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Death Squad 50:Paul vs Armos PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen wild boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jonny Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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132 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucky Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Walker!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Walker lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Walker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Walker wants to break free but Smith has control.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith jabs at Walker's body.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker avoids the body shot from Smith.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Smith jabs at Walker's body.
Walker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Smith.
Walker misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the cage.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucky Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker leaning against his opponent.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith is looking to wear down Walker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Smith 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.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Lucky Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Lucky Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Walker misses with a body shot.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walker looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Walker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker avoids the body shot from Smith.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walker throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith with a nice cross.
Walker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Smith throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith cracks Walker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker moves away from the strike by Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lucky Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walker.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Walker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith works over Walker's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Walker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Smith works Walker's body with a nice hook.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Walker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Walker scores with a three punch combo!
Smith moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Walker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith cracks Walker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Walker forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Walker with an uppercut!
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Walker takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses with a hook
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch.
Walker wants to break free but Smith has control.
Walker tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jonny Walker just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Walker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Walker eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Smith avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Some bone on bone action there as Walker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Smith misses.
Walker misses with a straight left.
A big right from Walker misses.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walker.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Walker throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Walker takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walker. Walker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Walker takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Smith stuns Walker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Smith throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lucky Smith will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Walker misses the body punch
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Walker is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walker tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Walker is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lucky Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walker. Walker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith with a hook.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Walker throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Walker's head back.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith thuds a left hand into Walker's body.
Walker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Walker's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walker. Walker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Jonny Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lucky Smith.
I think Smith 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lucky Smith!
Lucky Smith seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jonny Walker stepped up to the mic, saying 'I be Back!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bdp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Randolph was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Bdp!
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, James Randolph!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bdp throws a leg kick
and Randolph counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bdp is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Whack! Randolph lands a heavy head kick that drops Bdp. The ref tackles Randolph to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bdp was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). James Randolph!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Doesn't Remind Me -Audioslave. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Owen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abe Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Owen both land. Nice combination.
Bradley lands a big head kick that sends Owen tumbling to the mat! Bradley takes a step backwards and waves Owen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Owen is rocked!
It looks like James Owen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Owen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him?
Bradley throws a head kick but Owen moves out of range.
Owen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Bradley slams his shin into Owen's torso.
Owen looks winded!
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bradley throws a series of punches but Owen avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Owen slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Bradley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Owen tries to clinch up.
Bradley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
Owen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Owen's coach down at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Owen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Owen tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Owen.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Owen moves out of range easily.
Owen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Owen avoids the head kick by Bradley.
Owen misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Owen moves out of range easily.
Owen tries to clinch there but Bradley circles away.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Owen moves out of range easily.
Owen seems to have recovered his senses.
Owen wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
Bradley throws a lazy head kick
and Owen counters with a two punch combo.
Owen tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen lands a head kick!
Bradley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Owen cracks the inside of Bradley's front leg.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
Owen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Owen.
Owen tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
Bradley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradley feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Owen collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abe Bradley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Rawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Kos!
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, Daniel Rawley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kos throws out a loose jab but Rawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kos throws a looping overhand right but Rawley ducks down to avoid it.
Rawley avoids the body shot from Kos.
Kos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kos misses the shot to the body.
Rawley moves away from the strike by Kos.
Rawley throws a sloppy head kick and Kos moves out of range easily.
Rawley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kos wants to get back to his feet.
Rawley controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kos tries to kick Rawley off but Rawley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rawley stands up and beckons Kos to join him on the feet.
Kos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos misses with a double jab
and Rawley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rawley.
Kos throws a big shot that misses.
Kos throws a combination that misses
and Rawley counters with a left and a right that stings Kos.
A swing and a miss from Kos.
Kos with a nice cross.
Kos loads up on a big right hand but Rawley slips the punch.
Rawley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rawley looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rawley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kos misses with a straight left.
Kos throws a series of punches but Rawley moves out of range.
Kos throws a jab but it's blocked by Rawley.
Rawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Rawley fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos pounces like a tiger and cracks Rawley with a vicious hook! Rawley is down but not out! Kos follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ron Kos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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23
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman misses with an uppercut.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Ivanov tries to sprawl but Goodman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ivanov punching from the bottom.
Goodman is trying to control. Ivanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodman blocks the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ivanov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Goodman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ivanov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ivanov lands with a few short shots to the body.
Ivanov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ivanov lands some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov has a closed guard, preventing Goodman from standing up.
Ivanov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Goodman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ivanov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goodman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goodman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goodman slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Ivanov.
Goodman is pressing down on Ivanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ivanov is holding on for now.
Goodman trying to control the action but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Goodman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ivanov actively working from the bottom here.
Ivanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goodman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ivanov wants to improve his position but Goodman is controlling well.
Goodman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov is not content to let Goodman control the position.
Goodman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ivanov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Goodman.
Goodman wants to free his trapped foot but Ivanov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ivanov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ivanov is not content to let Goodman control the position.
Ivanov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Goodman passes to side control.
Ivanov throws a punch from the bottom, which has left him a bit exposed here… Goodman has an arm triangle now. This could be big trouble for Ivanov. He's out! He's out cold! The ref pulls Goodman off and Goodman celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jon Goodman!
Our winner, Jon Goodman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Duplesris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the cage accompanied by OVER ME by Tricky. Rickson Bravo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Duplesris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Duplesris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Duplesris misses its intended target.
Bravo throws a head kick but Duplesris moves out of range.
A jab from Duplesris misses.
Bravo tries to land a leg kick but Duplesris saw it coming and moves away.
Duplesris works Bravo's body with a nice hook.
Duplesris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duplesris duly obliges.
Duplesris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bravo on the side of the head.
Bravo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duplesris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duplesris tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duplesris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bravo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bravo throws the left hand but Duplesris avoids the punch easily.
Duplesris throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duplesris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bravo.
Seth Duplesris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravo. Duplesris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duplesris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duplesris misses with a body shot.
Duplesris throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
Duplesris misses with a double jab.
Duplesris throws a good cross that connects.
Duplesris misses with a double jab.
Bravo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duplesris.
Duplesris punishes Bravo's body with a nice straight punch.
Duplesris jabs Bravo right on the nose. Bravo blinks but takes it well.
Bravo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duplesris's head backwards.
Duplesris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Bravo misses.
Bravo looks to throw the jab but Duplesris is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duplesris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bravo circles away quickly and effectively.
Duplesris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bravo ducks under a wild hook from Duplesris.
Seth Duplesris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duplesris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duplesris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravo moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Duplesris. Those never looked like landing.
Bravo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duplesris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bravo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duplesris tries to avoid it but Bravo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duplesris to the ground. Duplesris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duplesris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bravo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Duplesris.
Duplesris slaps away a takedown attempt from Bravo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duplesris misses with a double jab.
Duplesris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bravo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duplesris tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bravo dodges the punch combination from Duplesris.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bravo stopping the sweep attempt from Duplesris.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Duplesris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throwing strikes from guard but Duplesris blocks nicely.
Bravo pushing down on Duplesris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Duplesris trying to control but Bravo postures up.
Bravo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Duplesris has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bravo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duplesris is just riding it out for now. Bravo eventually gives up the hold.
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!
Bravo blocks the strikes from Duplesris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Duplesris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bravo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bravo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duplesris's head backwards.
Bravo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duplesris moves away.
A swing and a miss from Duplesris.
Duplesris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Duplesris misses with a wild combination.
Duplesris cracks Bravo with a good jab.
Duplesris with a nice cross.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Duplesris. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Duplesris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duplesris wants it to stay on the feet.
Bravo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Duplesris.
Duplesris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bravo misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo throws an off balance right hand
and Duplesris counters with a stiff right hand.
Duplesris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duplesris lands with a straight right. Bravo didn't see that one coming.
Bravo is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Duplesris moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seth Duplesris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Just Lose It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Jackson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Maxwell, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Maxwell against the cage but Maxwell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maxwell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Maxwell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bobby Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Jackson.
Maxwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Maxwell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maxwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Maxwell!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maxwell is trying to get back to half guard.
Maxwell can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maxwell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maxwell is looking to reverse the position.
Maxwell struggling a bit here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jackson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Maxwell is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Jackson!
An out of breath Antonio Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Longshank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Longshank has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Hanson!
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, Rick Longshank!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longshank throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longshank.
Hanson swings for the body but Longshank moves out of range.
Hanson throws a hook but Longshank avoids it easily.
Hanson avoids a kick to the body.
Longshank throws the kick towards the body but Hanson avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Longshank. Those never looked like landing.
Hanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hanson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Longshank defending well as Hanson loads up on a big left hand.
Hanson looks to throw the jab but Longshank is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Hanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longshank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Longshank scores with a jab to the head.
Longshank misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longshank digs a good body shot into Hanson's ribs.
Hanson takes one on the button.
Hanson scores with a nice head shot.
Longshank digs a good hook to Hanson's body.
Longshank looks to land a combination but Hanson avoids it well.
Longshank misses the shot to the body.
Longshank scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longshank lands a hook that stumbles Hanson back into the cage. Longshank follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hanson to the canvas! Longshank pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hanson has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rick Longshank!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aharon Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Space Oddity as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Ben Gray has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ben Gray seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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33
280 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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32
281 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aharon Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gray wants to take a breather but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gray pulls his head out easily.
Gray tries to pass to full mount but Robinson defends it.
Gray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Gray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robinson tries to roll over but Gray keeps him under control.
Robinson actively working from the bottom here.
Robinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Robinson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gray is one step ahead there.
Gray stands and steps away. Robinson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Gray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robinson finds it's way round the side to connect with Gray's head.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ben Gray has been cut.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Gray avoids them all with ease.
Gray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robinson counters with a three punch combo that has Gray backing up. Gray nods at Robinson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Robinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gray misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gray's knee momentarily.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Robinson duly obliges.
Robinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Gray has his takedown stuffed
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson cracks the inside of Gray's front leg.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Gray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robinson.
Gray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gray if he has to take too many more of those.
Gray is breathing heavily.
Robinson connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson sizes up Gray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Robinson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Robinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robinson. Robinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Aharon Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aharon Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Gray'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.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have Gray backpedaling.
Robinson feints a jab promting Gray to slip. Robinson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gray slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray looks for a takedown but Robinson sprawls well.
Robinson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Gray misses
and Robinson counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robinson scores with a three punch combo!
Ben Gray's cut is getting worse.
Robinson lands with a nice combination. Gray backs away looking to recover.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gray closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side
and Robinson counters with a low kick, right behind Gray 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray throws a wild hook but Robinson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Gray gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Robinson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aharon Robinson!
A victorious Aharon Robinson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armos Saffedine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armos Saffedine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armos Saffedine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Saffedine is trying to defend but Alexander finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alexander is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alexander sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alexander's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alexander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saffedine on the ground.
Saffedine is defending against the submission attempts here by Alexander.
Alexander seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffedine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alexander trying to control from half guard but Saffedine is working away.
Alexander is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Saffedine sees it coming and defends easily.
Alexander is working for a submission of some sort.
Saffedine actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander is working for a submission of some sort.
Alexander looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saffedine looking for submissions off his back.
Alexander not doing much here.
Saffedine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alexander seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saffedine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Saffedine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alexander.
Saffedine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saffedine is staying active underneath Alexander, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saffedine actively working from the bottom here.
Alexander scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saffedine is not content to let Alexander control the position.
Saffedine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saffedine looks winded!
Saffedine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alexander working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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!
Saffedine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alexander scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Alexander dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alexander fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saffedine sprawls well initially but Alexander persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Saffedine is staying active underneath Alexander, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alexander seems to be working for a kimura but Saffedine defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Alexander.
Paul Alexander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexander is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Saffedine is just riding it out for now. Alexander eventually gives up the hold.
Saffedine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alexander will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saffedine has hold of Alexander's hands but Alexander slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffedine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saffedine is breathing heavily.
Alexander controlling the action here.
Alexander scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saffedine is defending against the submission attempts here by Alexander.
Saffedine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alexander scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alexander is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saffedine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saffedine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alexander pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Alexander there.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saffedine can do to turn this around?
Alexander seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alexander in particular looking to stall.
Saffedine looking for submissions off his back.
Alexander sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alexander winds up and cracks Saffedine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alexander looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alexander working the head and body with strikes.
Alexander is working for a kimura but Saffedine is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexander lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Alexander there.
Saffedine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alexander pulls his head out easily.
Alexander is working for a kimura but Saffedine is defending it quite comfortably.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like Armos Saffedine has been cut.
Alexander working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alexander seems to be working for a kimura but Saffedine defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexander is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Alexander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armos Saffedine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alexander manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Saffedine on his heels. He'll look to pass Saffedine's guard now, I'm sure.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alexander's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alexander makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The cut above Armos Saffedine's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saffedine keeping moving, preventing Alexander from controlling successfully.
Alexander drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alexander jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alexander trying to control the position from guard on top but Saffedine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saffedine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexander working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saffedine's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander stays in close to Saffedine's body and controls the position.
Alexander connects with a couple of short punches.
Alexander avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alexander not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alexander stands and throws Saffedine's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alexander connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Saffedine some visible discomfort.
Armos Saffedine'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 Armos Saffedine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Alexander!
Paul Alexander made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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