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RPG FC 14 Toretto vs Belov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and North West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - Livin' Like I'm Dyin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 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
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, North West!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. West looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cruz wants to stand but West is controlling his arm.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
Cruz wants to stand but West is controlling his arm.
West tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cruz tries to stand but West is controlling his head.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
Cruz tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
Cruz tries to stand but West is controlling his head.
West is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
West is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
West has his hands clasped together around Cruz's back. He's all about the action.
West is not content to let Cruz control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Felix Cruz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cruz seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
West is trying to stand up here but Cruz is controlling him well.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but West does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
West is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control from West's half guard. West has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
West pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
West trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
West misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
West looks winded!
Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. West looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cruz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cruz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down West's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz moves into full mount!
Cruz trying to control but West is having none of it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Cruz dominated that 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.
Cruz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. West quickly recovers to half guard.
Cruz wants to stand up but West is controlling the position.
Cruz wants to stand up but West manages to regain full guard.
Cruz wants to stand but West has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cruz trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West trying to control the position here.
Cruz wants to stand but West has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West looking for a sweep. Not yet West, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Felix Cruz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
West trying to strike off his back.
Cruz wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
West 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.
Cruz wants to stand but West is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
West keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Felix Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Felix Cruz just wasn't active enough.
West will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
West is breathing heavily.
West throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. West is in Cruz's guard.
West must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
My spies in the dungeon inform me that West has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
West trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cruz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and West is now in half guard.
Cruz is trying to control but can't.
West sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cruz keeping hold of West's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Felix Cruz.
Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. West doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cruz.
Cruz wants to stand up but West has a hold of him and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Cruz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
West moves into the clinch successfully.
West is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cruz jumps guard.
West content to stall in guard here.
West prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
West preventing the sweep.
West showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. North West hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
West gets full guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West trying to control the position here.
West keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Felix Cruz.
Cruz shoots in and bounces West off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
West wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cruz wants to get up but he can't break West's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
West controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
West gets a clinch.
Cruz jumps guard and drags West to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst West is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Cruz controls West momentarily but West frees himself.
West is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but West has managed to sneak the leg through.
West is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
West thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
West stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
West fails to land the takedown.
Felix Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into West's guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Felix Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is looking to stand up but West isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Cruz!
Felix Cruz gave a mention to BeastMode in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rowen Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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255 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Sakuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rowen Fire!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuragi connects with a crisp jab.
Sakuragi connects with a crisp jab.
Fire shoots in but Sakuragi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sakuragi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fire moves to clinch but Sakuragi breaks away
and Sakuragi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sakuragi lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Rowen Fire has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fire misses with a head kick.
Sakuragi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fire has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fire misses with a leg kick.
Sakuragi lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi misses with a few strikes there.
Fire drives through with a takedown into Sakuragi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sakuragi has Fire pulled in close to control his posture.
Fire trying to control but Sakuragi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuragi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sakuragi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fire on the ground.
Fire trying to control but Sakuragi is working from the bottom.
Fire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rowen Fire.
Sakuragi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuragi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakuragi blocks a head kick by Fire.
Good standup being displayed there by Sakuragi as he connects with a hook.
Tim Sakuragi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sakuragi jabs Fire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fire dives in and grabs Sakuragi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sakuragi pushes down on Fire's head and hops out.
Sakuragi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sakuragi scores with a decent looking hook.
Fire looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Sakuragi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuragi lands a slapping body shot.
Sakuragi cracks Fire with a good jab.
Sakuragi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Sakuragi. No joy for Fire on that attempt.
Tim Sakuragi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rowen Fire.
Sakuragi thuds a left hand into Fire's body.
Sakuragi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakuragi throws a series of punches but Fire avoids them all with ease.
Sakuragi tries to bum rush Fire with a series of wild strikes but Fire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakuragi lands a left and a right that send Fire crashing to the mat, dazed. Sakuragi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fire is rocked!
Fire glances at the clock... BAM! Sakuragi nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Fire crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Fire is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Sakuragi!
Tim Sakuragi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Loosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Down - Hail The Leaf as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Loosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herb Green!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Green takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loosa misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Loosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Loosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loosa throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Loosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loosa lands with a cross.
Victor Loosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loosa ducks under a wild hook from Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Green drops his hands momentarily and Loosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Loosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loosa clobbers Green with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Green counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Green.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Green wants to control from the top but Loosa keeps moving.
Green content to stall in guard here.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Loosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Green is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Loosa wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling Loosa's posture.
Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Loosa is aware though and is defending well.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Loosa passes into side control.
Green is trying to control Loosa's posture but Loosa avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green regains half guard.
Green actively working from the bottom here.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Loosa is very close to passing his half guard.
Green looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herb Green will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Loosa lands with a right hand.
Green misses with a straight right.
Loosa sizes up Green with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Green throws a jab when Loosa was well out of range.
Loosa missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Green checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Green closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Loosa did well to prevent Green getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Loosa defends it well.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Loosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green prevents Loosa from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loosa wants to get back to full guard but Green has passed into side control.
Green trying to control the position but Loosa is working away.
Green is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Loosa has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa is looking for a sweep.
Loosa defending against the ground and pound.
Green looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Loosa tries to bench press Green off him but Green keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green landing a few strikes.
Green is trying to get an arm triangle but Loosa is defending well.
Loosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Loosa there.
Green drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Loosa looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Loosa.
It looks like Herb Green has been cut.
Loosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Green avoids the body shot from Loosa.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Green.
Green working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Loosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to advance to mount but Loosa denies him.
My spies in The Lion's Den inform me that Green has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Green looking to control but instead Loosa has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Victor Loosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Green looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Green landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Green wants to take a breather but Loosa is having none of it.
Well, if Green is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to work for a kimura but Loosa is defending well.
Green looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Herb Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Green seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Green winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Green!
Herb Green seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeBron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
James forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown successfully pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
James trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and James dives into side control.
James has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.
LeBron James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Brown.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James clinches.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. James fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Brown with a poor takedown
and James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by James.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James with a knee to the head.
James lands a nice elbow.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
James lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. James seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
James jerks Brown's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Brown drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! James goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from James because Brown was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). LeBron James!
A very excited looking LeBron James made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Delasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Jordan looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Delasio!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delasio misses with a wild combination.
Delasio misses with a series of wild punches.
Frankie Delasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Delasio sprawls well initially but Jordan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jordan stands up and beckons Delasio to join him on the feet.
Jordan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Delasio throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
Delasio misses with a double jab.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delasio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jordan circles away quickly and effectively.
Jordan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Delasio's guard.
Delasio looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delasio keeping full guard, as Jordan tries to pass.
Jordan won't allow Delasio to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jordan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jordan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Delasio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Delasio looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
Jordan drives through and clinches with Delasio against the cage.
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delasio tries to bum rush Jordan with a series of wild strikes but Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Delasio in a clinch.
Delasio is trying to break free.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Jordan.
Delasio keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delasio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Delasio is trying to stand back up but Jordan is controlling him
Jordan decides to stand up.
Delasio gets caught flat footed, as Jordan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jordan controlling from the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jordan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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!
Jordan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jordan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jordan trying to control but Delasio is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Chris Jordan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Jordan 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.
Delasio looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
Delasio throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Delasio. No joy for Jordan on that attempt.
Delasio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordan.
Delasio swats away the attempt to clinch by Jordan.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Delasio misses.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Delasio wants to get back to his feet.
Delasio is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Delasio defending well though.
Jordan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jordan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Delasio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jordan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delasio is trying to stand up here but Jordan is controlling him well.
Jordan passes to full mount!
Jordan wants to finish this one by submission but Delasio is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jordan.
Jordan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Delasio really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jordan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jordan 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.
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!
Jordan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jordan landing shots from mount.
Jordan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Delasio?
Jordan throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Delasio has his hands clasped together but Jordan breaks the hold and Delasio is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Jordan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Jordan!
An out of breath Chris Jordan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gatto Besti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscralo De Santiuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Besti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hey Ey. The crowd seem to be enjoying De Santiuya's choice of entrance music: The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gatto Besti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscralo De Santiuya!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Besti tries for a takedown but De Santiuya circles away easily
enabling De Santiuya to counter with a crisp jab.
Besti misses with a takedown attempt
and De Santiuya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Besti tries for a takedown but De Santiuya circles away easily
and De Santiuya counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gatto Besti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Besti.
Besti prevents De Santiuya from escaping the position.
Besti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santiuya tries to escape but Besti is in control.
De Santiuya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Besti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Besti tries for a kimura but De Santiuya is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Besti politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Besti prefers to stall for the moment though.
De Santiuya is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Besti wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Santiuya, who protects the arm well.
De Santiuya tries to escape but Besti is in control.
De Santiuya is not content to let Besti control the position.
Besti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Santiuya knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Besti wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Santiuya, who protects the arm well.
Besti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Santiuya is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Besti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Besti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Besti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Santiuya wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Besti wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Santiuya, who protects the arm well.
Besti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Santiuya knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Santiuya pushes Besti away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Besti gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Besti is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. De Santiuya looks calm but he's in trouble here. Besti gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. De Santiuya is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Besti lets go of the hold and De Santiuya can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gatto Besti!
In his post fight interview, Gatto Besti gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks to all the fans and to this great Org im training 24/7 to be the next rage champ.. brandon watch out im coming 4 u..
this fight was nothing just another step in my way up easy submission '.
Oscralo De Santiuya spoke after the fight, saying 'Gatto is a young dude, who is hungry. I tried to kick his ass and give him his first defeat. Good job though for the kid!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sinbad Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Vitaly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King of Seven Seas. Vitaly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jimmy Forrest - Night Train. Sinbad Baba has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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21
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinbad Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Vitaly!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitaly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baba lands with a nice body kick.
Baba throws the left hand but Vitaly avoids the punch easily.
Baba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baba is looking to land body kicks.
Baba lands a nice looking body shot.
Sinbad Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vitaly on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba scores with a decent looking hook.
Vitaly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baba finds it's way round the side to connect with Vitaly's head.
Vitaly is rocked!
Vitaly gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sinbad Baba!
During a confident post fight interview, Sinbad Baba thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Johnny Vitaly had this to say: 'I tried my best. Sinbad is one tough dude. I was making my professional debut and RAGE PG FC debut tonight. Size doesn't matter, I was smaller , but I tried to use an advantage of my speed.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin J. Candie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sith Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Candie and Sith Steel Penn. 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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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
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin J. Candie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sith Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Candie tenderised Steel Penn's leg. Steel Penn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Candie lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel Penn off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Sith Steel Penn has been cut.
Candie lands a leg kick that knocks Steel Penn off balance momentarily.
Steel Penn misses with a kick to the body.
Steel Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steel Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steel Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Candie.
An inside leg kick lands from Candie.
Steel Penn swinging wildly here.
Steel Penn slips a jab and a cross from Candie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Steel Penn.
Candie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Candie tries to land a leg kick but Steel Penn saw it coming and moves away.
Steel Penn darts in looking for a takedown but Candie gets double underhooks and turns Steel Penn into the cage.
A hook to the body from Steel Penn.
A nice left hand lands by Candie.
Candie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Candie.
Candie lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Candie obliges.
Steel Penn looks winded!
Candie is leaning against Steel Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Candie looking to throw knees to the head but Steel Penn is blocking nicely.
Steel Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Candie has Steel Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Steel Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steel Penn is trying to break the clinch but Candie has him pressed against the cage.
Steel Penn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Candie.
Steel Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Candie.
Candie landing knees to the body.
Candie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Candie blocks an uppercut.
Steel Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Candie.
Candie gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Steel Penn moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candie working some strikes from top position.
Candie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Candie distracts Steel Penn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Candie trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Candie lands a couple of elbows.
Candie wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steel Penn working for a triangle but Candie defends it easily.
Candie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Candie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel Penn is keeping the position for now.
Candie throws a big elbow that misses.
Candie postures up and lands a big shot to Steel Penn's brow.
Candie controlling from the top position.
Candie trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin J. Candie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sith Steel Penn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Candie. No joy for Steel Penn on that attempt.
Sith Steel Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel Penn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Candie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel Penn.
Candie missing with a left hand there. Steel Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Candie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steel Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Candie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Steel Penn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Candie is in Steel Penn's guard.
Candie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Candie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Candie cracks Steel Penn with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Candie wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Steel Penn wants to hit a switch here but Candie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Steel Penn there!
Candie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Steel Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Steel Penn has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Steel Penn!
Candie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Candie trying to keep a closed guard but Steel Penn is proving a slippery customer.
Candie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steel Penn is one step ahead there.
Candie keeping full guard, as Steel Penn tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Steel Penn stacks Candie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Steel Penn!
Calvin J. Candie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel Penn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Candie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Steel Penn but great work by Candie.
Candie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Steel Penn tries to improve position but can't.
Candie lands a nice forearm strike.
Candie grinds an elbow into Steel Penn's temple.
Candie cracks Steel Penn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Candie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel Penn keeps working.
Steel Penn is trying to get back to half guard.
Candie working the ground and pound.
Steel Penn is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Candie cracks Steel Penn with a big right hand but Steel Penn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Candie trying to control the position but Steel Penn is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin J. Candie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sith Steel Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Steel Penn ducks under a wild hook from Candie.
Candie throws a leg kick but Steel Penn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Candie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steel Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Calvin J. Candie is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel Penn misses with an uppercut. Candie saw that one coming.
Candie lands with a hook. Steel Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steel Penn is rocked!
Candie misses with a hook. Steel Penn ducked under it nicely.
Steel Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Candie finish him?
Candie dances in with a quick combination. Steel Penn is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Candie snaps Steel Penn's head back. Steel Penn stumbles backwards against the cage. Candie steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Steel Penn's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Steel Penn just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Calvin J. Candie!
Calvin J. Candie spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattia Nicoletti (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Helix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mattia Nicoletti!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix checks a low kick from Nicoletti.
Helix tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helix closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nicoletti did well to prevent Helix getting side control.
Nicoletti is trying to get back to full guard.
Helix wants to pass to mount but Nicoletti is defending the position.
Nicoletti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nicoletti looking for subs from the bottom but Helix mounts him!
Helix is landing with some decent strikes but Nicoletti is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nicoletti is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nicoletti can't escape the position.
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.
Helix postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nicoletti looks a forlorn figure.
Nicoletti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nicoletti is wriggling around trying to escape.
Helix can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nicoletti is looking to escape.
Helix working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Helix looking to control but Nicoletti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Nicoletti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicoletti is desperately trying to improve his position but Helix has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti is bucking up trying to escape but Helix cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Helix looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Helix lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nicoletti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Helix lands a big elbow.
Nicoletti is rocked!
Helix landing strikes from the mount and Nicoletti is in trouble!
Nicoletti is still in real trouble! Can Helix finish him?
Helix controlling the pace for now.
Helix swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nicoletti is now in Helix's guard. A big mistake from Helix there, giving up the dominant position!
Helix keeping full guard, as Nicoletti tries to pass.
Nicoletti seems to have recovered his senses.
Nicoletti wants to control from the top but Helix keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nicoletti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Helix is looking for a sweep. Nicoletti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helix works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nicoletti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nicoletti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Helix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Helix trying to keep a closed guard but Nicoletti is proving a slippery customer.
Nicoletti tries to stand but Helix is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti trying to control but Helix is working from the bottom.
Helix 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.
Helix has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nicoletti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Helix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nicoletti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Helix is tightening it up a little... Nicoletti has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Nicoletti reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Nicoletti taps out! Nice BJJ there by Helix!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brandon Helix!
Brandon Helix retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Toretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belov has chosen Mother Russia as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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World class MT
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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
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Toretto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitry Belov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toretto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Toretto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toretto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Toretto connects with an inside leg kick.
Toretto with a jab.
Toretto cracks Belov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toretto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toretto.
Belov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice sprawl there from Toretto as Belov shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov takes one on the button.
Toretto throws a good cross that connects.
Toretto with a hook.
Toretto punishes Belov's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Belov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belov walks straight into a right hand from Toretto - that's dropped him! Toretto jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Belov from any more punishment! Belov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dominic Toretto!
Dominic Toretto retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Dominic Toretto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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