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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between luis eduardo almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mon Stuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). luis eduardo almeida has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, luis eduardo almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mon Stuh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuh looks to land a left hand but almeida moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Stuh.
almeida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stuh.
Stuh throws a hook to the side of almeida's head but almeida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
almeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Stuh.
almeida moves in looking to clinch but Stuh pushes him off.
Stuh looks to throw the jab but almeida is out of range.
almeida misses with a hook. Stuh ducked under it nicely.
Stuh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuh tries to clinch there but almeida circles away.
Stuh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from almeida.
almeida scores with a jab. Stuh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuh wants to clinch up but almeida keeps it at a distance.
A cross from almeida lands.
almeida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
almeida rushes Stuh and presses him up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
almeida tries to throw a body punch but Stuh avoids it by throwing almeida back against the cage.
Stuh misses with a short punch on the inside.
almeida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stuh tries to work over almeida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stuh misses with some punches.
Stuh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
almeida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
almeida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stuh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stuh swings wildly with an uppercut but almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stuh working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Stuh.
almeida throws a head punch that misses.
Stuh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
almeida is trying to maintain a safe position but Stuh gets an underhook and turns almeida into the ropes.
Stuh misses with some punches.
Stuh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stuh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stuh misses with a punch to the body.
Stuh misses with a body punch.
Stuh leaning his opponent against the ropes.
almeida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuh throws a punch but it's blocked by almeida.
Stuh has a couple of punches blocked by almeida.
Stuh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
almeida swings wildly with an uppercut but Stuh uses good head movement to avoid it.
almeida trying to stall but Stuh improves his position.
Stuh misses with some punches.
almeida misses with a body punch.
Stuh misses with a punch on the inside.
Stuh swings wildly with an uppercut but almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
almeida working aggressively here.
Stuh holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Stuh has a couple of punches blocked by almeida.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stuh.
almeida prevents a body shot from Stuh.
Stuh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stuh misses with some punches.
Stuh misses with the head strike.
almeida blocks an uppercut.
Stuh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stuh misses with some punches.
Stuh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
almeida blocking some punches.
Stuh pressing his opponent against the ropes.
almeida misses with a punch on the inside.
Stuh throws a head punch that misses.
Stuh misses with a punch on the inside.
Stuh misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stuh has a couple of punches blocked by almeida.
Stuh misses with a body punch.
almeida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stuh throws a head punch that misses.
almeida working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
luis eduardo almeida dominated that round.
That's time! almeida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
almeida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
almeida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stuh. Stuh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stuh was well out of range. Poor timing from almeida.
almeida throws a right and a left that both miss.
almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Stuh is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Stuh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
almeida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
almeida throws a series of punches but Stuh avoids them all with ease.
almeida fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Stuh to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Stuh looks to clinch but almeida throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Stuh taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). luis eduardo almeida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between muhammad ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). muhammad ali has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, muhammad ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ali as he jumps to the side.
ali wants to clinch up but Montgomery keeps it at a distance.
ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montgomery looks for a takedown but ali sprawls well.
Montgomery fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ali avoids it really well and circles away.
muhammad ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Montgomery.
ali tries to clinch up.
Montgomery is trying hard to land a takedown here. ali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Montgomery has a takedown stuffed.
ali tries to clinch up but Montgomery circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ali as he jumps to the side.
ali wants to clinch.
ali is looking to clinch but Montgomery is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montgomery fails to land the takedown.
Montgomery looks gassed!
ali has closed the distance and engaged Montgomery in a clinch.
ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
muhammad ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ali moves in looking to clinch but Montgomery pushes him off.
Montgomery fails with the takedown.
ali forces Montgomery back against the ropes and clinches.
ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montgomery has a takedown stuffed.
Montgomery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
muhammad ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ali rushes Montgomery and presses him up against the ropes.
ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Montgomery, pushing him back against the ropes.
ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ali closes the distance and clinches.
ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ali fails in his attempt to clinch.
ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ali clinches up with Montgomery and pushes him back against the ropes.
ali manages to break the clinch.
ali instigates a clinch.
ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ali fails in his attempt to clinch.
ali closes the distance and pushes Montgomery back into the ropes.
ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ali clinches with his opponent.
ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ali wants to clinch.
ali closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ali manages to break the clinch.
Montgomery shoots in but no luck this time.
Montgomery has a takedown stuffed.
ali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montgomery.
ali clinches up with Montgomery and pushes him back against the ropes.
ali gets control of Montgomery's arms and successfully pulls guard. ali will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Montgomery wants to get up but he can't break ali's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Montgomery trying to control but ali is working from the bottom.
ali wants to stand but Montgomery is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery trying to control the position from guard on top but ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ali pushes Montgomery off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
ali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montgomery shoots for a double leg takedown but ali sprawls well. He's pushed Montgomery's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Montgomery keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
muhammad ali dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montgomery shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ali as he jumps to the side.
ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ali wants to clinch.
ali tries to clinch there but Montgomery circles away.
Nice takedown defense from ali. No joy for Montgomery on that attempt.
ali gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ali manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
ali has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Montgomery regains guard immediately.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ali stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Montgomery or perhaps it was just good defense by ali which made him look bad.
muhammad ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Montgomery.
ali moves into the clinch.
Montgomery tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ali smiles and moves away.
ali pushes Montgomery up against the ropes in a clinch.
ali breaks the clinch.
No luck for Montgomery with that takedown attempt.
ali is looking to clinch but Montgomery is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from ali. No joy for Montgomery on that attempt.
ali doesn't manage to clinch there - Montgomery circles away.
ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montgomery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ali fails with an attempt to clinch.
ali rushes Montgomery and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - ali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montgomery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montgomery will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montgomery.
Montgomery closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. ali did well to prevent Montgomery getting side control.
Montgomery wants to take a breather but ali is having none of it.
Montgomery trying to control from ali's half guard. ali has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
ali will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Montgomery prevents ali from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ali keeping moving, preventing Montgomery from controlling successfully.
ali wants to stand up but Montgomery is controlling him.
Montgomery wants to control from the top but ali keeps moving.
Montgomery won't allow ali to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ali slaps away a takedown attempt from Montgomery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
ali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montgomery.
Montgomery keeps the fight on the outside.
ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Montgomery. Montgomery gets slowly back to his feet.
Montgomery closes the distance and clinches up with ali, looking for a takedown. Montgomery pushes ali against the ropes but ali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Montgomery shoots for a double leg takedown but ali sprawls well. He's pushed Montgomery's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montgomery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montgomery dives in and grabs ali's left leg, looking for a takedown. ali pushes down on Montgomery's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
muhammad ali dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Montgomery looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ali is fending him off so far but Montgomery persists. Nope, ali circles away and we're back to standing.
ali gets a clinch.
ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ali has closed the distance and engaged Montgomery in a clinch.
ali has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Montgomery regains guard immediately.
ali gets to his feet - Montgomery follows without any prompting.
Montgomery has a takedown stuffed.
ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Montgomery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montgomery keeps the fight on the outside.
ali drives through and clinches with Montgomery against the ropes.
ali jumps into guard, dragging Montgomery to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montgomery wants to control from the top but ali keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Montgomery won't allow ali to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montgomery.
muhammad ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Montgomery.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Montgomery.
ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Montgomery. Montgomery gets slowly back to his feet.
ali is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery shoots in but ali avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Montgomery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ali's waist but ali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montgomery off to one side.
No luck for Montgomery with that takedown attempt.
Montgomery shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ali as he avoids it easily.
ali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Montgomery.
ali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Montgomery shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ali as he avoids it easily.
Montgomery tries to keep at a distance but ali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Montgomery is trying to work for a single leg takedown but ali pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marcus Montgomery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montgomery lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as ali backs up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Montgomery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montgomery shoots in for a takedown but ali shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Montgomery fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ali avoids it really well and circles away.
Montgomery fails with a takedown attempt.
ali tries to clinch up but Montgomery circles away and keeps his distance.
Montgomery works over ali's head and body with a nice combination.
ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montgomery fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Montgomery shoots for a takedown but ali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
muhammad ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... muhammad ali!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Cabrera has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cabrera fails with the takedown.
Sanderson looks for a takedown but Cabrera sprawls well.
Cabrera misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a solid leg kick.
David Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanderson tries for a takedown but Cabrera manages to get underhooks.
Cabrera breaks the clinch.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Sanderson.
Sanderson clinches up against the ropes.
Cabrera breaks the clinch.
Cabrera throws a head kick but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson drives through and clinches with Cabrera against the ropes.
Cabrera tries to break free but Sanderson pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to break free but Sanderson pushes him back against the ropes.
Cabrera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cabrera misses with a knee to the head.
Sanderson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cabrera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cabrera prevents it.
Sanderson tries for a takedown but Cabrera manages to get underhooks.
Cabrera tries to break free but Sanderson pushes him back against the ropes.
Cabrera is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanderson has double underhooks.
Cabrera prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cabrera could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sanderson blocking some punches.
Cabrera tries to stall but Sanderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanderson is trying to drag Cabrera to the mat but Cabrera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Sanderson looks gassed!
Cabrera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanderson is keeping busy.
Sanderson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cabrera successfully pulls guard.
Cabrera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanderson throws and elbow that misses. Cabrera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanderson's guard. Nice move by Cabrera!
Sanderson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanderson keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sanderson keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
Sanderson tries to strike from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanderson wants to clinch up but Cabrera keeps it at a distance.
Cabrera throws a right hand that Sanderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanderson also avoids with ease.
Sanderson avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera scores with a leg kick.
Cabrera closes the distance but Sanderson moves to the side
and Sanderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cabrera gets full guard.
Cabrera looking to control.
Cabrera is really struggling to control Sanderson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sanderson thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cabrera is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanderson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanderson tries to hold on but Cabrera postures up.
Sanderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanderson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Cabrera raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson is squirming around, avoiding Cabrera's attempts to control the action.
Cabrera blocks Sanderson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cabrera dominated that round.
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.
Cabrera clinches but Sanderson breaks the clinch
and Sanderson counters with a single leg into guard. Cabrera didn't expect that.
Cabrera has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sanderson doesn't defend quickly enough and Cabrera has managed to lock this one up! Can Sanderson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cabrera on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Cabrera!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Neto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fernando Ribeiro's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Neto with that takedown attempt.
Ribeiro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro wants to take a breather but Neto is having none of it.
Ribeiro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neto is trying to stand.
Neto is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ribeiro not doing much here.
Ribeiro works his foot free and advances to mount.
Neto wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Ribeiro with shots to the head and body - Neto looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Neto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Neto shrugs it off.
Ribeiro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ribeiro landing punches.
Ribeiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Neto is trying to stand.
Ribeiro raining down shots from the mount!
Ribeiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Neto has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ribeiro is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Ribeiro extends the arm and Neto is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fernando Ribeiro!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasya Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manson Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov comes into the arena with Metallica "For Whom The Bell Tolls" blaring out of the sound system. Wright comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Distillers - Drain the Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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250 lbs
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24
235 lbs
4 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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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 Las Vegas, Vasya Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manson Wright!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov closes the distance and clinches up with Wright, looking for a takedown. Petrov pushes Wright against the ropes but Wright circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasya Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov rushes Wright and presses him up against the ropes.
Wright tries to pull guard but Petrov won't allow it.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling him.
Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov rushes Wright and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wright successfully pulls guard.
Petrov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wright working a defensive guard here.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Petrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wright's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Wright has eaten all the pies!
Wright will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Petrov trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Petrov is working Wright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Petrov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petrov has managed to get both his arms back between Wright's legs - danger averted.
Wright seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Petrov looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Petrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petrov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Petrov pulls Wright in to control the position.
Petrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrov, not yet.
Wright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petrov is trying to keep Wright in close.
Wright distracts Petrov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Petrov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is refusing to be controlled, as Petrov sits in half guard.
Wright misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wright regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Petrov.
Wright wants to sweep here but Petrov controlling him for the moment.
Wright throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Petrov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wright's head.
Petrov prevents Wright from getting back to his feet.
Wright looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Petrov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petrov passes to full mount!
Petrov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wright?
Wright tries to reverse the position but Petrov maintains control.
Petrov has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wright's face.
Petrov looking to control but Wright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
Petrov raining down shots from the mount!
Wright is working to get back to half guard.
Wright tries to lock up and control but Petrov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasya Petrov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wright as he jumps to the side.
Wright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Petrov with a knee to the head.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov gets caught flat footed, as Wright shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Petrov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wright passes into half guard.
Petrov punching from the bottom.
Petrov wants to get back to his feet.
Wright thows a huge punch but Petrov dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, if Wright is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wright controlling the pace.
Wright is trying to work for a kimura but Petrov is defending well.
Petrov is looking to control Wright's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Petrov avoid being mounted?
Wright tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Petrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wright is looking to advance position but Petrov won't allow it.
Petrov trying to control but Wright postures up.
Petrov 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.
Petrov wants to get back to full guard.
Petrov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wright scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wright trying to control the action but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Vasya Petrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
Wright 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.
Wright throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Petrov is not content to let Wright control the position.
Petrov is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Wright.
Petrov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wright gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wright takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrov misses with a knee to the head.
Petrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrov misses with a knee to the head.
Petrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Petrov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manson Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wright tries to bum rush Petrov with a series of wild strikes but Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrov looks to clinch
and Wright counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Petrov!
Petrov tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Petrov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wright lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Petrov has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Wright's lack of action.
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!
Wright wants to pass to mount but Petrov is defending the position.
Wright tries to stand and escape but Petrov actually recovers to full guard.
Petrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright wants to get up but he can't break Petrov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Petrov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard.
Wright manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petrov manages to get himself to full guard.
Wright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Petrov is proving hard to escape from.
Petrov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
Wright is posturing up here but Petrov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Wright tries to roll out but it's too tight and Wright has to tap! Slick submission there by Petrov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vasya Petrov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaron Baston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Richards!
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, Jaron Baston!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baston avoids it really well and circles away.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Baston circles away.
Richards lands a big head kick that sends Baston tumbling to the mat! Richards takes a step backwards and waves Baston back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jaron Baston has been cut.
Jaron Baston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richards sprawls well. Richards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baston gets slowly back to his feet.
Baston looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Baston shoots for a takedown but Richards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richards tries to clinch but Baston moves out of range.
Baston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ben Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaron Baston.
Richards throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Baston stumbling backwards into the ropes! Baston bounces back off the ropes towards Richards, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Richards lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Richards celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ben Richards!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gerard mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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22
200 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, gerard mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Junior there.
mousasi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Junior pinned against the cage. Junior gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice shot lands for Junior.
Junior throws a series of punches but mousasi avoids them all with ease.
Junior changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Junior misses with a double jab.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
mousasi needs to keep his hands up - Junior had a free shot at his head there.
Junior looks to throw the jab but mousasi is out of range.
Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but mousasi manages to avoid it.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mousasi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Junior as he jumps to the side.
Junior drops mousasi with a beautiful combination! mousasi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Junior is looking for the KO!
mousasi is rocked!
mousasi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Junior is fending him off so far but mousasi persists. Nope, Junior circles away and we're back to standing.
mousasi is still on wobbly legs! Can Junior finish him?
David Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gerard mousasi.
Junior dances in with a quick combination. mousasi is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Junior snaps mousasi's head back. mousasi stumbles backwards against the ropes. Junior steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with mousasi's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. mousasi just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Junior!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri TW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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23
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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20
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henri TW!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
TW closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
TW taking a breather here.
TW tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
TW is working to tighten is grip on Silva's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Silva has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but TW is really squeezing tight and eventually Silva passes out! TW breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Henri TW!
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