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HONOR Wednesday Warfare XVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayrton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Above Envy - World Goes Wild. Silva has chosen The Automatic - Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ayrton Silva struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Adam Rose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ayrton Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rose seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rose changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rose working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rose is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Rose from advancing position.
Rose is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rose.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Rose.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Rose's back. He's all about the action.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rose.
Silva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is controlling Rose's trapped leg to prevent Rose from advancing to side control.
Rose is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva is staying active underneath Rose, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rose is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rose is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Rose eventually gives up the hold.
Rose is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rose.
Silva preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rose is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Rose is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Rose is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rose to get the leverage.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva has Rose pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva is pulling down on Rose's head. It's preventing any offense from Rose, at least for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Silva 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adam Rose will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rose goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rose but great work by Silva.
Silva happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rose is being controlled here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ayrton Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Rose darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva keeping full guard, as Rose tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rose preventing the sweep.
Silva controlling the position.
Rose postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rose wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva tries to sprawl but Rose drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Rose from advancing to side control.
Rose is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Rose eventually gives up the hold.
Silva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Rose.
Silva is trying is best to control the position here.
Rose is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva pulls Rose in to control the position.
Rose trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Adam Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Rose blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adam Rose will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rose 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.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva content just to control the position here.
Rose is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Rose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ayrton Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Rose moves out of range easily.
Silva gets caught napping as Rose dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva managing to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rose preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Rose off! Rose jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva pulls Rose in to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard.
Silva stays in close to Rose's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ayrton Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rose is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Rose shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ayrton Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva 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 fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ayrton Silva.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adam Rose!
During a confident post fight interview, Adam Rose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusaka Gono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gono has chosen Nas- Take It In The Blood as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rusaka Gono!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ferguson enables Gono to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ferguson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gono must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gono wants to stand and escape but instead Ferguson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ferguson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ferguson preventing the sweep.
Ferguson stops Gono from standing up.
Ferguson postures up.
Ferguson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ferguson seems to have locked his on tight now - Gono screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ferguson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Isaiah Ferguson!
In his post fight interview, Isaiah Ferguson gave a big smile as he said 'I learned alot from that fight with harris and im definatly #comingbackstronger'.
Rusaka Gono spoke after the fight, saying 'Austin Worner had a lot of experience in this fight. I knew that he was a great fighter. Great job, I am still improving.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darc Von Hayek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Irwin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Alex Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darc Von Hayek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Hayek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irwin.
Von Hayek looks to score with a jab to the body but Irwin is just out of range.
Irwin punishes Von Hayek's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Irwin misses the target.
Irwin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Von Hayek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Von Hayek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Irwin.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Von Hayek throws a head kick but Irwin moves out of range.
No joy there for Irwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Hayek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Irwin lands a glancing blow to the side of Von Hayek's head.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Hayek.
Von Hayek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Hayek throws a hook but Irwin avoids it easily.
Irwin lands with a right hand.
Irwin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Irwin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Irwin crashes against the mat.
Von Hayek felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Irwin working the strikes but Von Hayek uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Irwin throwing shots but Von Hayek is blocking nicely.
Irwin prevents Von Hayek from improving his position.
Irwin thows a huge punch but Von Hayek dodges it nicely.
Irwin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Von Hayek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Von Hayek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Irwin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Irwin works his way into side control.
Irwin tries to move to mount but Von Hayek blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Irwin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin lands an elbow.
Irwin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Von Hayek takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Von Hayek is rocked!
Irwin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Von Hayek is still in real trouble! Can Irwin finish him?
Irwin lands a strong strike to the head of Von Hayek. That's dazed him! Irwin looking to finish here. Von Hayek is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Irwin lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Irwin!
Alex Irwin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeMario Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeMario Williams!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Chandler counter with a right hand.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Chandler pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Chandler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Chandler circles away.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Chandler looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chandler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Chandler throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams forces Chandler back against the cage and clinches.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chandler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chandler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chandler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chandler tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Chandler is just content to waste time from the top position. Williams takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chandler won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Williams controlling the position.
Williams wants to sweep here but Chandler controlling him for the moment.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chandler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chandler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chandler stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chandler!
Williams misses with a head shot.
Chandler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Williams trying to control but Chandler is working from the bottom.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Chandler is keeping the position.
Chandler with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Williams can't handle though.
Chandler looking for a sweep. Not yet Chandler, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Chandler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Williams wants to control from the top but Chandler keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Chandler with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler 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.
Williams wants to clinch up but Chandler keeps it at a distance.
Williams scores with the left hand. Chandler knows he should have avoided that one.
Chandler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Chandler blocking some punches.
Williams is trying to trip Chandler. He has hold of a leg but Chandler is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Williams persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chandler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chandler is controlling him.
Chandler scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams 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.
Chandler throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Chandler postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Chandler connects with a couple of short punches.
Chandler throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Chandler throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chandler's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chandler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams won't allow Chandler to sweep him here.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Chandler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chandler wants to control the position but Williams says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chandler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chandler is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chandler avoid being mounted?
Williams controlling the action here.
Chandler is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chandler trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams passes into side control, despite Chandler's attempt to control the position.
Williams fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chandler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Chandler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chandler struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler tries to buck Williams off but Williams is having none of it.
Chandler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Marcus Chandler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chandler moves into full guard.
Chandler looking to control but Williams passes into half guard.
Chandler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams throwing shots but Chandler is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is keen to just control but Chandler is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chandler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Chandler will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Chandler scores with a body shot.
Chandler's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chandler duly obliges.
Williams swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
DeMario Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Chandler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams throws a hook but Chandler avoids it easily.
Williams tries to clinch but Chandler is having none of it.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chandler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chandler throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams tries to clinch but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Chandler throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Chandler throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams staying out of range there.
Chandler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Chandler lands a slapping body shot.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Chandler is out of range.
DeMario Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chandler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chandler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chandler throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Chandler fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Williams.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Chandler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chandler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Chandler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chandler dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Chandler's head and hops out.
Chandler misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Williams misses.
Chandler throws a one two combo.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chandler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Chandler lands a head shot.
Williams throws a hook but Chandler blocks it.
Williams works Chandler's body with a nice hook.
Chandler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Chandler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chandler passes to side control.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chandler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams stops Chandler from passing to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Marcus Chandler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chandler lands a few punches from side control.
Chandler in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
A lull in the action here as Chandler stalls from top position.
Williams has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Chandler in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Williams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chandler off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams doesn't have the hooks in and Chandler manages to turn into his guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chandler, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Chandler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop has chosen teenagers as his entrance music. Walter Bishop struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Bobby Shamrock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Shamrock. No joy for Bishop on that attempt.
Shamrock misses with a left hand
and Bishop counters with a takedown into side control.
Bishop lands a few punches from side control.
Bishop tries to score with some ground and pound. Shamrock controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shamrock is trying to escape the position but Bishop is controlling the position.
Bishop wants to control but Shamrock is keeping him busy.
Bishop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bishop tries to move to mount but Shamrock blocks the move with his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shamrock keeps working.
Bishop prevents Shamrock from escaping the position.
Bishop working the ground and pound.
Bishop trying to control the position but Shamrock is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with the ground and pound.
Bishop working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shamrock is trying to buck Bishop off.
Bishop trying to control the position but Shamrock is working away.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Bishop drags him back down.
Shamrock avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bishop.
Shamrock's coaches at DUDES GYM...inc..CBK have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Shamrock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Bishop seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bishop.
The ground and pound from Bishop seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shamrock seems a little lost for a moment, as Bishop dominates the positioning.
It looks like Bishop 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.
Shamrock stops Bishop from passing to mount.
Bishop wants to control for a moment but Shamrock uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock pushes Bishop off looking to stand but Bishop dives back in and keeps control.
Bishop is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shamrock is trying to stand.
Shamrock is staying active underneath Bishop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shamrock pushes Bishop off looking to stand but Bishop dives back in and keeps control.
Bishop moves into full mount! Shamrock won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking to secure an arm triangle but Shamrock defends it well.
Bishop is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shamrock can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop unloads with some shots from mount but Shamrock bucks and avoids them well.
Bishop throwing strikes here but Shamrock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bishop cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop dominating with strikes here.
Shamrock is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bishop controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Bishop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shamrock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking hook.
Shamrock stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shamrock scores with a jab.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shamrock stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been informed that Bishop has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.
Bishop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bobby Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shamrock finds it's way round the side to connect with Bishop's head.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Shamrock. No joy for Bishop on that attempt.
Bobby Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop looks to clinch
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop slips under a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bishop to the canvas! Bishop doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Shamrock keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Shamrock!
Our winner, Bobby Shamrock, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dack Fayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sloppy strikes there by Vinicius.
Vinicius throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fayden is looking to regain half guard here but Vinicius keeps moving and retains side control.
An elbow from Vinicius crashes against the mat.
Fayden is trying to get back to half guard.
Fayden is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fayden trying to control here.
Vinicius thows a huge punch but Fayden dodges it nicely.
Fayden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vinicius.
Vinicius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fayden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vinicius trying to mount his opponent but Fayden defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius keeps trying to improve his position.
Vinicius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vinicius is stalling here. Fayden is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vinicius seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fayden has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fayden wants to control but Vinicius is keeping him busy.
Fayden moves into full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vinicius is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vinicius because Fayden loaded up on that one.
Vinicius tries to buck Fayden off but he can't manage it.
Fayden looking to control but Vinicius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vinicius wants to try and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinicius is squirming around, avoiding Fayden's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Fayden there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fayden thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinicius is squirming around, avoiding Fayden's attempts to control the action.
Fayden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vinicius looks a forlorn figure.
Vinicius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fayden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vinicius wants to get back to his feet.
Vinicius is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayden trying to control but Vinicius is having none of it.
Vinicius squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fayden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fayden controlling the pace for now.
Vinicius is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Fayden there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fayden lands a big elbow.
Vinicius really wants to buck Fayden off and get back to his feet.
Fayden wants to control the pace but Vinicius is squirming around nicely.
Fayden won't let Vinicius get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fayden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vinicius is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fayden scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fayden controlling his opponent.
Vinicius squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fayden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vinicius wants to get back to his feet.
Vinicius in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vinicius is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fayden looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Vinicius covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dack Fayden!
A victorious Dack Fayden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bj Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Watanabe (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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135 lbs
32 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, bj Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice jab there from Watanabe.
Ferguson is rocked!
and Watanabe counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ferguson! He's just covering up as Watanabe starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Watanabe!
bj Ferguson was interviewed post fight and said 'He was a tough fight. i lost. not much i can say. I'm sad. I'm disappointed. and i just have no excuses for this. people think this is the end of the road for me. but its not! I'm just getting started.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robertson's entrance music is When the lights go out. A fine choice. West is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Styles Of Beyound-Nine Thou. Donovan Robertson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wayde West's chin.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayde West!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West leaves Robertson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
West chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been hearing reports that Robertson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Robertson moves out of range as West throws a body kick.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West clinches up against the cage.
Robertson is trying to maintain a safe position but West gets an underhook and turns Robertson into the cage.
West is pushing Robertson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from West - that landed with a thud.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.
West crunches a lovely knee into Robertson's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West manages to break the clinch.
Robertson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
West fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wayde West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West gets in close and instigates a clinch.
West tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West lands a shot to the body.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
West tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robertson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
West utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
West presses Robertson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
West manages to break the clinch.
Robertson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
West lands a big head kick that sends Robertson tumbling to the mat! West takes a step backwards and waves Robertson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Robertson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West clinches.
Oh Robertson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robertson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robertson letting West take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from West.
West scores with a hook to the body.
Robertson takes a knee to the side of the body.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
West is working Robertson over against the cage.
Robertson seems to have got his legs back now.
West lands a nice knee to the body.
West displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robertson up against the cage.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
West stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Robertson jumps guard but West turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from West.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as West takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
West scores with a hook to the body.
West landing knees to the body.
West working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
West utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
West digs a right hand into Robertson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robertson's gas tank.
West lands a body shot.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from West! Robertson is out on his feet! West rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Robertson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Robertson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayde West!
Wayde West decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riley Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley Cooper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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31
162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riley Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smalls throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Smalls does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smalls throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smalls.
Cooper connects with a solid leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Smalls has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cooper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smalls misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Smalls misses
and Cooper counters with a nice uppercut.
Smalls closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooper circles away.
Cooper cracks Smalls with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Smalls.
Smalls shoots in and drives through. Cooper sprawls well.
Riley Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Smalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smalls.
Cooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smalls walks into a stiff left hand from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
Smalls tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cooper defends well and Smalls ends up having to push Cooper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cooper lands a takedown into guard.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Smalls blocks nicely.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Smalls is retaining full guard.
Cooper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cooper prevents Smalls from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Smalls blocks nicely.
Cooper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've been hearing that Cooper has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cooper trying to control but Smalls is working from the bottom.
Smalls wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cooper is now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cooper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cooper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cooper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cooper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cooper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is pressing down on Smalls's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smalls is holding on for now.
Smalls avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooper.
Cooper is trying for a kimura here. Smalls looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cooper wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Riley Cooper!
During a confident post fight interview, Riley Cooper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen 50 Cent - In Da Club as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murat Orgun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie goes for a double leg but Orgun avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Orgun continues to drive forward.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Orgun, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Orgun.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Orgun.
Orgun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orgun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orgun is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Orgun.
Orgun connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orgun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Orgun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Orgun scores with a hook to the body.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie is trying to drag Orgun to the mat but Orgun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murat Orgun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Orgun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Orgun stalls.
Orgun can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orgun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orgun lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Orgun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gracie looks winded!
Orgun stalling in the clinch.
Orgun misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Orgun.
Orgun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has Orgun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Orgun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Orgun is stalling here.
Orgun misses with a knee strike.
Gracie avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orgun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Orgun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Orgun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orgun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Orgun misses with a body punch.
Gracie avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Orgun misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie has Orgun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Orgun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Orgun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Orgun.
Orgun pressing his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murat Orgun dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Orgun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Orgun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orgun throws out a powerful jab.
Orgun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Orgun gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Orgun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Orgun.
Orgun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orgun misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Orgun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Orgun back against the cage.
Gracie has Orgun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Orgun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murat Orgun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Orgun just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun scores a nice knee to the body.
Orgun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Orgun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie is trying to drag Orgun to the mat but Orgun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Orgun is defending well.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orgun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Come on Orgun - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Orgun for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Orgun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orgun lands a nice uppercut.
Orgun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orgun misses with a knee to the head.
Orgun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Orgun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Orgun misses with a knee to the head.
Orgun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Orgun shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Orgun.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orgun does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie prevents Orgun from improving his position.
Orgun is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Orgun is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Orgun wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murat Orgun dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Orgun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murat Orgun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orgun throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Orgun.
Orgun tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Good exchange - Orgun coming out on top.
Orgun is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Orgun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
A nice combination there by Orgun.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orgun lands a lovely overhand right.
Orgun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orgun scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murat Orgun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orgun lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Orgun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Orgun drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Orgun is looking for the KO!
Gracie is rocked!
Murat Orgun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orgun keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Orgun finish him?
Orgun darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Orgun looking for a sweep. Not yet Orgun, not yet.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Orgun keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Orgun haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Orgun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie trying to control but Orgun is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bruce Gracie.
Orgun misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Orgun didn't expect that.
Orgun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Orgun has control of the leg.
Orgun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orgun.
Orgun trying to advance position but Gracie counters by regaining guard.
Gracie working for a triangle but Orgun defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orgun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Orgun wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Orgun is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Orgun is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gracie reverses the position - he's now on top in Orgun's guard.
Orgun is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie trying to control but Orgun is working from the bottom.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murat Orgun clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Orgun throws an off balance right hand
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie trying to control but Orgun is working from the bottom.
Orgun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orgun keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orgun is on top in guard.
Orgun scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orgun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie 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 one minute gone in the round.
Orgun looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Orgun looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Orgun looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Orgun!
Orgun tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bruce Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orgun in side control, throwing shots but Gracie defends.
Orgun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Orgun wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun tries to advance to mount but Gracie denies him.
Orgun looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gracie is avoiding damage well.
Gracie regains half guard.
Orgun is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Orgun is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Orgun throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Orgun's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
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!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Orgun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orgun looking for a sweep. Not yet Orgun, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Orgun is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Orgun is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Orgun is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Orgun is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruce Gracie!
Bruce Gracie is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Bruce Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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