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Death Squad 80:John vs Master PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brolte Basse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casy Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver has chosen Bon Jovi - It's my life as his entrance music. Casy Carver will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brolte Basse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casy Carver!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basse paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Basse looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Carver stuffs the takedown attempt from Basse. Basse gets slowly back to his feet.
Carver shoots in for a double leg but Basse sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Basse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carver.
Basse closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carver did well to prevent Basse getting side control.
Carver looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Basse prevents Carver from improving his position.
Carver regains full guard. Nicely done.
Basse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carver keeping full guard, as Basse tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Basse reverses the position - he's now on top in Carver's guard.
Carver wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Basse stands up from Carver's guard - Basse perhaps looking for a knockout.
Carver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Basse but Basse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Basse 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.
Carver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carver shoots for a takedown but Basse saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brolte Basse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casy Carver.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Basse.
Carver takes the fight into the clinch.
Carver is trying to stall.
Carver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Basse or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basse takes a shot to the head.
Basse gets underhooks to prevent Carver's takedown attempt.
Carver holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carver lands a knee to the head.
Carver successfully pulls guard.
Basse stands up from Carver's guard - Basse perhaps looking for a knockout.
Carver moves into range and clinches up with Basse.
Carver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A left hand lands to the body for Carver.
Carver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Basse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carver leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carver pulls guard effortlessly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver controls Basse momentarily but Basse frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casy Carver dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carver wants to clinch up but Basse keeps it at a distance.
Basse looks for a takedown but Carver sprawls well.
Carver fails with the takedown.
Basse shoots in looking for a takedown. Carver tries to sprawl out of it but Basse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Basse throws an off balance right hand
and Carver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carver.
Carver lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Basse is looking to break free of the clinch but Carver has double underhooks.
Carver stalling in the clinch but Basse improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carver obliges.
Carver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carver crunches a lovely knee into Basse's ribcage.
Carver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carver scores with a knee to the head.
Carver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carver successfully pulls guard.
Basse might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carver is on top in guard.
Carver wants to control from the top but Basse keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carver showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Casy Carver was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Carver instigates a clinch.
Carver gets underhooks to prevent Basse's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brolte Basse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Carver.
Carver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carver fails to pull guard.
Carver slows down the pace here.
Carver lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Basse gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carver tries to pull guard but Basse won't allow it.
Carver lands a damaging elbow.
Carver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carver lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carver pulls guard successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basse slips nicely into half guard.
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!
Carver is pressing down on Basse's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casy Carver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Basse fails with a takedown attempt.
Carver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carver clinches with his opponent.
Casy Carver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carver lands an elbow that stopped Basse in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Carver.
Carver lands a hook that snaps the head of Basse backwards.
Carver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Carver.
Carver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basse postures up.
Basse wants to control from the top but Carver keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Basse preventing the sweep.
Basse looking to sit in guard and control but Carver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carver wants to pass the guard but Basse is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Brolte Basse wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Carver tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver tries to clinch but Basse moves out of range.
Basse closes the distance and clinches up with Carver, looking for a takedown. Basse pushes Carver against the cage but Carver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carver gets through Basse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Basse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carver is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brolte Basse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carver just leaning against Basse, taking a breather.
Carver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Basse is keeping busy.
Carver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brolte Basse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carver is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Carver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Carver to work.
Carver receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Casy Carver.
Carver goes for a double leg but Basse avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Basse continues to drive forward.
Casy Carver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Basse tries for a takedown but Carver manages to get underhooks.
Carver lands a right hand.
Carver pulls guard successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basse throws an elbow that misses. Carver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Basse's guard. Nice move by Carver!
Carver wants to control from the top but Basse keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casy Carver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casy Carver!
A victorious Casy Carver 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bansa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duawne Bradberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Bansa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duawne Bradberry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradberry misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradberry tries to bum rush Bansa with a series of wild strikes but Bansa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bansa misses with a kick to the body.
Bradberry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bansa was covering up waiting for the punch and Bradberry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bradberry distracts Bansa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bansa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bradberry on the ground.
Bradberry wants to control from the top but Bansa keeps moving.
Bradberry throws a big elbow that misses.
Bansa is breathing heavily.
Bradberry postures up and lands a big shot to Bansa's brow.
Bradberry throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradberry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bansa is keeping the position for now.
Bradberry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bradberry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bradberry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bansa keeping full guard, as Bradberry tries to pass.
Bradberry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bansa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bansa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bradberry.
My spies in DUDES GYM...inc..CBK inform me that Bradberry has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bansa can't keep his opponent in guard - Bradberry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bradberry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bansa's head.
Bradberry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bansa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bradberry frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bradberry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bansa's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradberry throws some wild stikes that Bansa manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradberry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bradberry working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Bansa turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bradberry off and cradles Bansa's limp body as Bradberry celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Duawne Bradberry!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Starkard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taylor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This Fire Burns . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vito Starkard!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Starkard with that takedown attempt.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Starkard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Starkard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Starkard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shawn Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vito Starkard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Starkard manages to get underhooks.
Taylor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Taylor decides to pull guard.
Taylor looking to control.
Starkard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor trying to strike off his back.
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!
Starkard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Starkard!
Taylor landing shots from mount.
Starkard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Taylor.
Taylor tries to control but Starkard wriggling away.
Taylor 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.
Taylor landing shots from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Starkard can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starkard is looking to improve his position but Taylor isn't that keen on the idea.
Starkard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor tries to control but Starkard wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkard regains half guard.
Taylor is thwarting Starkard's attempts to control the position.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Starkard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Starkard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taylor pulls his head out easily.
Starkard is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Starkard's head.
Taylor tries to stand and escape but Starkard is controlling the position.
Taylor is thwarting Starkard's attempts to control the position.
Taylor winds up and cracks Starkard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Starkard has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Starkard wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Starkard keeps working.
Starkard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starkard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is in close to Starkard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Starkard keeps moving.
Starkard looking for subs off his back but Taylor has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Taylor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starkard tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starkard is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Starkard pushes Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Starkard jumps into guard, dragging Taylor to the mat.
Shawn Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Taylor slips nicely into half guard.
Starkard trying to control here.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Starkard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor is thwarting Starkard's attempts to control the position.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Starkard is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Starkard wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Starkard defending well though.
Starkard is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Starkard desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starkard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starkard moves out of range of the leg kick from Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch but Starkard is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkard gets a clinch.
Starkard manages to break the clinch.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starkard tries to clinch
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Starkard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Starkard.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Taylor wants to control the position but Starkard says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Starkard is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Starkard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Starkard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Taylor keeping control of the position.
Taylor trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Starkard.
Starkard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to control Starkard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
Starkard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taylor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Starkard has control of the leg.
Starkard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Taylor wants to control but Starkard passes into side.
Taylor stops Starkard from passing to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starkard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starkard is trying to ground and pound but Taylor uses the momentary lack of control by Starkard to regain half guard.
Taylor is pressing down on Starkard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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 Shawn Taylor will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Starkard tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Starkard.
Starkard swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor stalks Starkard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Starkard's face. Starkard staggers backwards, shaken.
Starkard misses with a combination
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
Starkard drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Starkard is controlling him.
Starkard successfully pulls guard.
Taylor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Starkard, up you get!
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Starkard. Starkard maintains the clinch.
Starkard tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Starkard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starkard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Starkard wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor cracks Starkard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Starkard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Starkard's body. Starkard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Starkard backs away looking to recover.
Starkard gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Starkard is looking for a takedown.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Starkard holds him up against the cage and eventually Taylor drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starkard avoids the elbow strike from Taylor, against the cage.
Starkard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Starkard has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Starkard as Taylor shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor leaves Starkard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A cross from Taylor lands.
Taylor rushes Starkard with punches - Starkard moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Starkard goes down! Taylor follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Taylor!
During a confident post fight interview, Shawn Taylor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Invictus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Invictus has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Lance Invictus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Randolph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Invictus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Invictus closes the distance and clinches.
Invictus manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Invictus does it's job there.
It looks like James Randolph has been cut.
Randolph throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Randolph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randolph shoots for a double leg takedown but Invictus sprawls well. He's pushed Randolph's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Invictus avoids the body shot from Randolph.
A right-left combo lands from Invictus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randolph fails to land the takedown.
Invictus misses with a body shot.
Randolph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Invictus circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Randolph. Those never looked like landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Invictus - that will leave a mark!
Randolph tries to clinch up but Invictus circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Invictus does no damage.
Randolph shoots in and drives through. Invictus sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Randolph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Invictus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Randolph is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Randolph or perhaps it was just good defense by Invictus which made him look bad.
Invictus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Invictus.
Invictus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randolph tries for a takedown but Invictus circles away easily
and Invictus counters with a big right hand! Oh Randolph is in trouble here! Invictus follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Invictus!
Our winner, Lance Invictus, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edoja Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edoja Mark had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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, Edoja Mark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bigfoot Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Mark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Mark circles away.
Mark's corner calls for a 1-2. Mark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Mark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva backs away from a small jab... but Mark lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Silva crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Mark with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Edoja Mark!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gelardie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gelardie has chosen domination by pantera as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Danny White has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Danny White seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Gelardie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gelardie manages to avoid it.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Gelardie circles away.
White misses with a straight left.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Gelardie is just out of range.
White gets the takedown into side control.
Gelardie stops White from passing to mount.
White wants to control but Gelardie is keeping him busy.
White tries to advance to mount but Gelardie denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gelardie, who protects the arm well.
Gelardie is trying to escape the position but White is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gelardie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gelardie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gelardie keeps working.
White remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
White tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
White tries to advance to mount but can't.
White working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie is not content to let White control the position.
A lull in the action here.
White taking a break here but Gelardie is having none of it and regains half guard.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thows a huge punch but Gelardie dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gelardie has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White seems to be working for a kimura but Gelardie defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny White dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White loads up on a big right hand but Gelardie slips the punch.
White clinches up with Gelardie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gelardie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gelardie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gelardie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelardie throws an elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gelardie's guard. Nice move by White!
White wants to pass the guard but Gelardie is keeping the position.
White trying to control but Gelardie is working from the bottom.
Danny White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White wants to pass the guard but Gelardie is keeping the position.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Gelardie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws an elbow that misses. Gelardie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Gelardie!
Gelardie distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gelardie sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. White doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Gelardie paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from White - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Danny White!
Danny White retains his lightweight title!
Danny White decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Ryan Gelardie spoke after the fight, saying 'well shit....guess theirs a 1st time 4 everything lol '.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs comes to the cage accompanied by big gun - AC/DC. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!John Riggs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Master Yi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Riggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Yi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yi.
Yi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yi feints and then cracks Riggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riggs down.
Riggs closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yi did well to prevent Riggs getting side control.
Riggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riggs tries to pass to full mount but Yi defends it.
Riggs wants to work for an arm triangle but Yi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Riggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riggs is looking for a kimura but Yi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Riggs to get the leverage.
Yi tries to roll over but Riggs keeps him under control.
Riggs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Riggs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've been hearing good reports from Riggs's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Yi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riggs.
Riggs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yi defends it well.
Riggs working Yi over with strikes.
Yi tries to get to full guard but Riggs has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Riggs 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.
Riggs 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.
Riggs moves into full mount! Yi won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi can't escape the position.
Riggs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yi is rocked!
Riggs unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Yi wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Riggs celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Riggs!
John Riggs retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath John Riggs 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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