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Volume 79: Manuel vs Graham PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andelko Antun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antun has chosen Your Decision as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andelko Antun was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akiyo Nishiura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andelko Antun!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishiura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nishiura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nishiura clinches up against the cage.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nishiura.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Nishiura avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Nishiura - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Antun.
Nishiura just leaning against Antun, taking a breather.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Nishiura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Antun.
Nishiura lands a shot to the body.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nishiura tries to land knees in the clinch but Antun avoids the damage to the body.
Antun throws an elbow that misses.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nishiura is defending well for now.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Nishiura controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Nishiura.
Nishiura digs a right hand into Antun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antun's gas tank.
Antun looks gassed!
Nishiura lands a right hand.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Nishiura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nishiura.
Nishiura lands a body punch.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Nishiura avoids the damage to the body.
Nishiura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Antun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nishiura lands a shot to the body.
Nishiura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Antun or not.
A right hand to the body from Nishiura.
A right hand to the body from Nishiura.
Nishiura scores with a hook to the body.
Nishiura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nishiura.
Nishiura lands with a straight right. Antun didn't see that one coming.
Nishiura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Antun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nishiura.
Nishiura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nishiura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Antun on the side of the head.
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!
Nishiura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nishiura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nishiura takes the fight into the clinch.
Nishiura presses Antun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nishiura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Antun or not.
Nishiura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Antun backwards.
The referee calls for Nishiura to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nishiura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nishiura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nishiura scores with a shoulder strike.
Nishiura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nishiura digs a right hand underneath Antun's ribcage. Antun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Nishiura.
Nishiura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nishiura lands a knee to the head.
Nishiura lands an elbow inside.
Nishiura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nishiura gets a clinch.
Nishiura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nishiura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Nishiura.
Nishiura digs a right hand into Antun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antun's gas tank.
Nishiura working Antun over with knees to the body.
Nishiura lands a shot to the body.
Nishiura stalling.
Nishiura lands a left hand.
Nishiura tries to land knees in the clinch but Antun avoids the damage to the body.
Antun takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nishiura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Antun or not.
Nishiura landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Nishiura as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nishiura.
Nishiura landing knees to the body.
Nishiura lands an elbow just above Antun 's eye.
Nishiura missing with knees to the body.
Antun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nishiura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Antun or not.
Nishiura pushes Antun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nishiura.
Nice body punch from Nishiura - that landed with a thud.
Nishiura stalling against the cage.
Nishiura tries a knee to the head but Antun blocks it.
Nishiura lands with a light punch inside.
Nishiura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Nishiura avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Nishiura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nishiura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nishiura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nishiura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nishiura managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Nishiura scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nishiura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nishiura lands a body shot.
Nishiura working Antun over with knees to the body.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Nishiura landing knees to the head.
A short right from Nishiura.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nishiura.
Antun tries a knee to the head but Nishiura blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Nishiura.
Nishiura digs a right hand into Antun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antun's gas tank.
Nishiura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Nishiura blocks with his arms.
Nishiura effectively controlling the action here.
Nishiura managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Nishiura scores with a shot to the side of Antun's head.
A bit of stalling here from Nishiura.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nishiura misses with a knee to the head.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Nishiura lands a hook that snaps the head of Antun backwards.
Nishiura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Antun blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Nishiura.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nishiura blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiyo Nishiura dominated that round.
That's time! Nishiura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nishiura has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nishiura takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nishiura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Nishiura blocks with his arms.
Nishiura digs a right hand into Antun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antun's gas tank.
Nishiura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nishiura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Nishiura.
Nishiura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Antun up against the cage.
Nishiura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nishiura digs a right hand into Antun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antun's gas tank.
Nishiura is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nishiura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Come on Nishiura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nishiura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antun backwards.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nishiura avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nishiura - that landed with a thud.
Nishiura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nishiura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nishiura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nishiura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nishiura lands a good knee to the midsection. Antun won't want to take too many of those.
Nishiura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nishiura avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nishiura.
A short body shot lands from Nishiura as the two fighters clinch.
Nishiura lands with a left to the head.
Antun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Nishiura.
Nishiura lands with a left to the head.
Nishiura has Antun pushed against the cage.
Antun avoiding damage as Nishiura throws knees to the body.
Nishiura lands a knee to the head.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nishiura.
Good body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura lands an elbow just above Antun 's eye.
Antun is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura connects with a knee to the head.
Nishiura tries to land a knee to the head but Antun blocks with his arms.
A short right from Nishiura.
Nishiura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antun can do to turn this around?
Nishiura is working Antun over against the cage.
Nishiura managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Nishiura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Antun up against the cage.
Antun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Nishiura avoids the damage to the body.
Nishiura lands a good knee to the midsection. Antun won't want to take too many of those.
Nishiura lands a body shot.
Nishiura landing knees to the body.
Nishiura taking a breather.
Nishiura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Nishiura.
Antun throws a punch but it's blocked by Nishiura.
Nishiura lands a hook that snaps the head of Antun backwards.
A hook to the body from Nishiura.
Nishiura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Antun up against the cage.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Nishiura avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura digs a right hand into Antun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antun's gas tank.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Nishiura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nishiura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nishiura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Antun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nishiura digs a right hand into Antun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antun's gas tank.
Nishiura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nishiura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nishiura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nishiura avoiding damage.
Nishiura scores with a hook to the body.
Nishiura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Antun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nishiura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Nishiura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nishiura trying to land knees to the body.
Nishiura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Antun or not.
Nishiura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Antun.
Nishiura lands a knee to the head.
Antun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nishiura avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Antun as Nishiura tries to tie him up.
Nishiura avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Nishiura trying to control the position but instead, Antun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nishiura into the cage.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nishiura obliges.
Nishiura scores with a shoulder strike.
Nishiura landing knees to the body.
Nishiura is stalling here.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Antun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nishiura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nishiura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nishiura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Nishiura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nishiura avoids the elbow strike from Antun, against the cage.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Nishiura blocks with his arms.
Nishiura is working Antun over against the cage.
Nishiura stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiyo Nishiura dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nishiura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nishiura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nishiura throws a nice head kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nishiura checks a leg kick.
Antun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nishiura can pounce on him.
Andelko Antun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antun tries to clinch up
and Nishiura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nishiura.
Nice body punch from Nishiura.
Nishiura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nishiura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Antun backwards.
Nishiura stalling in the clinch.
Antun lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nishiura.
Nishiura digs a right hand into Antun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antun's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nishiura.
Nishiura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antun backwards.
Nishiura lands a nice uppercut.
Nishiura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Antun is keeping busy.
Nishiura leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Nishiura.
Antun takes an elbow to the forehead.
Akiyo Nishiura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nishiura lands with a light punch inside.
Nishiura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nishiura lands a body punch.
Nishiura presses Antun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nishiura has Antun pushed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nishiura obliges.
Nishiura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Nishiura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nishiura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nishiura is working Antun over against the cage.
Nishiura works on Antun's body with a couple of short punches.
Nishiura scores with a hook to the body.
Nishiura lands a nice shot to the body.
Nishiura leaning against his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Nishiura.
Andelko Antun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura scores with a hook to the body.
Nishiura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nishiura.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Nishiura blocks with his arms.
Antun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nishiura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nishiura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nishiura lands a hook that snaps the head of Antun backwards.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Nishiura is looking to control Antun's arms but Antun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nishiura has his back to the cage.
Maybe Nishiura would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nishiura lands a left hand.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nishiura blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from Nishiura.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nishiura is defending well for now.
Nishiura is stalling here.
Nishiura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Antun or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nishiura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura gets through Antun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nishiura avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Nishiura as the two fighters clinch.
Nishiura looking to slow down the pace here.
Nishiura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nishiura digs a right hand underneath Antun's ribcage. Antun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nishiura cracks Antun with a nice body shot.
Nishiura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Antun misses with the head strike.
Nishiura lands an elbow that stopped Antun in his tracks for a moment.
Nishiura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Nishiura.
Nishiura manages to break the clinch.
Antun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nishiura lands an overhand right.
Antun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nishiura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nishiura.
Nishiura lands a damaging elbow.
Nishiura digs a right hand underneath Antun's ribcage. Antun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nishiura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nishiura blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun can't find room to land a body shot as Nishiura controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Nishiura as the two fighters clinch.
Nishiura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Antun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nishiura is trying to maintain a safe position but Antun gets an underhook and turns Nishiura into the cage.
Nishiura trying to land knees to the body.
Nishiura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nishiura avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Nishiura lands with a short shot to the head.
Nishiura scores with a shot to the side of Antun's head.
A short body shot lands from Nishiura as the two fighters clinch.
Nishiura leaning against his opponent.
Nishiura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antun.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nishiura.
Nishiura lands a shoulder strike.
Nishiura is working Antun over against the cage.
Antun being controlled against the cage.
Nishiura is looking to control Antun's arms but Antun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nishiura has his back to the cage.
Nishiura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nishiura scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Antun.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nishiura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antun is defending well for now.
Nishiura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nishiura avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Nishiura digs a right hand underneath Antun's ribcage. Antun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akiyo Nishiura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nishiura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiyo Nishiura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drestin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob pickerins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pickerins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: way of the fist. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drestin Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob pickerins!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pickerins walks into a stiff left hand from Black.
pickerins cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Black checks the leg kick nicely there.
pickerins looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
pickerins misses with the combination.
pickerins lands a big right hand that sends Black crashing to the mat! pickerins stays standing though and waves Black back to his feet!
Black is rocked!
It looks like Drestin Black has been cut.
Black checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black gets the takedown into side control.
pickerins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Black tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Black controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but pickerins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Black just content to control the position.
Black wants to control but pickerins is keeping him busy.
Black working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut there from pickerins.
Black scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick by pickerins - that's a beauty! Black is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even pickerins can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bob pickerins!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ball might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hammer Smashed Face. Joe Ball has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Guapo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guapo to score with a decent uppercut.
Ball throws a big shot that misses.
Guapo moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Joe Ball has been cut.
Ball throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ball is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guapo.
Ball tries to clinch but Guapo moves out of range.
Guapo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Johnny Guapo has been cut.
Ball scores with a jab to the head.
Guapo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guapo looking to control but instead Ball has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Guapo trying to control from half guard but Ball is working away.
Ball avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guapo.
Ball is looking to escape.
Guapo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guapo passes to full mount!
Guapo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Guapo trying to control but Ball is having none of it.
Ball trying desperately to get to his feet.
Guapo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Guapo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ball tries to lock up and control but Guapo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guapo prevents Ball from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guapo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Guapo is landing with some decent strikes but Ball is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Guapo thowing shots but they're missing.
Guapo throwing strikes here but Ball is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ball avoids a series of strikes thrown by Guapo.
Guapo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ball really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Guapo looking to control but Ball is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ball is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guapo lands a nice shot to the head.
Guapo punching from mount but Ball doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Guapo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joe Ball's cut is getting worse.
Guapo prevents Ball from getting the reversal.
Ball bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ball makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Guapo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guapo controls Ball momentarily but Ball frees himself.
Guapo has control of Ball's left arm, preventing Ball from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ball thows a big elbow that misses.
Guapo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ball postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ball trying to control the position from guard on top but Guapo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guapo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ball doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Guapo is tightening it up a little... Ball has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ball reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ball taps out! nice BJJ there by Guapo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Johnny Guapo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natural comes to the cage accompanied by back in black - ACDC. John Smith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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225 lbs
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22
225 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Natural!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Natural misses the target.
Natural staying out of range there.
Natural throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natural slips a jab from Smith.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natural sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natural looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Natural swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Natural ducks down to avoid it.
Natural keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Natural is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Natural shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Natural gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Natural walks into a jab.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natural punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Natural throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natural throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Natural was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Natural moved out of range nicely.
Natural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natural manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Natural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith lands with a hook. Natural tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Natural saw that one coming.
Smith scores with the left hand. Natural knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Natural throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith swings for the body but Natural moves out of range.
Natural lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Natural scores with a jab to the body.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Natural takes the fight into the clinch.
Natural tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Natural fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Natural keeps him there for the moment.
Natural is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith avoiding damage as Natural throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith prevents a body shot from Natural.
Natural tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith prevents a body shot from Natural.
Natural misses with a hook to the ribs.
Natural with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Natural digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Natural lands a nice shot to the body.
Natural scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Natural lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Smith misses.
Natural looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natural.
Smith throws a right hand that Natural ducks under and follows up with a left that Natural also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Natural throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natural misses with a looping right.
Natural takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Natural fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Natural looking for a takedown.
Natural lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural working aggressively here.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Natural lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Natural swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Natural tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a body shot from Natural.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Natural keeps him there for the moment.
Natural keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Natural working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Natural fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Natural misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Natural.
Natural lands a shot to the body.
Natural missing with knees to the body.
Natural tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Natural has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Natural tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Natural keeps him there for the moment.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natural. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith lands with a straight right. Natural didn't see that one coming.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Natural steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Natural stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Natural misses with a wild body shot.
Natural throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natural rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Natural to work.
A right handed body shot lands from Natural.
Natural is trying to trip Smith. He has hold of a leg but Smith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Natural persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Natural throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Natural manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Natural isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Natural accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Natural throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Randy Natural will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Smith'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. 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.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Natural moved out of range nicely.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Natural misses with a straight right.
Natural lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Natural throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Natural was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Natural moves away and avoids it.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Natural scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Natural blocks a jab.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Natural uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natural fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Natural sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Natural is out of range.
Natural throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natural fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Natural paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Natural throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Nice shot by Natural.
Natural staying out of range there.
Natural forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Natural prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Natural pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Natural cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Natural ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Natural.
Natural misses with a wild body shot.
Natural wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Natural doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith throws a hook but Natural blocks it.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to bum rush Natural with a series of wild strikes but Natural uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Natural forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Natural crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Natural is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Natural misses with a hook to the ribs.
Natural doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Natural tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Natural is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Natural creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Natural landing knees to the head.
Natural has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Natural slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Natural tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Natural landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Natural goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Natural with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Natural has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Natural lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith blocks a body shot from Natural.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Natural is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Natural keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Natural.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Natural showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Natural 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Natural!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klaus VonMueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sekur Arian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekur Arian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
135 lbs
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24
140 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klaus VonMueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sekur Arian!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but VonMueller was well out of range. Poor timing from Arian.
A combination from Arian does no damage.
Arian throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. VonMueller was covering up waiting for the punch and Arian finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Arian looking to pass the guard.
Arian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as VonMueller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
VonMueller wants to get back to his feet but Arian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
VonMueller looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Arian puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Arian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
VonMueller taking some punishment here, with Arian in his half guard.
Arian throwing shots but VonMueller is blocking nicely.
VonMueller is trying to stand up here but Arian is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonMueller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arian.
VonMueller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
VonMueller gets full guard.
Arian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with VonMueller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arian being controlled here momentarily.
Arian looking to pass the guard.
Arian looking to sit in guard and control but VonMueller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
VonMueller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
VonMueller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for VonMueller.
Some wild striking there from VonMueller.
Arian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract VonMueller.
VonMueller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klaus VonMueller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arian gets a takedown into half guard.
Arian trying to control the action but VonMueller is working from the bottom.
VonMueller won't allow Arian to pass to mount.
VonMueller looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. VonMueller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian preventing the sweep.
VonMueller is working hard here to advance position.
Arian stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! VonMueller throws up his legs and catches Arian in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Arian tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by VonMueller! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Klaus VonMueller!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Dudu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Miura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudu comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Voodoo People. Miura has chosen Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence as his entrance music. Takeshi Miura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eduardo Dudu's chin.
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Dudu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Miura!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miura throws a body punch but Dudu moves out of range.
Miura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dudu slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudu.
Dudu wants to get back to striking at distance but Miura won't allow it.
Miura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dudu blocks an elbow strike from Miura.
Miura stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dudu misses with the head strike.
Dudu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dudu blocks it with crossed arms.
Miura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dudu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudu managing to block the knees to the body from Miura.
Miura working Dudu over with knees to the body.
Dudu looking to slow down the pace here.
Dudu managing to block the knees to the body from Miura.
Miura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dudu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miura tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudu avoids the damage to the body.
Dudu is pushing Miura up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dudu avoiding damage as Miura throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudu throws a punch but it's blocked by Miura.
Dudu tries to stall but Miura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dudu letting Miura take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miura tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudu avoids the damage to the body.
Dudu lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miura tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudu avoids the damage to the body.
Miura landing knees to the body.
Dudu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miura trying to land knees to the body.
Dudu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miura missing with knees to the body.
Miura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miura stalling against the cage.
Dudu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dudu.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dudu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miura keeps working.
Dudu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dudu advances to full mount.
Dudu tries to control but Miura wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miura is working to get back to half guard.
Dudu tries to control but Miura wriggling away.
Dudu mounts Miura! Really nice guard pass there!
Dudu prevents Miura from getting the reversal.
Miura prevents Dudu from taking his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miura has given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dudu is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Miura trying to control the hands but Dudu won't let him.
Dudu is controlling the position but Miura somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Miura is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takeshi Miura will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miura looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudu is just out of range.
Takeshi Miura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miura misses with a body shot.
Miura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dudu misses with a takedown attempt - Miura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dudu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Miura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dudu throws a nice looking combination but Miura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dudu ducks under a wild hook from Miura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dudu.
Dudu swats away the attempt to clinch by Miura.
Miura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudu manages to avoid it.
Miura cracks a nice hook into Dudu's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudu throws a shot from downtown. Miura moves away and avoids it.
Dudu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dudu drops his hands momentarily and Miura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miura scores with a hook to the body. Dudu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miura connects with a body shot.
Miura moves into the clinch.
Miura taking a breather.
Miura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dudu's face.
Miura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dudu's defenses.
Miura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dudu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miura landing knees to the head.
Miura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dudu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stalling in the clinch from Miura.
Dudu avoiding damage as Miura throws knees to the body.
Miura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dudu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miura effectively controlling the action here.
Miura lands an elbow inside that Dudu shrugs off.
Dudu lands a nice uppercut.
Miura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miura looking to throw knees to the head but Dudu is blocking nicely.
Dudu lands a hook that snaps the head of Miura backwards.
Miura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dudu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dudu moves out of range as Miura strikes.
Miura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dudu.
Miura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudu.
Miura walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dudu.
Miura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudu.
Dudu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dudu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Miura did well to prevent Dudu getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dudu works his way into full mount!
Miura is trying to escape the mount.
Miura is trying to stand up.
Dudu wants to take Miura's back but he can't do it this time.
Dudu controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miura is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Dudu has taken his back.
Dudu is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Miura knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Miura for a finish.
Dudu avoiding Miura 's attempts to control his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dudu trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Miura 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!
Miura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dudu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Miura.
Miura misses with a body shot.
Miura looks to land a right hand but Dudu moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dudu. That's going to slow Miura down.
Dudu tests Miura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miura misses with a wild body shot.
Miura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudu manages to avoid it.
Miura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dudu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miura.
Dudu slips a jab and a cross from Miura.
Miura misses with a body shot.
Miura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miura misses with an uppercut.
Dudu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dudu connects with a looping right hand.
Dudu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miura misses with an uppercut.
Dudu lands a jab-cross combination.
Miura misses with a body shot.
Dudu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Miura's guard.
Dudu is pushing down on Miura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miura is fighting to maintain full guard but Dudu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dudu is looking to take a break and control but Miura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dudu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dudu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miura knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miura wants to control but Dudu is keeping busy.
Eduardo Dudu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dudu is trying to control the action in half guard but Miura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dudu seems to be looking for submissions.
Miura is trying to control but Dudu passes into side control!
Miura is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miura is not content to let Dudu control the position.
Miura sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Takeshi Miura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dudu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miura keeps working.
Dudu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Miura is trying to maintain the position but Dudu is very close to passing his half guard.
Dudu is trying for a kimura here. Miura looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dudu wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduardo Dudu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel's entrance music is Lay Low. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Graham's choice of entrance music: Get Ready To Deal. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Manuel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Graham!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel avoids the body shot from Graham.
Manuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graham.
A jab from Graham misses.
Graham cracks Manuel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manuel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Graham is able to avoid easily.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Graham works over Manuel's head and body with a nice combination.
Manuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Manuel with a jab.
Graham keeps the fight on the outside.
Manuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham dips to his left and cracks Manuel with an uppercut!
Graham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manuel wants to clinch.
Graham shoots for a takedown but Manuel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Graham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manuel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manuel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Manuel.
Manuel tries to throw a body punch but Graham avoids it by throwing Manuel back against the cage.
Graham lands with a left to the head.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Manuel controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Manuel.
Manuel cracks Graham with a nice body shot.
Manuel tries to work over Graham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is trying to maintain a safe position but Graham gets an underhook and turns Manuel into the cage.
Manuel misses with the head strike.
Manuel can't find room to land a body shot as Graham controls the action.
Graham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Graham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manuel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matt Manuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Graham.
Graham prevents a body shot from Manuel.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Manuel is working Graham over against the cage.
Graham prevents a body shot from Manuel.
Graham trying to control the position but instead, Manuel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graham into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manuel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Manuel obliges.
Manuel stalling in the clinch.
Manuel lands a right hand.
Manuel prevents a body shot from Graham.
Manuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graham throws a series of punches but Manuel avoids them all with ease.
Graham misses with a straight right.
Manuel throws a hook but Graham avoids it easily.
Manuel walks into a left hand.
Graham throws the left hand but Manuel avoids the punch easily.
Manuel moves out of range of the strikes.
Graham misses with a straight right.
Manuel leaves Graham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manuel misses with a body shot
and Graham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham looks to land a left hand but Manuel moved out of range nicely.
Graham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graham misses with a double jab
and Manuel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graham thinking.
Manuel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Graham counters with a three punch combo that has Manuel backing up. Manuel nods at Graham to acknowledge the strikes.
Graham might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Graham misses with a double jab.
Manuel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Graham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manuel tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
A slow jab from Graham misses its intended target.
Graham throws an overhand right that lands on Manuel's shoulder, as Manuel tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Manuel 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.
Manuel with a nice cross.
Graham swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuel.
Manuel tries to clinch up but Graham circles away and keeps his distance.
Graham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manuel defends it nicely.
Manuel throws a jab when Graham was well out of range.
Graham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Graham is just out of range.
Graham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Graham showed some decent athleticism there.
Manuel tries to roll over but Graham keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham seems to be looking for submissions.
Manuel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Graham's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Graham's back!
Manuel controlling the position well here. Graham rolled but Manuel kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham rolls, trying to escape but Manuel keeps control of the position.
Manuel controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Graham prevents Manuel from getting a body triangle.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Matt Manuel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Graham throws the left hand but Manuel avoids the punch easily.
Manuel moves out of range as Graham strikes.
Manuel ducks under a wild hook from Graham.
Graham looks to land a combination. Manuel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Matt Manuel has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel tries to clinch but Graham is having none of it.
Manuel moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
Graham cracks Manuel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graham throws a series of punches but Manuel avoids them all with ease.
Manuel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graham moves away.
Manuel slips a straight right by Graham.
Manuel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graham scores with a body shot.
Manuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graham checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Manuel.
Graham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matt Manuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a double jab
and Manuel counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from Graham misses.
Manuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manuel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Graham momentarily.
Manuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manuel is looking to wear down Graham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Manuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Graham. That snapped Manuel's head back.
Manuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
Good leg kick by Manuel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Graham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manuel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graham thinking.
Manuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Manuel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Graham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manuel takes a swing at Graham's ribcage but misses.
Graham looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Graham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manuel misses with a two punch combination.
Manuel forces Graham back against the cage and clinches.
Graham manages to break the clinch.
Graham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manuel throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Graham slips a jab and a cross from Manuel.
Graham looks to throw the jab but Manuel is out of range.
Manuel clinches but Graham breaks the clinch
letting Graham counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graham looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
Manuel throws a leg kick but Graham moved away.
Manuel moves into the clinch successfully.
Manuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graham pushes Manuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham has had enough of the clinch but Manuel keeps him there for the moment.
Graham stalls.
Manuel misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Manuel.
Graham blocks a body shot from Manuel.
Manuel is leaning against Graham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graham.
Manuel scores a nice knee to the body.
Manuel working Graham over with knees to the body.
Graham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Manuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manuel tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
No joy there for Graham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graham scores with a three punch combo!
Graham swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuel.
Manuel thumps Graham with a low kick.
Manuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manuel.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manuel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Graham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manuel is keeping the position for now.
Manuel wants to stand up but Graham is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manuel is on top in guard.
Graham working a defensive guard here.
Manuel stands and steps away. Graham gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Manuel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Graham throws a lazy right hand but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manuel tries a low kick but Graham avoids it.
Billy Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel cracks the inside of Graham's front leg.
Graham throws a lazy right hand but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graham.
Graham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Graham.
Manuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manuel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Manuel ducks under a wild hook from Graham.
A big right from Graham misses.
Manuel wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Manuel. No joy for Graham on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Manuel clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Manuel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manuel tries to clinch up but Graham circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham.
A punch combination from Graham misses.
Manuel lands a jab to Graham's midsection.
Manuel throws a head kick that Graham semi-blocks.
Graham lands with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham.
Manuel wants to clinch
and Graham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graham throws a series of punches but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham has his takedown stuffed
and Manuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matt Manuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Graham.
Manuel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Manuel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manuel cracks the inside of Graham's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manuel.
Manuel lands with a kick to the temple. Graham shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manuel tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graham manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Manuel misses its intended target.
Manuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graham.
Manuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuel misses with a wild body shot.
Manuel pushes Graham up against the cage in a clinch.
Manuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grahams head.
Manuel has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
A head punch on the inside from Manuel fails to land.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graham is looking to break free of the clinch but Manuel has double underhooks.
Graham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Manuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manuel misses with a body punch.
Graham manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Manuel.
Manuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manuel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graham moves away.
Manuel misses with a looping left.
Manuel throws a head kick that misses.
Manuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Graham throws a jab but it's blocked by Manuel.
Manuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manuel.
Graham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manuel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Manuel tests Graham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manuel counters with a leg kick.
That's four 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.
Manuel lands with a shot to the body.
Manuel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Graham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graham.
Manuel moves into the clinch successfully.
Graham taking a breather.
Graham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graham scores with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manuel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manuel cracks Graham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graham just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Manuel had his way with Billy Graham in that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Manuel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Graham checks a low kick from Manuel.
Manuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
Manuel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Graham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manuel swivels and escapes.
Manuel cracks Graham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Manuel tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Manuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graham.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manuel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graham at a distance.
Manuel is looking to clinch.
Manuel instigates a clinch.
Manuel trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel presses Graham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Manuel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Graham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graham throws a right and a left that Manuel avoids nicely.
Graham throws out a powerful jab.
Graham moves forwards but Manuel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Graham throws a combination. Manuel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graham.
Manuel tries to clinch up.
Graham misses with a series of wild punches.
Graham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manuel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matt Manuel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manuel slips a jab from Graham.
Manuel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Graham swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuel.
Manuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Graham.
Manuel throws a head kick but Graham moves out of range.
Graham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graham keeps the fight on the outside.
Manuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Graham looks to land a combination. Manuel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Graham fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Manuel sprawls well initially but Graham persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Manuel tries to roll over but Graham keeps him under control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Manuel is trying to control but can't.
Billy Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manuel wants to get back to full guard.
Graham stalling.
Manuel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is refusing to be controlled, as Graham sits in half guard.
Manuel wants to get back to full guard but Graham has mounted him!
Graham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Manuel tries to hold on but Graham postures up.
The referee warns Manuel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Graham raining down shots from the mount!
Graham lands a big shot there that rocks Manuel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manuel tries to lock up and control but Graham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manuel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Manuel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Graham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manuel has managed to get both his arms back between Graham's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Graham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manuel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Manuel!
Matt Manuel retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Warren Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Nose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams's entrance music is Bang Your Head. A fine choice. Ronnie Nose is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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156 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Warren Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Nose!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams missing with a left hand there. Nose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adams, as that shot connected.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams misses with a hook.
Adams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Adams misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nose blocks a jab.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Nose is out of range.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Nose saw that one coming.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nose slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adams looks to land a left hand but Nose moved out of range nicely.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Adams misses.
Adams throws a series of strikes that have Nose backpedaling.
Nose looks to land a body kick but Adams moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nose dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nose as he avoids it easily.
Nose defending well as Adams loads up on a big left hand.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Nose's head but Nose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nose moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Nose misses with a head kick.
Nose throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adams's head.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a straight right.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams shoots in but no luck this time.
Nose moves away from the strike by Adams.
Nose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Nose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Adams misses with a looping right.
Nose throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nose.
Warren Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Nose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Adams misses.
Adams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nose lands a really nice looking cross but Adams seems unphased.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nose lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Nose 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.
Nose gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adams connects with a couple of short punches.
Adams wants to control from the top but Nose keeps moving.
Adams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Adams looking to sit in guard and control but Nose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adams managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Adams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adams looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adams has his foot on Nose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nose works his way back into a safe position though.
Adams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Adams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nose is one step ahead there.
Adams has control of Nose's left arm, preventing Nose from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Warren Adams just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
A shot to the body from Adams misses
and Nose counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Adams misses the target.
Nose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adams on the side of the head.
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nose counters with a shoot takedown. Adams fights it but they end up in guard.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking for a triangle but Nose pushes his legs off easily.
Adams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nose keeps working.
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 Warren Adams will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Adams misses with a straight left.
Nose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Nose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams has his takedown stuffed
and Nose counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Nose's head but Nose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nose was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Nose is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a hook but Nose blocks it.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Nose counters with a body kick.
Nose lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A clash of legs there as Adams blocks the low kick.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Nose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nose shoots in and bounces Adams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Adams 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Adams uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adams looks to land a left hand but Nose moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams loads up on a big right hand but Nose slips the punch.
Adams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nose doesn't seem bothered though.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Nose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Nose shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Adams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Adams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Adams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Adams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nose!
Nose is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Adams looking to finish Nose with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nose!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Nose.
I think Nose has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ronnie Nose!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cents- Many Men. Gustav Graves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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161 lbs
15 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor connects with a solid leg kick.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Graves throws a series of punches but Connor avoids them all with ease.
Graves checks a low kick from Connor.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Connor.
Connor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Graves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Connor in side control, throwing shots but Graves defends.
Connor misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Connor 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.
Connor in side control, throwing shots but Graves defends.
An elbow from Connor crashes against the mat.
Connor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Graves, who protects the arm well.
Graves is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connor.
Connor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Graves's head.
Connor feints and then cracks Graves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graves down.
Graves misses with a hook.
Gustav Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Connor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Connor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Connor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Connor does no damage.
Connor instigates a clinch.
Connor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Graves working hard to break the clinch.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves pushes Connor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Connor controls his hands.
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Connor misses with a low kick.
Graves has his takedown stuffed
and Connor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Graves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Connor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connor blocks a head kick by Graves.
Decent striking displayed by Graves there.
Connor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Connor tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Graves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Graves prevents Connor from moving into mount.
Graves tries to buck Connor off but Connor is having none of it.
Graves takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Connor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Connor working away.
Connor in side control, throwing shots but Graves defends.
Connor throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Graves works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Connor thows a huge punch but Graves dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Connor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Graves moves into full guard.
Connor trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Graves wants to sweep but no luck.
Graves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Connor!
Connor regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Connor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Connor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Connor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Graves's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Graves holds on and takes a little breather.
Connor postures up.
Graves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Connor controls the pace.
Connor throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Connor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Connor is looking to work some ground and pound but Graves has wrist control.
Connor works over Graves with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Connor won't allow Graves to sweep him here.
Connor throws and elbow that misses. Graves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Connor's guard. Nice move by Graves!
Graves wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Connor is keeping the position.
Graves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Connor looking for a sweep. Not yet Connor, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Connor misses with a takedown
and Graves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Graves misses
and Connor counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graves sizes up Connor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Will Connor has been cut.
Graves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Connor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connor manages to avoid it.
Graves lands with an uppercut that bounces Connor off the cage and back into rage.
Graves throws a body punch but Connor moves out of range.
Connor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Connor throws a combination that misses
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Connor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Connor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Connor looking to ground and pound but Graves is blocking nicely.
Graves tries to hold on but Connor postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves can't escape the position.
Connor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Graves tries to lock up and control but Connor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Graves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Connor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Connor prevents Graves from getting the reversal.
Graves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Graves holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Connor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor throwing strikes here but Graves is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Graves is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Connor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Connor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Graves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Connor scores with a push kick.
Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graves lands a jab to Connor's midsection.
Connor scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Graves.
Connor avoids the body shot from Graves.
Graves looks for a takedown but Connor sprawls well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Graves.
Connor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graves fails with a takedown attempt.
Connor works Graves's body with a nice hook.
Connor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Connor trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Graves looking to control.
Connor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Connor preventing the sweep.
Graves trying to keep a closed guard but Connor is proving a slippery customer.
Graves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graves wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Connor slips under a jab.
Connor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graves misses the body punch
and Connor counters by clinching up.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Connor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graves blocks it with crossed arms.
Connor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Graves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Connor.
Graves breaks the clinch.
Connor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graves avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Graves misses.
Connor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graves counters with a nice leg kick.
Connor clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Connor.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
Connor keeps control of Graves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Graves pushes Connor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves lands a body shot.
Connor tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Connor digs a right hand into Graves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graves's gas tank.
Connor is working Graves over against the cage.
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Graves has Connor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Graves pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Connor tumbling to the mat - Graves dives into Connor's guard.
Connor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graves is one step ahead there.
Connor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Connor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Connor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graves throwing strikes from guard but Connor blocks nicely.
Connor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Graves throws a hook but Connor avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Will Connor.
I think Connor 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Connor!
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