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HWP95: Blatt vs Randleman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gucio Gucik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raz Zar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gucik comes to the cage accompanied by Dawaj na ring !!!!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gucio Gucik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Zar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gucik is looking to get to half guard.
Zar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zar working for a submission but Gucik is keeping him at bay.
Zar cracks Gucik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gucik has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zar looks gassed!
Gucik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zar wants to control the pace but Gucik is squirming around nicely.
Zar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zar is working for a guillotine from mount but Gucik frees his head quite easily.
Zar wants to finish this one by submission but Gucik is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zar.
Zar has control of Gucik's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gucik regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gucik is trying to stand.
Gucik swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gucik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gucik is squirming around, avoiding Zar's attempts to control 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.
Gucik wants to get back to his feet.
Zar working for a guillotine from mount but Gucik is in no mood to give up.
Gucik is squirming around, avoiding Zar's attempts to control the action.
Zar working for a submission but Gucik is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gucik is squirming around, avoiding Zar's attempts to control the action.
Zar controlling from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gucik has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gucik is looking to escape.
Zar controlling the pace for now.
Zar trying to control but Gucik is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zar tries to control but Gucik wriggling away.
Zar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gucik can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Zar lands a nice shot to the head.
Zar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gucik tries to hold on but Zar pushes him away.
Zar controlling from mount.
Gucik is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Zar dominated that round.
That's time! Gucik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gucik tries for a takedown but Zar circles away easily
and Zar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zar drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Zar seems to have locked his on tight now - Gucik screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Zar, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Raz Zar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zacharius Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brock lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zacharius Pendragon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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253 lbs
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194 cm
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275 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
3 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zacharius Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, brock lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
Pendragon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on lesnar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
lesnar scoring with punches from side control.
lesnar lands a few punches from side control.
Pendragon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Pendragon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can see the frustration on Pendragon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
lesnar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lesnar scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Pendragon is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and lesnar can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). brock lesnar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Ralphinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Ralphinski!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ralphinski misses with a body kick.
Ralphinski lands a slapping body shot.
Ralphinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ralphinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ralphinski digs a good body shot into Mir's ribs.
Mir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ralphinski is trying to defend but Mir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ralphinski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mir.
Ralphinski is looking for a sweep. Mir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mir in particular looking to stall.
Mir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Mir is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ralphinski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mir pulls his head out easily.
Ralphinski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mir pulls his head out easily.
Mir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ralphinski defends it well.
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.
Mir is nestled in close to Ralphinski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ralphinski looking for subs from the bottom but Mir mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mir is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ralphinski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ralphinski shrugs it off.
Mir won't let Ralphinski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Mir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mir is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ralphinski has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ralphinski is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir 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.
Mir shoots in and bounces Ralphinski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mir stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mir throws a right and a left that Ralphinski avoids nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Ralphinski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Ralphinski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ralphinski thumps Mir with a low kick.
Mir tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ralphinski scores with a kick to the body.
Mir looks to throw a body kick
enabling Ralphinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Ralphinski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ralphinski tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ralphinski has his takedown stuffed
and Mir moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ralphinski isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mir stacks Ralphinski on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mir!
Ralphinski trying to remain calm as Mir controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to move to mount but Ralphinski blocks the move with his legs.
Mir works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mir has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ralphinski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ralphinski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ralphinski misses
so Mir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ralphinski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir throwing strikes but missing.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ralphinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ralphinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Ralphinski.
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ralphinski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ralphinski. Ralphinski obviously looking to wear him down.
Ralphinski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ralphinski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mir is adopting a defensive guard.
Frank Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xander Ralphinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Mir has his feet on Ralphinski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mir checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mir scores with a takedown into Ralphinski's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir gets to his feet. Ralphinski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ralphinski.
Mir misses with a hook to the body
and Mir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mir checks a leg kick nicely.
Ralphinski is looking to chop away at Mir's legs.
Mir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mir gets to his feet. Ralphinski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Good exchange - Ralphinski coming out on top.
Mir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mir passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ralphinski!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mir, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Ocho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omega comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smells like teen spirit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Ocho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Omega!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Omega as he checks the leg kick.
Omega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Omega decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ocho has hold of Omega's hands but Omega slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omega prevents Ocho from standing back up.
Omega missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Omega throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Omega sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ocho defending well though.
Ocho wants to get back to his feet.
Ocho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Omega scores with a couple of nice shots.
Omega is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ocho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Omega.
Ocho tries to kick Omega off but Omega keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Omega looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ocho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Omega scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ocho wants to get back to his feet.
Omega throwing shots but Ocho is blocking nicely.
Omega should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Omega is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Omega wants to work for an arm triangle but Ocho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Omega looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocho is trying to stand up here but Omega is controlling him well.
Omega lands with a punch from half guard.
Omega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Omega throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Omega thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Omega there.
Omega sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ocho defending well though.
Omega stops Ocho from getting back to his feet.
Ocho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Omega scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocho wants to get back to his feet.
Omega landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Omega stops Ocho from getting back to his feet.
Omega looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ocho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ocho tries to kick Omega off but Omega keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Omega lands a nice short elbow.
Omega working Ocho over with strikes.
Ocho is trying to stand back up but Omega is controlling him
Ocho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Omega scores with a couple of nice shots.
Omega working the head and body with strikes.
Omega throwing shots but Ocho is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega slips a nice elbow through Ocho's hands, connecting with Ocho's forehead.
Omega scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Omega is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ocho is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenny Omega!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Finnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel Finnigan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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208 lbs
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230 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rawls!
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, Noel Finnigan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnigan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Finnigan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rawls circles away quickly and effectively.
Rawls closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rawls stops Finnigan from getting back to his feet.
Rawls is working for a submission of some sort.
Rawls is taking a breather. Finnigan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rawls has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawls's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rawls is looking to advance position but Finnigan won't allow it.
Rawls stalling.
Rawls trying to mount his opponent but Finnigan defends it.
Rawls content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John Rawls just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Finnigan misses with the combination.
Rawls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Finnigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finnigan lands with a right hand.
It looks like John Rawls has been cut.
Finnigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rawls bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finnigan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Finnigan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finnigan throws a body punch but Rawls moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finnigan. Rawls does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan missing with a left hand there. Rawls was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finnigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnigan just misses with a punch to the body.
Finnigan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finnigan misses the shot to the body.
Finnigan throws a body punch but Rawls moves out of range.
Finnigan misses with a wild body shot.
Finnigan misses with a body shot.
Noel Finnigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Rawls.
Finnigan throws a series of punches but Rawls avoids them all with ease.
Rawls looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Finnigan is looking to escape.
Rawls content to control rather than advance.
Finnigan pushes Rawls off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawls shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finnigan defends it nicely.
Finnigan throws a hook but Rawls avoids it easily.
Finnigan misses with a wild body shot.
Rawls looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finnigan is fending him off so far but Rawls persists. Nope, Finnigan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Rawls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rawls is trying hard to land a takedown here. Finnigan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rawls closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Finnigan did well to prevent Rawls getting side control.
Finnigan wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rawls tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finnigan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noel Finnigan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Rawls's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finnigan misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rawls.
Rawls lands with a nice combination. Finnigan backs away looking to recover.
A big right from Finnigan misses.
Finnigan throws a hook but Rawls avoids it easily.
Finnigan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Finnigan tries to stand but Rawls is controlling his head.
Rawls sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnigan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawls is looking to improve his position.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good standup being displayed there by Finnigan as he connects with a hook.
Finnigan lands with a good body shot.
Finnigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finnigan misses with a double jab
and Rawls counters with a shoot takedown. Finnigan fights it but they end up in guard.
Rawls won't allow Finnigan to get back to his feet.
Rawls is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Finnigan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rawls is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Noel Finnigan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Rawls's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Finnigan tries to bum rush Rawls with a series of wild strikes but Rawls uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John Rawls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finnigan misses with a jab to the body
and Rawls counters by moving into the clinch.
Rawls is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Finnigan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rawls gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rawls looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Finnigan wants to get back to his feet.
Rawls controlling the pace.
Rawls wants to pass the guard but Finnigan is defending well.
Rawls slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnigan wants to get back to his feet.
Rawls keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rawls is looking to advance position but Finnigan won't allow it.
Finnigan tries to kick Rawls off but Rawls keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
Rawls is looking to take a break and control but Finnigan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rawls tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finnigan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rawls stands up from half guard.
Finnigan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rawls counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
John Rawls overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawls is taking a breather. Finnigan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John Rawls just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A big right from Finnigan misses.
Finnigan scores with a three punch combo!
Noel Finnigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finnigan throws a nice looking combination but Rawls bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Finnigan. That snapped Rawls's head back.
Finnigan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rawls fails with the takedown.
Finnigan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rawls moves into the clinch.
Finnigan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Rawls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finnigan working hard to break the clinch.
Rawls changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Finnigan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rawls takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan misses with a combination
and Rawls counters with a nice double leg into side control. Finnigan won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rawls tries to move into full mount but can't pass Finnigan's legs.
Finnigan pushes Rawls away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rawls gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rawls trying to control the position but Finnigan is working away.
John Rawls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finnigan is being controlled here.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Rawls showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Finnigan 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noel Finnigan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between OneRound Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the natural Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sapp's entrance music is bab sapp sucks after 10 seconds!. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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288 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OneRound Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, the natural Couture!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Couture throws a hook but Sapp blocks it.
Sapp moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Couture throws a jab when Sapp was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sapp doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Sapp tries to clinch up.
Sapp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
Sapp is looking to clinch.
Couture missing with a left hand there. Sapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Couture throws the left hand but Sapp avoids the punch easily.
Sapp tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
Couture misses with a kick to the body.
Couture misses with a hook. Sapp ducked under it nicely.
Sapp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Sapp tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Sapp drives through and clinches with Couture against the cage.
Couture misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sapp.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sapp's elbow.
Sapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Couture drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Couture misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Couture missing with knees to the body.
Couture tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Couture blocking some punches.
Couture tries to land knees in the clinch but Sapp avoids the damage to the body.
Couture managing to block the knees to the body from Sapp.
Sapp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Couture lands an elbow inside.
Sapp blocks the elbow strike.
Sapp digs a right hand into Couture's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Couture's gas tank.
Couture missing with knees to the body.
Sapp throws an elbow but it misses.
Sapp managing to block the knees to the body from Couture.
Couture looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sapp blocks the elbow strike.
Couture missing with knees to the body.
Sapp prevents a body shot from Couture.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.
Couture throws a punch but it's blocked by Sapp.
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.
Sapp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Couture up against the cage.
Sapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Couture.
Sapp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Couture misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sapp lands an elbow inside that Couture shrugs off.
Couture tries to land knees in the clinch but Sapp avoids the damage to the body.
Sapp trying to land knees to the body.
Sapp stalling in the clinch but Couture improves position.
Couture is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sapp is defending well for now.
Couture lands a body shot.
Couture lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sapp wants to sweep but no luck.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture works over Sapp with some ground and pound from guard.
Couture postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sapp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Couture!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Couture can do anything to dispel that myth.
Couture tries to reverse the position but Sapp maintains control.
Couture blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sapp tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Couture sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sapp trying to pass the guard but Couture defending well.
Couture makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Couture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sapp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Couture looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
the natural Couture 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.
Sapp tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
Sapp blocks a jab.
Couture smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Sapp.
Sapp tries to clinch up.
Couture bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Couture tries to clinch up but Sapp circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sapp forces Couture back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Sapp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sapp avoiding damage as Couture throws knees to the body.
Sapp lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp blocks an elbow strike.
Sapp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Sapp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Couture unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Couture pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Sapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throws an elbow but it misses.
Couture tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sapp avoids it.
Sapp has a couple of punches blocked by Couture.
Couture lands a body shot.
Couture works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture lands an elbow inside.
It looks like OneRound Sapp has been cut.
Sapp blocks an elbow strike from Couture.
Sapp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sapp lands an elbow inside that Couture shrugs off.
Couture prevents a body shot from Sapp.
Sapp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Couture avoids the elbow strike from Sapp, against the cage.
Couture throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Couture tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sapp gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Couture.
Sapp lands with a light punch inside.
Couture drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sapp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Couture throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Couture blocks an elbow strike.
Sapp lands an elbow inside.
Sapp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Couture avoids the elbow strike from Sapp, against the cage.
Couture managing to block the knees to the body from Sapp.
Sapp blocks an elbow strike.
Couture misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sapp.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Couture.
Sapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sapp lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sapp gets underhooks to prevent Couture's takedown attempt.
OneRound Sapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natural Couture.
Sapp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sapp avoids the elbow strike from Couture, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sapp lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.
Sapp misses with an elbow strike.
Couture lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sapp blocks a body shot from Couture.
Couture tries to land knees in the clinch but Sapp avoids the damage to the body.
Sapp scores with a shoulder strike.
Couture blocks an elbow strike from Sapp.
Couture lands an elbow just above Sapp 's eye.
Sapp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.
Sapp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Couture misses with an elbow over the top.
Couture tries for a takedown but Sapp manages to get underhooks.
Sapp avoids the elbow strike from Couture, against the cage.
Couture throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sapp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sapp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OneRound Sapp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Sapp.
Couture pushes off an throws an elbow but Sapp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp avoiding damage as Couture throws knees to the body.
Sapp lands a hook that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Couture trying to land knees to the body.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Sapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sapp lands an elbow just above Couture 's eye.
It looks like the natural Couture has been cut.
Sapp is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Couture misses with an elbow over the top.
Couture is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sapp is defending well for now.
Sapp lands a left hand.
Sapp lands a nice elbow.
Sapp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sapp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Couture.
Sapp lands with a left to the head.
Sapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Couture.
Sapp lands a body shot.
Sapp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OneRound Sapp dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. 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.
Sapp wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Sapp moves away and avoids it.
Couture moves in looking to clinch but Sapp pushes him off.
Couture cracks Sapp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sapp moves out of range of the strikes.
Sapp tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Sapp darts in trying to clinch
and Couture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sapp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sapp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Couture is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Sapp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sapp tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Sapp tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Couture is on top in guard.
Sapp trying to keep a closed guard but Couture is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture preventing the sweep.
Couture lands a couple of digs.
Couture throws and elbow that misses. Sapp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Couture's guard. Nice move by Sapp!
Couture working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sapp.
Couture looking for a sweep. Not yet Couture, not yet.
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.
Sapp postures up in Couture's guard and throws a big left but Couture blocks it.
Couture lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sapp!
Sapp is working to get back to half guard.
Couture landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sapp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sapp tries to reverse the position but Couture maintains control.
Couture thowing shots but they're missing.
Couture throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sapp tries to lock up and control but Couture gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Couture landing strikes, looking to finish!
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.
Couture avoids the attempt from Sapp to control.
Couture misses with a head shot.
Sapp tries to hold on but Couture pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Couture there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sapp is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Couture unloads with some shots from mount but Sapp bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
the natural Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Couture 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... the natural Couture!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Isildur Mustafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdose's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Powerthirst. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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289 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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223 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
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, Pentti Isildur Mustafa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdose shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mustafa is trying to defend but Overdose finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Overdose looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mustafa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Overdose.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mustafa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Overdose scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mustafa wants to get back to his feet.
Overdose thows a huge punch but Mustafa dodges it nicely.
Mustafa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Overdose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mustafa wants to get back to his feet.
Overdose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Overdose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mustafa defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mustafa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustafa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mustafa clinches up against the cage.
Overdose is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mustafa.
Mustafa throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overdose.
A short uppercut from Overdose.
Mustafa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mustafa fails to land.
Mustafa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mustafa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overdose is defending well for now.
Mustafa scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mustafa.
Mustafa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdose.
Overdose tries to score a body lock takedown but Mustafa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mustafa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Overdose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustafa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Overdose is breathing heavily.
Mustafa tries to land knees in the clinch but Overdose avoids the damage to the body.
Overdose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overdose blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa misses with an elbow over the top.
Mustafa prevents the takedown attempt.
Overdose managing to block the knees to the body from Mustafa.
Overdose avoiding damage as Mustafa throws knees to the body.
Mustafa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mustafa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mustafa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overdose is defending well for now.
Overdose takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mustafa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overdoses head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustafa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Mustafa.
Mustafa throws a head punch that misses.
Mustafa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overdose avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustafa.
Mustafa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mustafa lands with a short shot to the head.
Overdose dodges an elbow strike from Mustafa.
Mustafa lands an elbow that stopped Overdose in his tracks for a moment.
Mustafa tries to work over Overdose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mustafa misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Overdose's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Overdose lands with a left to the head.
Overdose misses with the head strike.
Mustafa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Overdose avoiding damage as Mustafa throws knees to the body.
Overdose avoids the elbow strike from Mustafa, against the cage.
Mustafa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overdose takes an elbow to the forehead.
Overdose avoiding damage as Mustafa throws knees to the body.
Mustafa lands an elbow just above Overdose 's eye.
Overdose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mustafa gets underhooks to prevent Overdose's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overdose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overdose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Overdose.
Mustafa lands a shoulder strike.
Mustafa lands an elbow inside that Overdose shrugs off.
Overdose takes an elbow to the temple.
Overdose blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa tries to land knees in the clinch but Overdose avoids the damage to the body.
Mustafa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Overdose's defenses.
Mustafa scores with a hook to the body.
Mustafa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mustafa missing with knees to the body.
Overdose takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mustafa lands an elbow inside that Overdose shrugs off.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike from Mustafa.
Mustafa throws a punch but it's blocked by Overdose.
Mustafa trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustafa throws an elbow but misses.
Overdose takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mustafa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdose.
Mustafa misses with a punch to the body.
Mustafa lands an elbow that stopped Overdose in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Mustafa fails to land.
Mustafa misses with the head strike.
Overdose avoiding damage as Mustafa throws knees to the body.
Overdose takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Isildur Mustafa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mustafa doesn't manage to clinch there - Overdose circles away.
Mustafa moves in looking to clinch but Overdose pushes him off.
Mustafa tries to close the distance and clinch but Overdose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alistair Overdose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overdose lands a head kick. Mustafa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mustafa has closed the distance and engaged Overdose in a clinch.
Pentti Isildur Mustafa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mustafa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mustafa pushes off an throws an elbow but Overdose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mustafa has a couple of punches blocked by Overdose.
Overdose avoids the elbow strike from Mustafa, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mustafa.
Mustafa tries to work over Overdose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustafa.
Mustafa works on Overdose's body with a couple of short punches.
Mustafa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustafa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mustafa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Overdose backwards.
Mustafa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mustafa lands an elbow that stopped Overdose in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overdose backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mustafa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mustafa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overdose is defending well for now.
Overdose stalling in the clinch but Mustafa improves position.
Mustafa lands a left hand.
Mustafa scores with a shot to the side of Overdose's head.
Mustafa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mustafa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overdose avoids it.
Mustafa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustafa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Overdose's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustafa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Overdose's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Mustafa.
Mustafa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Overdose's defenses.
Mustafa lands a nice elbow.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike from Mustafa.
Good body shot from Mustafa.
Overdose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustafa lands with a left to the head.
Mustafa digs a right hand into Overdose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Overdose's gas tank.
Nice elbow from Mustafa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Overdose takes an elbow to the temple.
Mustafa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mustafa scores with a shot to the side of Overdose's head.
Mustafa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustafa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mustafa lands with a light punch inside.
Overdose blocks the elbow strike.
Mustafa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mustafa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overdose avoids it.
Mustafa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mustafa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mustafa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mustafa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Overdose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mustafa lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Mustafa.
Overdose blocks an uppercut.
Mustafa lands an elbow inside.
Mustafa throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdose avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustafa.
Mustafa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdose.
Overdose managing to block the knees to the body from Mustafa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mustafa.
A left hand lands to the body for Mustafa.
Mustafa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Overdose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mustafa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overdose backwards.
Mustafa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Overdose managing to block the knees to the body from Mustafa.
Overdose avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustafa.
Mustafa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mustafa misses with an elbow over the top.
Overdose avoiding damage as Mustafa throws knees to the body.
Mustafa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mustafa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Overdose has Mustafa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mustafa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mustafa lands an elbow inside that Overdose shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa scores with a shoulder strike.
Mustafa lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mustafa fails to land.
Overdose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mustafa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overdose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mustafa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mustafa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Overdose's defenses.
Mustafa lands with a light punch inside.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike from Mustafa.
A head punch on the inside from Mustafa fails to land.
Mustafa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mustafa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustafa pushes off an throws an elbow but Overdose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustafa tries to land knees in the clinch but Overdose avoids the damage to the body.
Mustafa digs a right hand underneath Overdose's ribcage. Overdose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mustafa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdose.
A nice left hand lands by Mustafa.
Mustafa lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Isildur Mustafa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mustafa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Overdose, pushing him back against the cage.
Mustafa has a couple of punches blocked by Overdose.
A right hook to the body lands for Mustafa.
Mustafa lands an elbow inside that Overdose shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mustafa.
Mustafa trying to land knees to the body.
Mustafa lands a nice elbow.
Mustafa throws an elbow that misses.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike.
Mustafa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdose.
Mustafa lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustafa.
Mustafa is pressed up against the cage. Overdose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mustafa down to the mat. Mustafa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mustafa rushes Overdose and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mustafa.
Overdose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mustafa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mustafa lands an elbow inside.
Mustafa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mustafa.
Mustafa lands an elbow that stopped Overdose in his tracks for a moment.
Mustafa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mustafa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Overdose or not.
Overdose managing to block the knees to the body from Mustafa.
Mustafa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Mustafa.
Mustafa lands an elbow inside that Overdose shrugs off.
Mustafa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Overdose avoids the elbow strike from Mustafa, against the cage.
Good body shot from Mustafa.
Mustafa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Overdose's defenses.
Overdose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mustafa obliges.
Mustafa lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overdose.
Mustafa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overdose is defending well for now.
Mustafa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mustafa pushes off an throws an elbow but Overdose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alistair Overdose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mustafa.
Mustafa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike.
Overdose avoiding damage as Mustafa throws knees to the body.
Mustafa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overdose is defending well for now.
Mustafa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mustafa is pressed up against the cage. Overdose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mustafa down to the mat. Mustafa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mustafa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustafa tries to clinch but Overdose is having none of it.
Mustafa clinches.
Overdose avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustafa.
Mustafa scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overdose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overdose managing to block the knees to the body from Mustafa.
Mustafa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mustafa misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa has a couple of punches blocked by Overdose.
Mustafa presses Overdose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mustafa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustafa throws an elbow but misses.
Overdose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustafa throws a punch but it's blocked by Overdose.
Mustafa pushes off an throws an elbow but Overdose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustafa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Overdose's brow.
Mustafa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mustafa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overdose is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Mustafa.
Nice body punch from Mustafa.
Overdose misses with a body punch.
Mustafa misses with an elbow strike.
Mustafa misses with some punches.
Mustafa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Overdose's defenses.
Mustafa working aggressively here.
Mustafa misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa scores with a shot to the side of Overdose's head.
Mustafa tries to land knees in the clinch but Overdose avoids the damage to the body.
Mustafa lands with a right to the head.
Overdose looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overdose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustafa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike.
Mustafa lands an elbow just above Overdose 's eye.
Mustafa lands a body shot.
Overdose takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mustafa.
Overdose takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mustafa scores with a hook to the body.
Overdose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustafa throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustafa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Overdose.
Nice elbow from Mustafa.
Mustafa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mustafa.
Mustafa lands an elbow that stopped Overdose in his tracks for a moment.
Overdose tries to work over Mustafa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Isildur Mustafa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mustafa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Isildur Mustafa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between cro copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). copout comes into the arena with you throw knee, i go home blaring out of the sound system. Proudstar has chosen "Run to the hills" by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. cro copout could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Proudstar's chin.
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286 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, cro copout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Proudstar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudstar tries a head kick but it misses.
copout misses with a hook. Proudstar ducked under it nicely.
copout fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
copout checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
copout digs a good body shot into Proudstar's ribs.
copout closes the distance and clinches up with Proudstar, looking for a takedown. copout pushes Proudstar against the cage but Proudstar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Proudstar throws a leg kick but copout moved away.
copout connects with a jab.
copout throws out a loose jab but Proudstar uses good head movement to avoid it.
copout closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
copout throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Proudstar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and copout is able to avoid easily.
copout defending well as Proudstar loads up on a big left hand.
Proudstar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
copout swings for the body but Proudstar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
copout tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
copout loads up on a big right hand but Proudstar slips the punch.
Proudstar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
copout misses the jab.
Proudstar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from copout.
copout takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Proudstar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
copout pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
copout throws a lazy right hand but Proudstar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Proudstar slips under a jab from copout.
Proudstar wants to land a leg kick but copout is out of range.
copout throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
copout is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Proudstar throws a head kick that misses.
Proudstar tries to move into range but copout moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
copout blocks a low kick nicely.
Proudstar is looking to slow copout down with leg kicks.
Proudstar pivots, looking for a leg kick but copout is out of range and Proudstar settles back down.
Proudstar fails with the takedown
and copout counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Proudstar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from copout finds it's way round the side to connect with Proudstar's head.
copout throws out a powerful jab.
copout scores with a body shot.
copout rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Proudstar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Proudstar.
copout throws an overhand right that lands on Proudstar's shoulder, as Proudstar tries to avoid the shot.
Proudstar misses with a kick to the body
and copout counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Proudstar moves out of range as copout strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
copout connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
copout lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Proudstar at a distance.
Proudstar pivots, looking for a leg kick but copout is out of range and Proudstar settles back down.
Proudstar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Proudstar feints and then cracks copout's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow copout down.
copout moves out of range of the leg kick from Proudstar.
Proudstar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
copout misses with a hook.
Proudstar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some bone on bone action there as copout checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from copout misses the target.
copout throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Proudstar's waist but Proudstar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing copout off to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Proudstar, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar misses with a takedown attempt - copout sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
copout takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! copout crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Proudstar - the referee stops the clock and copout gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Proudstar. copout manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
copout keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Proudstar lands with a nice body punch.
Proudstar clobbers copout with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
copout walks into a stiff left hand from Proudstar.
Proudstar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
copout throws a hook but Proudstar avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as copout lands an impressive looking overhand right. Proudstar doesn't seem phased though.
Proudstar slips a straight right by copout.
copout misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Proudstar 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.
copout takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
copout shoots for a takedown but Proudstar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Proudstar.
A big left from copout misses.
copout checks a low kick from Proudstar.
Proudstar feints and then cracks copout's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow copout down.
copout throws a jab but it's blocked by Proudstar.
copout takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
copout misses with a straight right.
copout misses with a hook. Proudstar ducked under it nicely.
Proudstar throws a chopping leg kick but copout manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James Proudstar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
copout on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Proudstar. Proudstar obviously looking to wear him down.
copout gets caught flat footed, as Proudstar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Proudstar trying to control but copout is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
copout tries to land a sweep but no joy.
copout on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if copout tries to get out of the position.
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.
copout controlling the position.
Proudstar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. copout swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
copout is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
copout not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Proudstar won't allow copout to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
copout throws a shot to the body.
Proudstar tried to score with a low kick but copout checks it.
copout waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Proudstar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Proudstar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Proudstar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
copout connects with a looping right hand.
cro copout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
copout scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Proudstar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
copout throws a shot from downtown. Proudstar moves away and avoids it.
copout throws a jab but it's blocked by Proudstar.
A jab from copout misses.
copout uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
copout missing with a left hand there. Proudstar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Proudstar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
copout is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Proudstar misses with a kick to the body.
copout is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Proudstar throws and low kick but copout moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
copout lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Proudstar blocks a jab.
Proudstar throws a leg kick but copout moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Proudstar.
copout throws a big shot that misses.
copout misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Proudstar.
copout throws the left hand but Proudstar avoids the punch easily.
Proudstar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Proudstar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
copout lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Proudstar.
Proudstar tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Proudstar slips a straight right by copout.
Proudstar pivots, looking for a leg kick but copout is out of range and Proudstar settles back down.
Proudstar misses with a low kick.
Proudstar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
cro copout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
copout throws a shot from downtown. Proudstar moves away and avoids it.
Proudstar moves away from the strike by copout.
Proudstar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
copout blocks a leg kick.
copout keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
copout wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
copout throws a hook to the side of Proudstar's head but Proudstar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Proudstar throws a leg kick but copout sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
copout throws an overhand right that lands on Proudstar's shoulder, as Proudstar tries to avoid the shot.
Proudstar shoots for a double leg takedown but copout sprawls well. He's pushed Proudstar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Proudstar misses with a takedown attempt - copout sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
copout scores with a sloppy right hand. Proudstar should have avoided that one.
Proudstar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Proudstar throws a chopping leg kick but copout manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
copout with a poor takedown
and Proudstar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
copout stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Proudstar.
Proudstar scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Proudstar thows a body kick. copout tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar throws out a powerful jab.
A bone on bone clash there as copout blocks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Proudstar, right into the meat.
copout changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Proudstar tries to avoid it but copout manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Proudstar to the ground. Proudstar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Proudstar throws a low kick, looking for copout's leg but copout calmly moves out of range.
A big left from copout misses.
Proudstar throws a head kick that misses.
copout takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Proudstar lands a nice leg kick that just misses copout's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Proudstar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
copout walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Proudstar cracks the inside of copout's front leg.
Proudstar lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Proudstar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Proudstar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Proudstar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Blatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kev Kev Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blatt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, you're going down- sick puppies. Randleman has chosen kiss as his entrance music. Jeff Blatt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kev Kev Randleman's chin.
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218 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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272 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Blatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kev Kev Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blatt looks to throw the jab but Randleman is out of range.
No joy there for Blatt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Randleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Blatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Randleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randleman doesn't manage to clinch there - Blatt circles away.
Blatt lands with a nice body punch.
Randleman slips under a jab from Blatt.
Blatt swings for the body but Randleman moves out of range.
Blatt cracks Randleman with a good jab.
Randleman works over Blatt's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jeff Blatt has been cut.
Blatt scores with a shot to the body.
Blatt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Blatt.
Blatt shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut there from Blatt.
Blatt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blatt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Randleman counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randleman lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blatt.
Blatt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blatt misses with a body shot
and Randleman counters by clinching up.
Randleman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blatt walks away with a smile on his face. Randleman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Randleman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blatt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Horrible takedown by Blatt or perhaps it was just good defense by Randleman which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randleman blocks a jab.
Blatt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Randleman's head.
Blatt takes a swing at Randleman's ribcage but misses.
Blatt throws an overhand right that lands on Randleman's shoulder, as Randleman tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blatt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Randleman's hands.
Blatt throws a hook to the side of Randleman's head but Randleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blatt misses with a wild body shot.
Blatt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Randleman tries to avoid it but Blatt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Randleman to the ground. Randleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Blatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Randleman blocks a jab.
Kev Kev Randleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randleman.
Randleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blatt.
A jab from Blatt misses.
Blatt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Randleman counters by clinching up.
Blatt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Randleman smiles and moves away.
Blatt throws a good cross that connects.
Randleman stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Blatt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blatt.
Blatt dodges the punch combination from Randleman.
Blatt throws a looping overhand right but Randleman ducks down to avoid it.
Blatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Randleman.
Blatt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Randleman momentarily.
Blatt misses with a hook to the body
and Randleman counters with a nice leg kick.
Blatt misses with the combination.
Randleman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Randleman is looking to clinch.
Blatt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Blatt throws a sloppy body shot
and Randleman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blatt dives in and grabs Randleman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Randleman pushes down on Blatt's head and hops out.
Blatt swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blatt throws a hook but Randleman avoids it easily.
Blatt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Randleman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blatt tries to break the clinch but Randleman is controlling the position.
Randleman throws an elbow that misses.
Blatt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blatt lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blatt wants to break free but Randleman has control.
Randleman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blatt is defending well for now.
Blatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Randleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randleman missing with knees to the body.
Randleman successfully pulls guard.
Blatt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Randleman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blatt, into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blatt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kev Kev Randleman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Blatt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blatt throws a body punch but Randleman moves out of range.
Blatt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blatt shoots in but no luck this time.
Randleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blatt.
Blatt gets a takedown into half guard.
Blatt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Randleman sees it coming and defends easily.
Blatt tries to stand and escape but Randleman is controlling the position.
Well, if Blatt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blatt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Randleman has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt looks to land a strike but Randleman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Blatt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blatt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blatt is one step ahead there.
Randleman keeping moving, preventing Blatt from controlling successfully.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blatt throws out a loose jab but Randleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blatt throws a series of punches but Randleman moves out of range.
Blatt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Randleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blatt misses with a straight left.
Randleman misses with a wild combination.
Jeff Blatt is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Blatt with that takedown attempt.
Randleman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blatt looks to land a right hand but Randleman moved out of range.
Blatt throws a lazy right hand but Randleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jeff Blatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blatt shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Blatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatt throws a shot to the body.
Randleman moves away from the strike by Blatt.
Randleman moves away from the strike by Blatt.
Blatt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Randleman counters by clinching up.
Randleman gets control of Blatt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Randleman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Blatt looking to sit in guard and control but Randleman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Randleman pushes down on Blatt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blatt looking for submissions off his back.
Randleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Randleman prevents Blatt from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman wants to control but Blatt is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blatt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Randleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blatt kicks Randleman off and gets back to his feet.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Randleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Randleman slips under a jab from Blatt.
Blatt throws a jab when Randleman was well out of range.
Blatt throws a jab when Randleman was well out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blatt misses with a hook.
Randleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blatt.
Randleman slips a straight right by Blatt.
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 Jeff Blatt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Blatt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Blatt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blatt misses with a looping right.
Randleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blatt throws a lazy right hand but Randleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blatt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Randleman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blatt is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Randleman is trying to escape and Blatt transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Randleman is forced to tap! Nice work there by Blatt! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Blatt!
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