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GAMMA: Contenders 29 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mashin Potatoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Roberts acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mashin Potatoes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potatoes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Potatoes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Potatoes drops Roberts with a beautiful combination! Roberts stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Potatoes is looking for the KO!
Roberts is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potatoes lands with a right and another and another! Roberts is in big trouble! Potatoes lands again and this time it's lights out for Roberts! A quality knockout there for Potatoes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mashin Potatoes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Beauford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter Beauford is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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278 lbs
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250 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Beauford!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic misses with a two punch combination.
Vukovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vukovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vukovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Beauford shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vukovic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vukovic tries to bench press Beauford off him but Beauford keeps the position.
Vukovic could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Beauford tries to advance to mount but Vukovic denies him.
Beauford working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vukovic tries to bench press Beauford off him but Beauford keeps the position.
Beauford tries for a kimura but Vukovic is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beauford has hold of Vukovic's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Vukovic tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Beauford cranks the arm and Vukovic screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Vukovic, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Carter Beauford!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Christy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owen Christy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Christy looks to throw the jab but Coleman is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christy misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman shoots in but Christy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Christy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a head kick.
Coleman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Coleman duly obliges.
Christy keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman lands a jab to the nose.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christy keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coleman wants to clinch.
Christy throws a lazy right hand but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Christy
and Coleman counters with an inside leg kick.
Christy misses the shot to the body.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Christy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Christy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christy throws a hook but Coleman blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Coleman.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Christy moves out of range easily.
Christy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coleman.
Owen Christy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Christy misses
and Coleman counters with a good, hard body kick but Christy shrugs it off.
Coleman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Christy is rocked!
It looks like Owen Christy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Christy crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Coleman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timmy McMannus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen DJ Khaled - All I do is Win as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Derrick Carter acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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187 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy McMannus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Carter!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McMannus tries to avoid it but Carter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McMannus to the ground. McMannus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carter wants to clinch.
McMannus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McMannus looking to pass the guard.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but McMannus is one step ahead there.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McMannus.
Carter looking to control.
McMannus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter misses with a head kick.
McMannus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McMannus forces his way into half guard.
McMannus is looking for a kimura here.
Carter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McMannus is working away from the top position though.
McMannus has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Carter defend it? McMannus steps over the head and cranks it - Carter is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for McMannus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Timmy McMannus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wallus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Maximov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietro Maximov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Wallus's chin.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Wallus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pietro Maximov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximov misses with a double jab.
Wallus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mark Wallus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximov looks to land a body kick but Wallus moved away.
Wallus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maximov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wallus's waist but Wallus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maximov off to one side.
Wallus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maximov. That did some damage!
Wallus throws a head kick but Maximov moves out of range.
Wallus clinches up against the ropes.
Maximov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maximov is trying to break the clinch but Wallus is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wallus obliges.
Maximov looks gassed!
Wallus breaks from the clinch.
Maximov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wallus.
Maximov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Wallus.
Maximov tries to keep at a distance but Wallus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wallus working Maximov over with knees to the body.
Wallus landing knees to the body.
Wallus scores a nice knee to the body.
Wallus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wallus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wallus, right into the meat.
Wallus moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wallus obliges.
Wallus scores a nice knee to the body.
Wallus working Maximov over with knees to the body.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallus lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wallus obliges.
Wallus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wallus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wallus connects with a knee to the head.
Wallus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wallus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallus is looking to slow Maximov down with leg kicks.
Wallus scoring well with a low kick there.
Wallus connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wallus, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallus lands a head kick. Maximov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wallus gets a clinch.
Wallus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wallus breaks from the clinch.
Wallus clinches up with Maximov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wallus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wallus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wallus.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wallus obliges.
Wallus with a knee to the head.
Wallus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wallus lands a knee to the body.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wallus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wallus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wallus.
Wallus lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Wallus.
Maximov working hard to break the clinch.
Wallus lands a nice knee to the body.
Wallus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wallus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maximov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maximov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mark Wallus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pietro Maximov.
Wallus manages to break the clinch.
Wallus has managed to clinch.
Wallus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wallus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wallus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maximov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Wallus.
Wallus with a knee to the head.
Wallus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wallus lands a knee to the body.
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.
Wallus missing with knees to the body.
Wallus working Maximov over with knees to the body.
Wallus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wallus working Maximov over with knees to the body.
Wallus working Maximov over with knees to the body.
Maximov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maximov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maximov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wallus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maximov looks to clinch
and Wallus counters with an inside leg kick.
Wallus throws a leg kick but Maximov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maximov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maximov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wallus can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maximov wants to clinch but Wallus slips to the side
and Wallus counters with a body kick.
Wallus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wallus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maximov wants to clinch
and Wallus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Wallus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wallus connects with a solid leg kick.
Wallus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maximov can do to turn this around?
Wallus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maximov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wallus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallus misses with a head kick.
Wallus clinches up with Maximov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mark Wallus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wallus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maximov wants to clinch but Wallus slips to the side
and Wallus moves into the clinch.
Wallus lands a good knee to the midsection. Maximov won't want to take too many of those.
Wallus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallus throws a sloppy head kick and Maximov moves out of range easily.
Maximov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wallus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallus closes the distance and pushes Maximov back into the ropes.
Maximov is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wallus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Wallus.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wallus.
Wallus clinches with his opponent.
Wallus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallus gets a clinch.
Wallus breaks from the clinch.
Wallus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wallus.
Wallus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maximov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wallus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wallus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wallus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wallus crunches a lovely knee into Maximov's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wallus connects with a knee to the head.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallus landing knees to the body.
Maximov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Wallus.
Wallus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallus clinches up with Maximov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wallus lands a knee to the body.
Wallus lands a nice knee to the body.
Wallus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wallus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wallus tries to land knees in the clinch but Maximov avoids the damage to the body.
Wallus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wallus obliges.
Maximov tries to break free but Wallus pushes him back against the ropes.
Wallus crunches a lovely knee into Maximov's ribcage.
Maximov jumps guard but Wallus stands there with Maximov around his waist. Maximov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wallus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallus landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wallus.
Wallus lands a nice knee to the body.
Wallus scores a nice knee to the body.
Wallus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maximov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wallus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maximov's face.
Wallus landing knees to the body.
Maximov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wallus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mark Wallus is winning the standup battle so far.
Maximov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Wallus lands but Maximov takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Wallus.
Maximov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wallus moves into the clinch.
Wallus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maximov's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maximov has Wallus pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wallus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mark Wallus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pietro Maximov.
Wallus breaks the clinch.
Wallus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mark Wallus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallus throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Wallus.
Wallus moves into the clinch.
Wallus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wallus scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Wallus.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wallus.
Wallus scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximov wants to clinch
and Wallus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wallus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Wallus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wallus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wallus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maximov.
Wallus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maximov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wallus scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wallus.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wallus crunches a lovely knee into Maximov's ribcage.
Wallus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wallus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallus scores a nice knee to the body.
Wallus with a knee to the head.
Maximov jumps guard but Wallus stands there with Maximov around his waist. Maximov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maximov takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maximov wants to get back to striking at distance but Wallus won't allow it.
Wallus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wallus.
Wallus working Maximov over with knees to the body.
Wallus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wallus.
Knees to the body from Wallus.
Wallus breaks from the clinch.
Maximov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wallus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wallus working Maximov over with knees to the body.
Maximov wants to break free but Wallus has control.
Wallus lands a nice knee to the body.
Maximov wants to get back to striking at distance but Wallus won't allow it.
Wallus lands a good knee to the midsection. Maximov won't want to take too many of those.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallus trying to land knees to the body.
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.
Wallus lands a nice knee to the body.
Wallus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wallus landing knees to the head.
Wallus manages to break the clinch.
Wallus scores with a nice body kick.
Maximov checks a leg kick.
Wallus moves into the clinch.
Maximov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mark Wallus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pietro Maximov.
Wallus connects with a knee to the head.
Wallus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wallus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wallus prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallus breaks the clinch.
Maximov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wallus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maximov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallus connects with a high kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wallus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wallus as Maximov tries to tie him up.
Wallus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallus drives through and clinches with Maximov against the ropes.
Wallus manages to break the clinch.
Wallus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wallus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maximov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wallus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Wallus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Wallus lands but Maximov takes it in his stride.
Wallus takes the fight into the clinch.
Wallus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wallus lands a good knee to the midsection. Maximov won't want to take too many of those.
Wallus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wallus connects with a knee to the head.
Wallus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wallus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wallus scores a nice knee to the body.
Wallus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pietro Maximov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maximov wants to clinch but Wallus slips to the side
and Wallus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Maximov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wallus.
Maximov checks a leg kick nicely.
Wallus is looking to slow Maximov down with leg kicks.
Wallus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maximov. That did some damage!
Pietro Maximov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maximov throws a right and a left that Wallus avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Wallus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wallus 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 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Wallus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Panther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Panther told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Panther!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panther shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Panther gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Panther wants to stand but Pieru is controlling the position.
Panther preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Panther is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pieru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panther is wriggling around but Pieru manages to pass to half guard.
Pieru seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pieru slips a nice elbow through Panther's hands, connecting with Panther's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panther avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pieru.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Panther can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pieru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panther's head.
Pieru is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pieru is working for a submission of some sort.
Panther looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pieru sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panther defending well though.
Pieru seems to be working for a kimura but Panther defends the submission attempt.
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.
Pieru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panther's head.
Pieru is keen to just control but Panther is a slippery customer.
Panther trying to control but Pieru postures up.
Pieru wants to pass to mount but Panther is defending the position.
Panther really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pieru. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pieru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Panther can pounce on him.
Pieru tries to clinch there but Panther circles away.
Pieru misses with a takedown attempt - Panther sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pieru changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Panther looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Panther wants to get back to his feet.
Panther managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pieru.
Pieru lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Panther down.
Panther takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pieru cracks Panther with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru scores with punches from side control.
Pieru 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.
Pieru working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pieru wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Panther, who protects the arm well.
Pieru is breathing heavily.
Panther is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pieru is chipping away with strikes.
Panther is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pieru wants to take a breather but Panther manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Pieru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Pieru dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Panther throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pieru darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pieru connects with a nice short shot to Panther's temple.
Pieru trying to control the action but Panther is working from the bottom.
Pieru drops an elbow to the side of Panther's head.
Panther looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pieru tries to pass the half guard into mount. Panther knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pieru 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.
You get the feeling that Panther really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pieru thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Panther is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Panther blocking the ground and pound.
Pieru avoids the attempt from Panther to control.
BOOM! Pieru connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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.
Pieru looking to control but Panther is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pieru working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pieru with a couple of short strikes.
You get the feeling that Panther really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pieru working Panther over with strikes here.
Pieru landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pieru raining down shots from the mount!
Pieru lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru lands a big shot there that rocks Panther but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pieru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Panther holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pieru tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Panther is in a horrible position here. Pieru smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pieru won't let Panther get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pieru trying to control but Panther is having none of it.
Panther really wants to buck Pieru off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is working for a guillotine from mount but Panther frees his head quite easily.
Panther takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pieru throws some wild stikes that Panther manages to avoid easily.
Pieru connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pieru landing strikes from the mount and Panther is in trouble!
Panther is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Pieru dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Panther stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Panther misses.
Panther tries to close the distance and clinch but Pieru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pieru fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Panther sprawls well initially but Pieru persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pieru prevents Panther from standing back up.
Panther avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pieru.
Panther is looking to escape.
Panther keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Panther avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pieru.
Pieru is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Panther looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Panther tries to clinch but Pieru is having none of it.
John Panther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Panther has managed to clinch.
Pieru wants a takedown.
Panther tries for a takedown. No joy.
Panther breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panther stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Pieru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pieru shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Panther pinned against the cage. Panther gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Panther throws a nice looking combination but Pieru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Panther has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Panther throws a leg kick but Pieru moved away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Panther.
Panther is looking to clinch.
Pieru looks to score with a jab to the body but Panther is just out of range.
Pieru shoots for a takedown but Panther saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pieru gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Panther counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Panther winds up and cracks Pieru with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Panther drops an elbow to the side of Pieru's head.
Panther drops an elbow to the side of Pieru's head.
Yrjo Pieru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Panther landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Panther throws a strike but Pieru avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Panther connects with a couple of short punches.
Pieru wants to sweep here but Panther controlling him for the moment.
Pieru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Panther pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pieru is keeping the position for now.
Panther missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Panther throws a big right hand that misses.
Panther wants to stand but Pieru is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pieru blocks a leg kick.
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.
Pieru shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pieru sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Panther misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pieru frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Panther comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pieru 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjo Pieru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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212 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Hartin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hartin is looking to clinch but Baxter is avoiding it.
Hartin throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Teddy Baxter has been cut.
Hartin stuffs the takedown attempt from Baxter. Baxter gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartin throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Hartin throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Hartin. No joy for Baxter on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Baxter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartin misses with a head kick.
Baxter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hartin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hartin showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartin tries to stand and escape but Baxter is controlling the position.
Baxter tries to roll over but Hartin keeps him under control.
Baxter has hold of Hartin's hands but Hartin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baxter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hartin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baxter keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter is trying to get back to full guard.
Hartin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hartin trying to control from half guard but Baxter is working away.
Baxter wants to improve his position but Hartin is controlling well.
Hartin stands up and beckons Baxter to join him on the feet.
Hartin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Baxter's half guard.
Hartin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baxter wants to control but Hartin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hartin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baxter is trying to control but can't.
Hartin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Baxter is just riding it out for now. Hartin eventually gives up the hold.
Baxter is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hartin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Baxter is letting Hartin control him for a moment.
Hartin cracks Baxter with a big right hand but Baxter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Baxter is looking to regain half guard here but Hartin keeps moving and retains side control.
Baxter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hartin wants to get back to his feet.
Hartin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Baxter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hartin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hartin stopping the sweep attempt from Baxter.
Hartin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hartin stands and steps away. Baxter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hartin tries to clinch but Baxter is having none of it.
Baxter gets a takedown into half guard.
Baxter is breathing heavily.
Baxter throwing shots but Hartin is blocking nicely.
Hartin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baxter scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartin wants to get back to full guard.
Hartin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hartin is not content to let Baxter control the position.
Hartin is trying to maintain the position but Baxter is very close to passing his half guard.
Hartin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baxter.
Hartin is looking to control Baxter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hartin avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hartin but Hartin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartin shoots in and drives through. Baxter sprawls well.
Baxter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hartin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter wants to sweep here but Hartin controlling him for the moment.
Baxter working for a triangle but Hartin defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Hartin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Baxter's cut.
That's time! Baxter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hartin tries to clinch but Baxter moves out of range.
Hartin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hartin counters with a takedown into side control.
Baxter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hartin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baxter is looking for a sweep.
Hartin wants to control but Baxter is keeping him busy.
Hartin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hartin working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Hartin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hartin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baxter wants to control but Hartin postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter tries to buck Hartin off but Hartin is having none of it.
Hartin is chipping away with strikes.
Baxter regains half guard.
Baxter is trying to get back to full guard.
Hartin wants to take a breather but Baxter is having none of it.
Hartin working Baxter over with strikes.
Baxter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Baxter wants to sweep here but Hartin controlling him for the moment.
Hartin is looking to work some ground and pound but Baxter has wrist control.
Baxter looking to control.
Hartin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hartin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hartin distracts Baxter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baxter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hartin manages to get himself to full guard.
Baxter wants to control from the top but Hartin keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hartin holds on and takes a little breather.
Baxter trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baxter manages to get himself to full guard.
Eric Hartin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baxter wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hartin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hartin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baxter wants to sweep here but Hartin controlling him for the moment.
Hartin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baxter's head.
Hartin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hartin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baxter's head.
Baxter has a closed guard, preventing Hartin from standing up.
Hartin stopping the sweep attempt from Baxter.
Hartin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Hartin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Baxter is proving hard to escape from.
Hartin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hartin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Baxter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hartin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Baxter is proving hard to escape from.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hartin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartin shoots in for a takedown but Baxter shows good takedown defense.
Hartin has Baxter up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hartin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baxter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hartin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Hartin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teddy Baxter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hartin fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Hartin as Baxter shoots in.
Eric Hartin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hartin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baxter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Baxter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxter misses with a takedown
and Hartin counters by clinching up.
Hartin wants a takedown but no success here.
Baxter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hartin.
Baxter tries to break free but Hartin pushes him back against the ropes.
Hartin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hartin pulls guard.
Baxter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hartin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baxter wants to control from the top but Hartin keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin has momentary wrist control but Baxter slips an elbow through the middle.
Baxter trying to control but Hartin is working from the bottom.
Baxter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hartin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hartin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hartin!
Baxter is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hartin is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hartin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hartin unloading with bombs!
Baxter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hartin.
Hartin lands a big shot there that rocks Baxter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin with the ground and pound from mount.
Hartin working the ground and pound effectively.
Baxter is looking to get to half guard.
Hartin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baxter is working to get back to half guard.
Hartin looking to isolate an arm here. Baxter doesn't see it coming and as Hartin extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Hartin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Hartin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Len Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhorka Popkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhorka Popkin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhorka Popkin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Len Daniels has been cut.
Popkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Popkin fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Daniels to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Daniels looks to clinch but Popkin throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Daniels taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zhorka Popkin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spider Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Voisine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spider Sylvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raoul Voisine!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylvia tries to land a leg kick but Voisine saw it coming and moves away.
Sylvia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Voisine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sylvia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voisine scores with a shot to the body.
Voisine darts in and clinches Sylvia up against the ropes.
Sylvia tries to break free but Voisine pushes him back against the ropes.
Voisine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sylvia backwards.
Voisine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sylvia backwards.
Sylvia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Voisine has him pressed against the ropes.
Voisine keeps control of Sylvia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sylvia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Voisine has him pressed against the ropes.
Voisine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Voisine can't get the takedown.
Sylvia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Voisine keeps control of Sylvia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sylvia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Voisine.
Voisine lands a nice uppercut.
Voisine works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Voisine landing some decent shots from guard.
Voisine passes Sylvia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sylvia is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia tries to kick Voisine off but Voisine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Voisine wants to work for an arm triangle but Sylvia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Voisine lands with a punch from half guard.
Voisine thows a huge punch but Sylvia dodges it nicely.
Voisine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Voisine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sylvia keeps working.
Sylvia tries to kick Voisine off but Voisine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Voisine is trying to control the action in half guard but Sylvia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Voisine is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sylvia sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia tries to kick Voisine off but Voisine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Voisine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Voisine looks to land a left hand but Sylvia moved out of range nicely.
A shot to de liver by Voisine. Beautiful body shot.
Sylvia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voisine lands a nice looking body shot.
Voisine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Voisine dominating with strikes here.
Voisine working for a guillotine from mount but Sylvia is in no mood to give up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sylvia is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Voisine locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Sylvia is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raoul Voisine!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Bernardini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the ring accompanied by Animal I have Become. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
178 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roderick Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andres Bernardini!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edwards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horrible takedown by Edwards or perhaps it was just good defense by Bernardini which made him look bad.
Bernardini slaps away a takedown attempt from Edwards, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Edwards fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roderick Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernardini throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bernardini.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernardini slaps away a takedown attempt from Edwards, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Edwards takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries for a takedown but Bernardini sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bernardini slaps away a takedown attempt from Edwards, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bernardini throws and low kick but Edwards moves out of range easily.
Bernardini throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edwards has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bernardini finds it's way round the side to connect with Edwards's head.
Bernardini stuffs the takedown attempt from Edwards. Edwards gets slowly back to his feet.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bernardini but Bernardini pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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.
Bernardini lands a nice hook to Edwards's body. Edwards takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bernardini swinging wildly here.
Bernardini stuffs the takedown attempt from Edwards. Edwards gets slowly back to his feet.
Edwards scores a takedown into full mount!
Bernardini tries to hold on but Edwards postures up.
Edwards looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Edwards tries to control but Bernardini wriggling away.
Bernardini's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bernardini wants to stand but Edwards is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bernardini is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Edwards has a closed guard, preventing Bernardini from standing up.
Bernardini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bernardini must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bernardini controlling from the top position.
Bernardini throwing strikes from guard but Edwards blocks nicely.
Bernardini is looking to stand up but Edwards won't let him.
Bernardini wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Bernardini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bernardini dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Edwards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bernardini is fending him off so far but Edwards persists. Nope, Bernardini circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernardini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bernardini connects with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edwards.
Edwards shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roderick Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernardini misses with a straight left.
Bernardini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edwards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bernardini is fending him off so far but Edwards persists. Nope, Bernardini circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards moves out of range as Bernardini strikes.
Bernardini misses with a looping right.
Bernardini throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bernardini avoids it really well and circles away.
Edwards closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Edwards lands in his opponent's guard.
Bernardini is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Edwards is aware though and is defending well.
Edwards avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Edwards is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardini is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Edwards is controlling him.
Edwards tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernardini is retaining full guard.
Edwards stops Bernardini from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Edwards passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Edwards is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bernardini has escaped the position, nice work there.
Edwards is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bernardini is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernardini is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is working to tighten is grip on Bernardini's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bernardini has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Edwards is really squeezing tight and eventually Bernardini passes out! Edwards breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roderick Edwards!
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