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LVC #65 Asztalos vs. Roy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Link Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Oliver Garcia has been cut.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pettis.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Pettis! Garcia is out on his feet! Pettis rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Garcia is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Garcia is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Link Pettis!
Our winner, Link Pettis, 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Losev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nautica Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Losev comes to the cage accompanied by Celine Dion - Thats The Way It Is. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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278 lbs
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolai Losev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nautica Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Losev throws a jab when Thorn was well out of range.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Losev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorn throws a body kick that misses.
Nautica Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Losev.
Losev misses with a hook.
Thorn throws a body kick that misses.
Thorn slips under a jab.
Thorn staying out of range there.
Thorn misses with a takedown attempt - Losev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thorn misses with a looping right.
Thorn blocks a jab.
Losev avoids a kick to the body.
Losev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thorn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Losev looks to land a right hand but Thorn moved out of range.
Losev throws a hook to the side of Thorn's head but Thorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorn looks to land a body kick but Losev moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Losev throws out a loose jab but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Losev but Losev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Losev looks to land a right hand but Thorn moved out of range.
Thorn pushes Losev up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thorn is trying to drag Losev to the mat but Losev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nikolai Losev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nautica Thorn.
A knee to the head by Thorn.
Thorn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thorn landing knees to the head.
It looks like Nikolai Losev has been cut.
Losev has had enough of the clinch but Thorn keeps him there for the moment.
Losev tries to circle away but Thorn has him pinned against the cage.
Thorn pulls Losev into guard.
Thorn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Losev throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Losev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Thorn working for a triangle but Losev defends it easily.
Losev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorn is keeping the position for now.
Thorn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Losev defends it easily.
Losev is pushing down on Thorn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thorn is fighting to maintain full guard but Losev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thorn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Losev prevents Thorn from improving his position.
Thorn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Losev postures up in Thorn's guard and throws a big left but Thorn blocks it.
Thorn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Losev.
Losev distracts Thorn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Losev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thorn looking to control.
Thorn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Losev haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Losev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thorn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thorn is trying to keep Losev in close.
Losev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorn is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Losev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Losev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Losev trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thorn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thorn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Losev passes into half guard.
Losev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorn trying to control from the bottom.
Losev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nautica Thorn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Losev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorn throws a sloppy head kick and Losev moves out of range easily.
Thorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Losev circles away.
Losev misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thorn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Losev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thorn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Losev smiles and moves away.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Losev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Losev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Losev looks to throw the jab but Thorn is out of range.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Losev misses.
Thorn is looking to land body kicks.
Thorn misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Losev stuffs the takedown.
Nikolai Losev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nautica Thorn.
Thorn tries to land a front kick but Losev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Losev looks to land a left hand but Thorn moved out of range nicely.
Thorn lands a jab-cross combination.
Thorn shoots in looking for a takedown. Losev tries to sprawl out of it but Thorn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Losev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Losev's corner calls for a 1-2. Losev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Nautica Thorn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thorn.
Thorn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thorn duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Losev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Losev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is looking to clinch.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Losev sprawls well. Losev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Losev waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Thorn. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Thorn to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Losev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorn looking for a guillotine here but Losev defends easily.
Thorn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Losev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Losev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Losev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Losev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Thorn keeping moving, preventing Losev from controlling successfully.
Losev takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Thorn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Losev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorn is keeping the position for now.
Losev stops Thorn from standing up.
Losev throws an elbow that misses. Thorn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Losev's guard. Nice move by Thorn!
Thorn drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Thorn as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Losev screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Thorn! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nautica Thorn!
Nautica Thorn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Nikolai Losev was interviewed post fight and said 'I will come back stronger, faster, scooter! By the way, how much is the fish?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Marchand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Black Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Marchand could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edward Black Scholes's chin.
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168 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Marchand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Black Scholes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black Scholes connects with a right hand. Marchand shakes it off.
Marchand tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Black Scholes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Black Scholes looking to score a takedown here. Marchand is defending well but Black Scholes drives through and ends up in Marchand's guard.
Marchand pushes a forearm under Black Scholes's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Black Scholes is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Marchand!
Brad Marchand thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hercules Umbaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umbaal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hercules Is Coming. Hercules Umbaal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Lawless!
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, Hercules Umbaal!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawless looks to clinch
and Umbaal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Umbaal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
You can see the frustration on Lawless's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lawless regains half guard, as Umbaal was trying to land strikes.
Lawless is not content to let Umbaal control the position.
Umbaal is working for a submission of some sort.
Umbaal with the ground and pound but Lawless uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbaal distracts Lawless with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lawless keeping moving, preventing Umbaal from controlling successfully.
Umbaal throws a big elbow that misses.
Umbaal wants to control from the top but Lawless keeps moving.
Umbaal is stalling in the full guard.
Umbaal cracks Lawless with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbaal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Umbaal stays in close to Lawless's body and controls the position.
Lawless not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lawless is looking to sweep but instead, Umbaal has passed into half guard.
Umbaal passes to full mount!
Umbaal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawless avoids a series of strikes thrown by Umbaal.
Umbaal jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lawless is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lawless and Umbaal has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lawless is trying to escape the position but Umbaal is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umbaal wants to control but Lawless is keeping him busy.
Umbaal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lawless is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Umbaal.
Umbaal trying to control the position but Lawless is working away.
Umbaal landing a few strikes.
Umbaal slows the pace down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Umbaal throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hercules Umbaal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Umbaal is looking to clinch.
Umbaal moves into range and clinches up with Lawless.
Umbaal gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lawless regains guard.
Umbaal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawless utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Umbaal prevents Lawless from getting back to his feet.
Umbaal throws an elbow that misses. Lawless uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Umbaal's guard. Nice move by Lawless!
Umbaal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lawless gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lawless advances position into side control!
Lawless in side control, throwing shots but Umbaal defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbaal is looking for a sweep.
Lawless is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Umbaal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Umbaal tries to improve position but can't.
Lawless is putting a hurting on Umbaal here, landing some big shots from side control.
Umbaal wants to control but Lawless postures up.
Umbaal sneaks back into half guard.
Umbaal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Umbaal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lawless.
Lawless sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Umbaal defending well though.
Lawless is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Umbaal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lawless pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawless not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lawless seems to be looking for submissions.
Umbaal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Umbaal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lawless's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawless avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Umbaal controls Lawless momentarily but Lawless frees himself.
Hercules Umbaal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Umbaal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lawless with a flurry of punches that miss.
Umbaal 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umbaal working a defensive guard here.
Umbaal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Umbaal has his foot on Lawless's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lawless works his way back into a safe position though.
Lawless connects with a couple of short punches.
Umbaal has an active guard here but Lawless has managed to pass into half guard.
Lawless is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lawless is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lawless lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lawless is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbaal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Umbaal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Umbaal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lawless defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umbaal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawless.
Umbaal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lawless working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawless throws an elbow that misses. Umbaal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lawless's guard. Nice move by Umbaal!
Lawless is trying to control the position but Umbaal postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hercules Umbaal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Umbaal clinches up against the cage.
Umbaal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lawless is trying to keep an underhook but Umbaal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Umbaal not doing much here.
Umbaal wants to pass the guard but Lawless is defending well.
Lawless is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawless is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umbaal.
Umbaal controlling the action here.
Umbaal wants to work for an arm triangle but Lawless is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Umbaal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lawless's head.
Umbaal is just content to waste time from the top position. Lawless takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Umbaal postures up in Lawless's guard and throws a big left but Lawless blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbaal trying to control but Lawless is working from the bottom.
Umbaal throws an elbow that misses. Lawless uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Umbaal's guard. Nice move by Lawless!
Umbaal looking for a guillotine here but Lawless defends easily.
Lawless postures up in Umbaal's guard and throws a big left but Umbaal blocks it.
Lawless drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Umbaal dives on top into guard.
Lawless keeping full guard, as Umbaal tries to pass.
Umbaal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Umbaal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umbaal connects with a couple of short punches.
Lawless keeping full guard, as Umbaal tries to pass.
Lawless keeping moving, preventing Umbaal from controlling successfully.
Nick Lawless has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umbaal looking to sit in guard and control but Lawless gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless preventing the sweep.
Lawless throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hercules Umbaal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lawless avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lawless trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Umbaal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lawless loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Umbaal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawless stands and throws Umbaal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Umbaal is looking for a sweep.
Umbaal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hercules Umbaal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Umbaal 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hercules Umbaal!
Hercules Umbaal managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Laundry 90% (Same day), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Senor Rookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanimir Kurdov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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266 lbs
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264 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, El Senor Rookie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanimir Kurdov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rookie throws a head kick that half lands.
Rookie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurdov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rookie connects with a leg kick. Kurdov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rookie, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Rookie.
Rookie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rookie connects with an inside leg kick.
Rookie lands a big head kick that sends Kurdov to the canvas! Rookie follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Senor Rookie!
El Senor Rookie managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Gremlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alex Holmes enters the cage!
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobcat Gremlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes rushes Gremlin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gremlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Our sources have told us that Gremlin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holmes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holmes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Gremlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gremlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Bobcat Gremlin has been cut.
Gremlin misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Gremlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmes.
Gremlin looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes throws an elbow that misses.
Gremlin scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Gremlin lands with a left to the head.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Gremlin trying to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Holmes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gremlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes'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.
Holmes lands an elbow inside.
Gremlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gremlin misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Gremlin.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Holmes lands an elbow that stopped Gremlin in his tracks for a moment.
Bobcat Gremlin's cut is getting worse.
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!
Gremlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmes leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gremlin with a knee to the head.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gremlin's defenses.
Gremlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gremlin misses with the head strike.
Gremlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gremlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holmes looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.
A slow jab from Gremlin misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gremlin moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gremlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes stalling in the clinch.
Gremlin misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Gremlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gremlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Gremlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobcat Gremlin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gremlin cracks Holmes with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Gremlin.
Gremlin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gremlin being controlled against the cage.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Gremlin.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Gremlin, against the cage.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gremlin is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmes throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Gremlin.
Holmes lands an elbow inside.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Gremlin, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holmes is looking to control Gremlin's arms but Gremlin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Holmes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.
Gremlin throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Gremlin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmes taking a breather.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
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!
Gremlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gremlin letting Holmes take a breather here.
Gremlin throws a head punch that misses.
Gremlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Gremlin.
Gremlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking to stall.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Holmes has Gremlin pressed against the cage.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes avoiding damage as Gremlin throws knees to the body.
Holmes avoiding damage as Gremlin throws knees to the body.
Gremlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmes wants to stall.
Gremlin tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Gremlin fails to land.
Gremlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gremlin throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Gremlin, against the cage.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Gremlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Holmes lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes stalling in the clinch but Gremlin improves position.
Gremlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobcat Gremlin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gremlin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gremlin misses with an elbow strike.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Gremlin misses with a knee strike.
Gremlin blocks an elbow strike.
Gremlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes lands a damaging elbow.
Bobcat Gremlin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gremlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmes leaning against his opponent.
Holmes avoiding damage as Gremlin throws knees to the body.
Holmes is looking to control Gremlin's arms but Gremlin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Gremlin misses with some punches.
Holmes lands a nice knee to the body.
Holmes trying to control the position but instead, Gremlin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holmes into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Gremlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gremlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gremlin tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gremlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Bobcat Gremlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmes wants to stall.
Gremlin scores with a shoulder strike.
Gremlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes avoids a wild elbow strike from Gremlin.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gremlin fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gremlin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes lands an elbow inside that Gremlin shrugs off.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Gremlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jeez, Bobcat Gremlin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holmes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmes is trying to maintain a safe position but Gremlin gets an underhook and turns Holmes into the cage.
Gremlin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gremlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bobcat Gremlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holmes'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gremlin is keeping busy.
Alex Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.
Gremlin drives through and clinches with Holmes against the cage.
Holmes lands an elbow just above Gremlin 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobcat Gremlin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Holmes!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tibo Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asztalos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. 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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190 lbs
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200 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tibo Asztalos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Roy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy just misses with a punch to the body.
Asztalos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asztalos takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
Roy throws a jab but it's blocked by Asztalos.
Roy darts in looking for a takedown but Asztalos gets double underhooks and turns Roy into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Asztalos.
Roy misses with some punches.
Roy blocks a body shot from Asztalos.
Asztalos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asztalos.
A shot to the body from Roy misses
and Asztalos counters with a two punch combo.
We've been told by Asztalos's head coaches at LOD: Bruce Lee Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asztalos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asztalos tries a low kick but Roy avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roy, as that shot connected.
Asztalos misses the jab.
Roy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Roy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Asztalos circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roy.
Asztalos connects with the punch.
Asztalos scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Roy misses the target.
Asztalos misses with a hook.
Roy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
Roy moves away from the strike by Asztalos.
Roy scores with the left hand. Asztalos knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Roy - just one landing.
Roy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asztalos.
Roy cracks Asztalos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tibo Asztalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asztalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roy. That did some damage!
Roy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asztalos lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Asztalos does no damage.
Asztalos drops Roy with a beautiful combination! Roy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Asztalos is looking for the KO!
Roy is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos throws a shot from downtown. Roy moves away and avoids it.
Roy is still on wobbly legs! Can Asztalos finish him?
Roy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Asztalos throws a monster overhand right that drops Roy! Asztalos follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tibo Asztalos!
Tibo Asztalos retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Tibo Asztalos, 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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