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Souza scores with a takedown into Mir's guard.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mir's head.
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Souza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mir's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Souza shoots and misses
and Mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Souza has a hand on Mir's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mir takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Souza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souza is looking to escape.
BOOM! Mir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Souza is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir controlling the position easily from mount.
Mir wants to control the pace but Souza is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir with a couple of short strikes.
Mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souza is looking to escape.
Souza working to try and regain half guard.
Souza tries to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Souza regains half guard.
Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mir pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir drops an elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Souza is trying to control but can't.
Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mir pulls his head out easily.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir wants to free his trapped foot but Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Mir has control of the leg.
Mir trying to control the pace.
Mir is thwarting Souza's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to control but Mir manages to pass to mount!
Souza tries to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Souza tries to lock up and control but Mir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mir trying to control but Souza is having none of it.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paolo Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir cracks Souza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Souza wants to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Mir trying to control but Souza is having none of it.
Souza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Souza 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Souza!
Paolo Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
15 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
19 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Huerta ducks down to avoid it.
Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Huerta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hall throws a right hand that Huerta ducks under and follows up with a left that Huerta also avoids with ease.
Huerta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Huerta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall throws a right and a left that Huerta avoids nicely.
Hall looks to land a combination but Huerta avoids it well.
Hall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Huerta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Huerta slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hall is looking to clinch.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huerta.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall looks to land a combination. Huerta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huerta.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall throws a series of punches but Huerta avoids them all with ease.
Huerta tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Hall tries to bum rush Huerta with a series of wild strikes but Huerta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huerta throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall tries to score with a low kick but Huerta moves his leg out of the way.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huerta.
A bone on bone clash there as Huerta blocks the leg kick.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huerta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huerta scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Huerta.
Huerta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huerta blocks a leg kick.
Hall looks to land a combination but Huerta avoids it well.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Huerta counters with a big head kick but Hall shrugs it off.
Huerta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Huerta is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a combination
and Huerta counters with a low kick, right behind Hall 's knee.
Huerta throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Huerta clinches up against the cage.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall is trying to break free.
Hall prevents a body shot from Huerta.
Huerta prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huerta counters with a series of strikes. Hall will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huerta slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall throws a hook but Huerta avoids it easily.
Huerta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huerta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Huerta checks a leg kick.
Huerta pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Huerta misses with a body punch.
Huerta swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall goes for a takedown attempt but Huerta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall throws a series of punches but Huerta moves out of range.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huerta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall tries to clinch there but Huerta circles away.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jesse Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Huerta moves out of range of the strikes.
Huerta avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to clinch
and Huerta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Huerta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Huerta.
Hall gets tackled into the cage by Huerta. Huerta maintains the clinch.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Hall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jesse Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huerta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huerta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Huerta's head but Huerta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huerta tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Jesse Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huerta blocks a jab.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huerta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huerta moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Huerta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huerta prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Huerta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Huerta keeps him there for the moment.
Hall is working for takedown but Huerta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Good body shot from Huerta.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huerta landing knees to the body.
Huerta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Huerta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hall is rocked!
Huerta lands with a left to the head.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huerta lands a nice uppercut.
Huerta pushes Hall against the cage. Huerta is working some dirty boxing. Huerta pushes off with a quick right hook! Hall goes down! Hall tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Huerta moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Huerta!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simone Loria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loria's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Folkstone - Nebbie. Simone Loria had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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25
263 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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19
261 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simone Loria!
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, Aldon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Loria shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Loria scores with a shot to the body.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Loria cracks Smith with a good jab.
Aldon Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Loria sprawls well.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Loria's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Loria duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Loria slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Simone Loria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldon Smith.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Loria.
Loria lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Loria thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
Loria moves in close and cracks Smith with a massive right hand! Smith, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Loria!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simone Loria!
Simone Loria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynald Mercier (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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22
265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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32
247 lbs
13 - 14 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reynald Mercier!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercier. Knock Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knock Out misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Knock Out does no damage.
Mercier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knock Out pinned against the cage. Knock Out gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mercier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knock Out.
Mercier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knock Out throws the left hand but Mercier avoids the punch easily.
Knock Out throws a right hand that Mercier ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercier also avoids with ease.
Knock Out misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Knock Out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knock Out throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knock Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercier dives in and scores a takedown into Knock Out's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mercier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mercier sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mercier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knock Out is keeping the position for now.
Mercier won't allow Knock Out to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercier throws a big elbow that misses.
Knock Out is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mercier is controlling him.
Mercier is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Knock Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knock Out throws a right hand that Mercier ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercier also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knock Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mercier throws a body punch but Knock Out moves out of range.
Knock Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercier throws the left hand but Knock Out avoids the punch easily.
Christian Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knock Out lands a jab-cross combination.
Knock Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mercier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercier slips a jab and a cross from Knock Out.
Knock Out misses with a straight right.
Knock Out lands a two punch combo.
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!
Mercier looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mercier is trying to control. Knock Out wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercier is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mercier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mercier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Christian Knock Out will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knock Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knock Out fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercier avoids the body shot from Knock Out.
Knock Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christian Knock Out is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knock Out's waist but Knock Out gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mercier off to one side.
Knock Out throws a body punch but Mercier moves out of range.
Knock Out throws a combination that misses
and Mercier counters with a nice body shot.
Mercier works over Knock Out's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the body from Knock Out misses
and Mercier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knock Out gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercier.
It looks like Christian Knock Out has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Mercier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercier.
Knock Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercier drops Knock Out with a right and a left! Mercier comes rushing in but Knock Out regains his composure and manages to keep Mercier in guard.
Knock Out is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercier is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oh Knock Out is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercier wants to control from the top but Knock Out keeps moving.
Mercier stays in close to Knock Out's body and controls the position.
Knock Out seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercier throwing strikes from guard but Knock Out blocks nicely.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Reynald Mercier hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Knock Out slips under a jab from Mercier.
Knock Out is looking to wear down Mercier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knock Out misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercier.
A nice combination there by Mercier.
Christian Knock Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knock Out!
Knock Out sizes up Mercier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knock Out misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercier looks to land a combination but Knock Out avoids it well.
Mercier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knock Out misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knock Out thows a body shot but no joy.
Mercier fails to land with a series of punches.
Knock Out scores with a punch to the head.
Mercier slips under a jab.
Knock Out lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Knock Out.
Knock Out shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mercier eats them both and turns towards Knock Out to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercier misses with a hook
and Knock Out counters with a straight right hand.
Mercier is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knock Out throws a right and a left that Mercier avoids nicely.
Mercier is still on wobbly legs! Can Knock Out finish him?
Mercier looks to land a right hand but Knock Out moved out of range.
Knock Out misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercier seems to have recovered his senses.
Mercier misses the shot to the body.
Knock Out falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercier slips a jab and a cross from Knock Out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knock Out scores with a jab.
Mercier walks straight into a right hand from Knock Out - that's dropped him! Knock Out jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Mercier from any more punishment! Mercier complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Christian Knock Out!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen's entrance music is Hurt me. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
275 lbs
16 - 20 - 0 |
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240 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Tolonen misses the target.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tolonen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emelianenko somewhat.
Emelianenko tests Tolonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Tolonen moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tolonen.
Tolonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
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!
Tolonen misses with a double jab.
Tolonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Tolonen swinging wildly here.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tolonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tolonen misses with a two punch combination.
Tauno Tolonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolonen slaps away a takedown attempt from Emelianenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Tolonen.
Tolonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tolonen drops Emelianenko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Emelianenko looks back up at him and smiles so Tolonen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Emelianenko is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Tolonen.
Tolonen throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Tolonen connects with a combination that backs up Emelianenko into the cage. Tolonen lands a flurry of punches that gets past Emelianenko's guard. Emelianenko is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Tolonen bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tauno Tolonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tai Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by Mudvayne - Determined. Tai Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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247 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tai Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Collins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Collins throws a left that rocks Singh and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Collins dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Singh regain composure!
Singh is rocked!
It looks like Tai Singh 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!
Collins scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Singh is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Collins can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Collins!
A very excited looking Fred Collins rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Methuselah Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . Couture has chosen wait, nvmnd! thats just the tapping of his cane as he walks. as his entrance music. Methuselah Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Methuselah Couture!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope misses with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pope.
Couture misses with a straight right.
Pope throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture avoids the head kick by Pope.
Couture sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Couture looks winded!
Pope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Couture.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Pope misses.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Nice uppercut there from Pope.
It looks like Methuselah Couture has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pope misses with a kick to the body.
Trent Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pope.
Couture takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pope feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Couture's calf.
Pope throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pope paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pope lands a nice hook to Couture's body. Couture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pope lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pope fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pope smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a looping right.
Pope thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Couture if he has to take too many more of those.
Couture avoids the body shot from Pope.
Pope throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pope.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Pope has Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Pope utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope connects with a knee to the head.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Couture blocks a body shot from Pope.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Couture.
Couture's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Pope lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pope.
Pope lands a knee to the head.
Pope digs a right hand into Couture's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Couture's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Methuselah Couture'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.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trent Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Couture circles away quickly and effectively.
Pope lands with a thumping leg kick.
Couture works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pope takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Couture throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with a nice leg kick.
Pope wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Pope scores with a jab to the jaw.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture just misses with a punch to the body.
Couture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pope.
Couture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pope can pounce on him.
Couture avoids the head kick by Pope.
Methuselah Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope lands a leg kick that knocks Couture off balance momentarily.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pope throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pope jabs Couture to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pope.
Pope lands a nice hook to Couture's body. Couture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pope connects with a high kick.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Couture catches Pope right on the button with a cross.
Trent Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pope throws the kick towards the body but Couture avoids it.
Good leg kick by Pope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Pope looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Couture counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Couture is thwarting Pope's attempts to control the position.
Couture controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pope avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Couture.
Couture is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pope might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Pope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Methuselah Couture's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pope feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
Couture throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Pope swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Pope wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope regains half guard.
Pope is looking to control Couture's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pope avoid being mounted?
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pope is looking to control Couture's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pope avoid being mounted?
Couture is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pope defends it well.
Pope wants to control but Couture is keeping busy.
Methuselah Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture working Pope over with strikes.
Couture wants to pass the guard but Pope is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture is trying to control the action in half guard but Pope is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Couture stalling.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pope has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope is controlling Couture's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Couture is thwarting Pope's attempts to control the position.
Couture looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Couture drops an elbow to the side of Pope's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope moves into full guard.
Pope looking to hit a scissor sweep but Couture is one step ahead there.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Couture can do to turn this around?
Couture makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Couture trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pope manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Methuselah Couture.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Pope!
After winning the bout, Trent Pope thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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