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Honour FC 1: The Beginning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Che Ignacio (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
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Ignacio!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ignacio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
Ignacio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko defends it nicely.
Ignacio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ignacio gets slowly back to his feet.
Igor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Che Ignacio.
Ignacio shoots in looking for a takedown. Emelianenko tries to sprawl out of it but Ignacio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ignacio throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignacio.
Ignacio shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ignacio looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Ignacio avoids nicely.
Ignacio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ignacio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Emelianenko has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Ignacio's lack of action.
Ignacio moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ignacio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio has hold of Emelianenko's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Emelianenko seems comfortable defending it but Ignacio has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Emelianenko is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Emelianenko is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ignacio couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Che Ignacio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JP Sopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnovan McKinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for JP Sopa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JP Sopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnovan McKinney!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKinney shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McKinney with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sopa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McKinney is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKinney is taking a breather. Sopa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sopa is trying to maintain the position but McKinney is very close to passing his half guard.
McKinney is taking a breather. Sopa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sopa wants to get back to full guard.
McKinney is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Despite being in the dominant position, Donnovan McKinney just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sopa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McKinney to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sopa being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sopa looking to control.
McKinney controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sopa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McKinney puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sopa is breathing heavily.
McKinney is taking a breather. Sopa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sopa wants to control but McKinney is keeping busy.
McKinney wants to pass to mount but Sopa is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinney seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
I looks like McKinney might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
McKinney works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sopa holds on for dear life.
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.
McKinney controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKinney misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnovan McKinney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McKinney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sopa's guard.
Sopa keeping full guard, as McKinney tries to pass.
McKinney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sopa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McKinney slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McKinney controlling the position from side mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Donnovan McKinney just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McKinney moves out of range as Sopa throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sopa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McKinney!
Sopa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McKinney is looking to escape.
McKinney can't escape the position.
McKinney sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McKinney keeping hold of Sopa's head, controlling as best he can.
Sopa is stalling here. McKinney is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sopa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McKinney has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinney controlling from side mount.
Sopa prevents McKinney from improving position.
McKinney content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that McKinney has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sopa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McKinney wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McKinney content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Donnovan McKinney just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sopa fails with the takedown
and McKinney counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sopa won't be happy with that.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sopa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sopa is trying to escape the position but McKinney is controlling the position.
Sopa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McKinney tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnovan McKinney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McKinney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sopa sprawls well initially but McKinney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sopa is defending against the submission attempts here by McKinney.
McKinney passes the guard and advances to mount!
McKinney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sopa is working to get back to half guard.
McKinney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sopa is desperately trying to improve his position but McKinney has a good base and remains in mount.
Sopa is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McKinney content just to control the position here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Donnovan McKinney just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McKinney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McKinney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McKinney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McKinney looking to ground and pound but Sopa is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinney controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
McKinney throws some wild stikes that Sopa manages to avoid easily.
McKinney content just to control the position here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Donnovan McKinney just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McKinney scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
JP Sopa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sopa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnovan McKinney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McKinney 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnovan McKinney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jens Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georeg Spartica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Georeg Spartica enters the cage!
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jens Pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georeg Spartica!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartica lands with a nice combination. Pulver backs away looking to recover.
Pulver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spartica as he avoids it easily.
Spartica fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spartica misses with the combination.
Spartica closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spartica lands a left hand.
Pulver can't get the takedown.
Pulver can't break the clinch.
Spartica prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jens Pulver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulver wants to stall.
Pulver is working for takedown but Spartica is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Spartica.
Spartica prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spartica is pressed up against the cage. Pulver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spartica down to the mat. Spartica avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pulver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spartica lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spartica.
A left and a right from Spartica both land. Nice combination.
Pulver is looking to clinch.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch but Spartica swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spartica gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spartica.
Pulver is breathing heavily.
Spartica working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pulver is rocked!
Pulver takes a shot to the head.
Oh Pulver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spartica lands a nice uppercut.
Spartica lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pulver backwards.
Spartica lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pulver backwards.
Spartica lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartica pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Pulver out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Georeg Spartica!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Montello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Cleagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montello's entrance music is Eye of the Tiger. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Montello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Cleagen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleagen dodges the punch combination from Montello.
A telegraphed right hand from Montello misses the target.
Montello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleagen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleagen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Montello is fending him off so far but Cleagen persists. Nope, Montello circles away and we're back to standing.
Cleagen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cleagen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cleagen connects with a nice short shot to Montello's temple.
Cleagen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montello defending well though.
Cleagen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cleagen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cleagen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cleagen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleagen drops an elbow to the side of Montello's head.
Cleagen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montello defending well though.
Montello is looking to improve his position.
Cleagen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Montello trying to control but Cleagen postures up.
Cleagen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cleagen stops Montello from getting back to his feet.
Cleagen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cleagen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montello is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cleagen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cleagen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cleagen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montello is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Cleagen there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cleagen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cleagen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen is nestled in close to Montello, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cleagen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cleagen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Montello is looking to improve his position.
Cleagen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cleagen lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cleagen lands a nice short elbow.
Cleagen winds up and cracks Montello with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cleagen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montello on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Montello tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Montello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cleagen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Montello is trying to stand.
Cleagen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montello tries to kick Cleagen off but Cleagen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandor Cleagen dominated that round.
That's time! Montello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cleagen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Montello's half guard.
Montello tries to kick Cleagen off but Cleagen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Montello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cleagen slips a nice elbow through Montello's hands, connecting with Montello's forehead.
Cleagen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cleagen lands strikes from half guard.
Cleagen wants to free his trapped foot but Montello is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cleagen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montello trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montello is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cleagen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cleagen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Montello is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cleagen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cleagen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cleagen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Montello looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cleagen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cleagen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cleagen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Montello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cleagen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cleagen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cleagen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cleagen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cleagen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cleagen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Montello is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cleagen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cleagen working the head and body with strikes.
Montello wants to get back to his feet.
Cleagen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cleagen raining down shots from the mount!
Cleagen lands a big shot there that rocks Montello but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montello is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cleagen lands with some strikes.
Cleagen lands a heavy elbow.
Cleagen landing strikes from the mount.
Montello is in a horrible position here. Cleagen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cleagen unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Cleagen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandor Cleagen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Montello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montello lands a nice looking body shot.
Montello wants to clinch.
Montello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleagen.
Cleagen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Montello napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Montello tries to buck Cleagen off but Cleagen is having none of it.
Cleagen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sandor Cleagen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cleagen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cleagen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Montello takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Montello managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cleagen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montello stops Cleagen from passing to mount.
Cleagen throws an elbow but Montello slips to the side and avoids it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Montello is looking to clinch but Cleagen is avoiding it.
Cleagen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Montello tries to improve position but can't.
Cleagen scores with punches from side control.
Cleagen working the ground and pound.
Montello is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cleagen off and has taken his back!
Montello lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montello doesn't have the hooks in and Cleagen manages to turn into his guard.
Cleagen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cleagen tries to free his leg and advance position but Montello is retaining full guard.
Montello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cleagen landing with the ground and pound.
Cleagen working some strikes from top position.
Cleagen landing some decent shots from guard.
Cleagen stopping the sweep attempt from Montello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleagen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cleagen lands a couple of elbows.
Cleagen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cleagen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cleagen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cleagen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cleagen throwing strikes from guard but Montello blocks nicely.
That's four 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Montello gets caught flat footed, as Cleagen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cleagen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cleagen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cleagen distracts Montello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cleagen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cleagen looks up at the clock and then as Montello takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cleagen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Cleagen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tony Montello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandor Cleagen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montello misses with a strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sandor Cleagen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cleagen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandor Cleagen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicles Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vlad Impaler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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160 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Impaler!
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, Nicles Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impaler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Impaler is looking to pass Jones's guard but actually Jones recovers to full guard.
Jones looking to control.
Impaler wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Impaler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Impaler trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Impaler tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Impaler slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Impaler is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Impaler stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler 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.
Impaler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Impaler defends it easily.
Impaler advances position into side control!
Impaler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Impaler works to advance to full mount. Jones defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Impaler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Impaler is breathing heavily.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Impaler pulls his head out easily.
Jones is looking to control Impaler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Impaler trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Impaler has latched onto it... Big trouble! Impaler pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Jones is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Impaler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlad Impaler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Perote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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230 lbs
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250 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Brown!
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, Miguel Perote!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perote tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Perote fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perote tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown tries to bum rush Perote with a series of wild strikes but Perote uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown lands a big head kick that sends Perote tumbling to the mat! Brown takes a step backwards and waves Perote back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Perote is rocked!
It looks like Miguel Perote has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown seems to be stalking Perote here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Perote drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leroy Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leslie Chau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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157 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquim Silva!
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, Leslie Chau!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chau pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Chau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Chau.
Chau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chau instigates a clinch.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chau avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chau manages to break the clinch.
Chau shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva wants to control but Chau postures up.
Chau misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chau wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Chau looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
Chau tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Chau trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chau clinches up against the cage.
Chau lands a knee to the head.
Chau breaks the clinch.
Chau closes the distance and clinches.
Silva has Chau pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chau manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chau pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chau gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Chau from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Chau is having none of it.
Chau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Chau is proving a slippery customer.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chau.
Chau is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva trying to control but Chau is having none of it.
Chau tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva throwing strikes here but Chau is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chau is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to control but Chau wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Chau dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chau pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Chau lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Chau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Chau counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chau is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Chau trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is trying to keep Chau in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chau is one step ahead there.
Chau must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chau trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Chau has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chau's guard.
Chau is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Chau is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva trying to control but Chau is working from the bottom.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chau wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chau keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops Chau from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Chau.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chau.
Chau landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chau.
Chau just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Chau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquim Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chau. That's going to slow Silva down.
Chau closes the distance and clinches.
Chau is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chau persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Chau isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva is trying to keep Chau in close.
Chau throws a big right hand that misses.
Chau trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Chau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva shoots and misses
and Chau counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chau seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chau.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chau's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chau being controlled here momentarily.
Chau is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Silva is trying to control here but Chau has managed to regain half guard.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chau does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Chau defends it.
Chau is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to control but Chau wriggling away.
Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chau wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chau is looking to escape.
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.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Leslie Chau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva tries to control but Chau wriggling away.
Silva punching from mount but Chau doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chau is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chau is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Joaquim Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chau manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leslie Chau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chau 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leslie Chau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between junior tres cantos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takehiko Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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19
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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18
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, junior tres cantos!
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, Takehiko Takaki!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaki motions for tres cantos to come forward. Takaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takaki throws a sloppy head kick and tres cantos moves out of range easily.
tres cantos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takaki throws a sloppy head kick
and tres cantos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
tres cantos tries to clinch but Takaki is having none of it.
Takaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and tres cantos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Takaki really felt that one!
Takaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on tres cantos if he has to take too many more of those.
tres cantos is breathing heavily.
tres cantos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Takaki.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Takaki! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Takehiko Takaki!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Vascaino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Luciano had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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239 lbs
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258 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Luciano!
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, Edmundo Vascaino!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vascaino has closed the distance and engaged Luciano in a clinch.
Luciano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vascaino prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Vascaino.
It looks like Gabriel Luciano has been cut.
Vascaino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Luciano tries to break the clinch but Vascaino is controlling the position.
Luciano could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Luciano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vascaino scores with a shot to the side of Luciano's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vascaino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vascaino lands a left hand.
Vascaino drops Luciano onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Luciano is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Luciano is rocked!
Vascaino creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Luciano drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edmundo Vascaino!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here comes the hotstepper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Rivera!
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, Jason Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivera sprawls well. He's pushed Garcia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
Rivera advances position into side control!
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throwing strikes but Garcia manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera gets back to half guard.
Rivera wants to get back to full guard.
Rivera is working hard here to advance position.
Garcia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rivera!
Garcia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rivera is trying to reverse the position but instead Garcia has taken his back - oops!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throwing sloppy strikes.
Rivera looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Rivera turns into Garcia and is now in his guard.
Rivera advances position into side control!
Garcia wants to control but Rivera postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A lull in the action here as Rivera stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Garcia is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rivera tries to move to mount but Garcia blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rivera scoring with punches and elbows.
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.
Garcia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rivera's best efforts.
Rivera not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia is looking to control Rivera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rivera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Rivera circles away easily
and Rivera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Rivera tries to pass.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Rivera has gone for a leg lock! Garcia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rivera's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Garcia!
Rivera lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rivera content just to control the position here.
Rivera thowing shots but they're missing.
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.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound.
Rivera thowing shots but they're missing.
Rivera tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Rivera thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rivera is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Garcia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Garcia!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Rivera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcia defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia passes Rivera's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Garcia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia is trying to control. Rivera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rivera tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Rivera wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcia is trying to control. Rivera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rivera manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rivera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rivera dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Garcia scores with a jab. Rivera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivera blocks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rivera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rivera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garcia is staying active underneath Rivera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Rivera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rivera wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rivera is just content to waste time from the top position. Garcia takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working a defensive guard but Rivera passes into half guard.
Garcia is not content to let Rivera control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rivera looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Rivera looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rivera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rivera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Garcia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Garcia tries to lock up and control but Rivera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rivera lands a big shot there that rocks Garcia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rivera controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Garcia is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Garcia and Rivera has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Garcia prevents Rivera from moving into mount.
Jason Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia is not content to let Rivera control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivera tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Rivera!
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