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Stomp-a-thon 67 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Truck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo drives through and clinches with Truck against the cage.
Truck is struggling to control the position.
Truck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Aldo.
Truck has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Aldo is trying to keep an underhook but Truck manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Truck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aldo keeps working.
Aldo is trying to maintain the position but Truck is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truck controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo tries to roll over but Truck keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Truck is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Truck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aldo on the ground.
Aldo taking some punishment here, with Truck in his half guard.
Aldo wants to get back to full guard.
Truck prevents Aldo from standing back up.
Truck trying to pass the guard but Aldo defending well.
Aldo moves into full guard.
Aldo looking for a guillotine here but Truck defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Aldo wants to sweep but no luck.
Truck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aldo keeping full guard, as Truck tries to pass.
Truck prevents Aldo from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is pulling down on Truck's head. It's preventing any offense from Truck, at least for the moment.
Aldo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Truck controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Truck throws a sloppy head kick
and Aldo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Truck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aldo's efforts to push away.
Aldo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Tommy Truck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Truck throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aldo.
Truck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Truck is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt
and Truck counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Truck moves into range and clinches up with Aldo.
Truck breaks from the clinch.
Truck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Truck.
Truck scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Truck throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been informed that Aldo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Truck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aldo.
Tommy Truck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
Aldo shoots in and drives through. Truck sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Truck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Truck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Aldo is rocked!
Truck bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Truck finish him?
Aldo looks winded!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Truck throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Aldo is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Truck!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Marcelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Marcelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marcelo is trying to defend but Sullivan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marcelo taking some punishment here, with Sullivan in his half guard.
Sullivan is working for a submission of some sort.
Sullivan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sullivan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcelo keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marcelo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sullivan.
Marcelo wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marcelo is just riding it out for now. Sullivan eventually gives up the hold.
Sullivan is working for a submission of some sort.
Marcelo pushes Sullivan off looking to stand but Sullivan dives back in and keeps control.
Sullivan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Marcelo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sullivan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mickey Sullivan!
Our winner, Mickey Sullivan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Benduover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benduover comes into the arena with Sober blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that David Abrams was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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280 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brutus Benduover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Abrams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benduover shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Abrams manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Benduover misses with a combination
and Abrams counters with a nice uppercut.
Abrams gets caught napping as Benduover dives in and scores a takedown. Abrams manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abrams trying to control the position.
Benduover has gone for a leg lock! Abrams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Benduover's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benduover is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Abrams presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Benduover will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Abrams up against the cage.
Abrams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benduover has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Abrams is trying to keep an underhook but Benduover manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Abrams manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Benduover lands a nice looking body shot.
Abrams looks winded!
Benduover drops Abrams with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Abrams looks back up at him and smiles so Benduover waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Abrams is rocked!
It looks like David Abrams has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benduover finds Abrams's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Abrams flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Benduover lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Abrams will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutus Benduover!
Brutus Benduover was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Albert DeSalvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machin has chosen Pandora's Music Box as his entrance music. Albert DeSalvo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert DeSalvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Machin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from DeSalvo misses the target.
Machin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
DeSalvo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Machin's guard.
DeSalvo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
DeSalvo trying to control the position from guard on top but Machin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSalvo advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSalvo controlling the pace.
DeSalvo is looking for a kimura here.
DeSalvo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Machin defend it? DeSalvo steps over the head and cranks it - Machin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for DeSalvo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Albert DeSalvo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poohpoo Schrohtums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer has chosen Sirius as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poohpoo Schrohtums!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrohtums avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spencer gets caught napping as Schrohtums dives in and scores a takedown. Spencer manages to retain guard.
Spencer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schrohtums is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schrohtums's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like Max Spencer has been cut.
Spencer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schrohtums. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schrohtums lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spencer is rocked!
Schrohtums gets to his feet and stands over Spencer, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Spencer felt that one! Schrohtums unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Spencer from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poohpoo Schrohtums!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raine Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine Lovelair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendall Grove!
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, Raine Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovelair clinches up with Grove and pushes him back against the cage.
Grove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lovelair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grove throws a lazy right hand but Lovelair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Grove misses
and Lovelair holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lovelair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grove throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grove really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lovelair has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grove.
Lovelair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lovelair shoots in but Grove avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grove throws a leg kick
so Lovelair counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lovelair working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grove utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lovelair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lovelair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grove looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lovelair puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lovelair winds up and cracks Grove with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair trying to control the pace.
Lovelair throws a strike but Grove avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Grove looking to control.
Lovelair throws a big right hand that misses.
Grove trying to control the position.
Grove wants to sweep but no luck.
Lovelair landing with the ground and pound.
Grove utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair landing some decent shots from guard.
Grove is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grove is looking to take a break and control but Lovelair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grove is really struggling to control Lovelair but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Grove is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lovelair is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lovelair wants to improve his position but Grove is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair is still trying to improve position.
Lovelair controlling the position well.
Grove trying to control the action but Lovelair is working from the bottom.
Grove tries to pass to full mount but Lovelair defends it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lovelair manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grove on his heels. He'll look to pass Grove's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grove manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lovelair manages to get himself to full guard.
Grove trying to control but Lovelair is working from the bottom.
Lovelair lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lovelair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Lovelair dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grove lands a leg kick that knocks Lovelair off balance momentarily.
Lovelair gets a clinch.
Lovelair is trying to drag Grove to the mat but Grove just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovelair.
Lovelair breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Lovelair checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lovelair checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kendall Grove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair stuns Grove with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grove misses with the body kick
and Lovelair counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lovelair makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lovelair controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lovelair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lovelair keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grove's head.
Raine Lovelair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lovelair's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grove preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grove not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grove lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grove looking to sit in guard and control but Lovelair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grove trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair cracks Grove with a solid left hand.
Lovelair wants to control from the top but Grove keeps moving.
Lovelair landing with the ground and pound.
Lovelair is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lovelair preventing the sweep.
Grove is working hard here to advance position.
Lovelair throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grove controls Lovelair momentarily but Lovelair frees himself.
Lovelair lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lovelair's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lovelair throws an elbow that misses. Grove uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lovelair's guard. Nice move by Grove!
Grove trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair has a closed guard, preventing Grove from standing up.
Grove trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lovelair looks to throw the jab but Grove is out of range.
Nice body punch from Grove.
Lovelair clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Lovelair 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!
Lovelair drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lovelair landing some decent shots from guard.
Grove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grove keeping moving, preventing Lovelair from controlling successfully.
Grove trying to keep a closed guard but Lovelair is proving a slippery customer.
Lovelair content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair cracks Grove with a solid left hand.
Lovelair throwing strikes from guard but Grove blocks nicely.
Lovelair postures up and lands a big shot to Grove's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lovelair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lovelair landing some decent shots from guard.
Grove is rocked!
Grove working a defensive guard here.
Oh Grove is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lovelair stands up over Grove, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lovelair postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Grove covers up, he's hurt! Lovelair keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Lovelair and the ref steps in to end the fight! Lovelair can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raine Lovelair!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Shreve Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cormeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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241 lbs
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BJJ White 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Shreve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vince Cormeck!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Shreve Jr misses the target.
Shreve Jr clobbers Cormeck with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shreve Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shreve Jr works on Cormeck's body with a couple of short punches.
Cormeck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cormeck trying to stall but Shreve Jr improves his position.
Shreve Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cormeck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cormeck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shreve Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cormeck is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shreve Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cormeck's head.
Shreve Jr looks to land a right hand but Cormeck moved out of range.
Cormeck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shreve Jr sends Cormeck crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shreve Jr is motioning to the referee to let Cormeck up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cormeck is rocked!
Shreve Jr lands with a good body shot.
Shreve Jr throws the left hand but Cormeck avoids the punch easily.
Cormeck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shreve Jr.
Cormeck flicks out a counter leg kick but Shreve Jr steps away.
Shreve Jr misses with a looping left.
Cormeck is looking for the big counter here.
Cormeck slips a straight right by Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cormeck throws a counter combo.
Larry Shreve Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormeck misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shreve Jr clinches with his opponent.
Shreve Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Cormeck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shreve Jr presses Cormeck against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shreve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shreve Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shreve Jr working aggressively here.
Cormeck has a couple of punches blocked by Shreve Jr.
Cormeck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shreve Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Cormeck is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shreve Jr is keeping busy.
Shreve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Cormeck.
Shreve Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cormeck's efforts to push away.
Cormeck slowing the pace effectively.
Shreve Jr misses with the head strike.
Shreve Jr lands a right hand.
Cormeck throws a punch but it's blocked by Shreve Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shreve Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cormeck blocks an uppercut.
Cormeck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shreve Jr.
Cormeck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cormeck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cormeck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Shreve Jr on the inside.
Shreve Jr stalling the fight.
Shreve Jr has Cormeck pressed against the cage, preventing Cormeck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shreve Jr is working Cormeck over against the cage.
Shreve Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cormeck backwards.
Nice body punch from Shreve Jr - that landed with a thud.
Cormeck looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormeck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cormeck is stalling here.
Shreve Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Shreve Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Cormeck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cormeck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shreve Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cormeck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shreve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shreve Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shreve Jr blocks an uppercut.
Cormeck swings wildly with an uppercut but Shreve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Shreve Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Shreve Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shreve Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cormeck at a distance.
A big right from Shreve Jr misses.
Cormeck has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Shreve Jr closes the distance and pushes Cormeck back into the cage.
Shreve Jr working aggressively here.
Shreve Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cormeck can do to turn this around?
Shreve Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shreve Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cormeck backwards.
Shreve Jr presses Cormeck against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shreve Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cormeck is still on wobbly legs! Can Shreve Jr finish him?
Shreve Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Cormeck controls his hands.
Cormeck seems to have recovered his senses.
Shreve Jr drops Cormeck onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cormeck is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormeck tries to break free but Shreve Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Cormeck is breathing heavily.
Shreve Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shreve Jr digs a right hand underneath Cormeck's ribcage. Cormeck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shreve Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cormeck.
Shreve Jr lands a big right hand! Cormeck is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Shreve Jr!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorman Gormanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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154 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorman Gormanson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber tries to keep at a distance but Gormanson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Faber throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faber.
Faber misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gormanson decides to pull guard.
Faber won't allow Gormanson to get back to his feet.
Gormanson is pulling down on Faber's head. It's preventing any offense from Faber, at least for the moment.
Faber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber is fighting to break Gormanson's control of his arms but Gormanson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gormanson pushes Faber off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gormanson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Gormanson does no damage.
Gorman Gormanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber connects with a nice looking jab.
Gormanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gormanson rushes Faber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Faber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faber slowing the pace effectively.
Faber scores with a shoulder strike.
Faber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gormanson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gormanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Gormanson.
Gormanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faber moves into the clinch successfully.
Gormanson wants to break free but Faber has control.
Faber slowing the pace effectively.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Faber for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Faber keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gormanson's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Faber fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a shot to the body.
Gormanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Faber is working Gormanson over against the cage.
Faber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gormansons head.
A nice left hand lands by Faber.
Gormanson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faber avoids it.
Faber misses with some punches.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Gormanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber slows down the pace here.
Gormanson stalling against the cage.
Gormanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gormanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a hook that snaps the head of Gormanson backwards.
Gormanson's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gormanson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Faber misses with a body punch.
Gormanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Faber lands with a left to the head.
Faber pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gormanson blocks an uppercut.
Faber struggles to land a body shot inside as Gormanson controls his hands.
Faber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gormanson blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gormanson can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Faber's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gormanson tries to pull guard but Faber holds him up against the cage and eventually Gormanson drops back down to his feet.
Faber lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Faber.
Faber misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Faber dominated that round.
That's time! Faber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gormanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Faber.
Faber is working Gormanson over against the cage.
Faber is looking to control Gormanson's arms but Gormanson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faber has his back to the cage.
Faber is trying to stall.
Faber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gormanson is trying to pull guard but Faber turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Faber has Gormanson pressed against the cage, preventing Gormanson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Gormanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber lands with a light punch inside.
Gormanson effectively controlling the action here.
Gormanson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Faber is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber struggles to land a body shot inside as Gormanson controls his hands.
Gormanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faber is stalling here.
Gormanson stalls.
Nice body punch from Faber - that landed with a thud.
Faber looking for a takedown.
Josh Faber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gormanson slows down the pace here.
Gormanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
Gormanson working hard to break the clinch.
Faber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gormanson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Faber misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faber.
Gormanson fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Faber.
Gormanson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Josh Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorman Gormanson.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Gormanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber stalling the fight.
Faber can't find room to land a body shot as Gormanson controls the action.
Gormanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
Faber effectively controlling the action here.
Gormanson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faber lands a nice uppercut.
Faber will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gormanson up against the cage.
Gormanson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Faber is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormanson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faber misses with the head strike.
Faber has Gormanson pressed against the cage.
Gormanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gormanson manages to break the clinch.
Gormanson gets tackled into the cage by Faber. Faber maintains the clinch.
Gormanson is looking to control Faber's arms but Faber gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gormanson has his back to the cage.
Faber has a couple of punches blocked by Gormanson.
Faber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gormanson.
Faber lands a nice uppercut.
Faber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gormanson can do to turn this around?
Faber has a couple of punches blocked by Gormanson.
Faber misses with the head strike.
Faber lands with a right to the head.
Faber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gormanson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Faber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gormanson misses with the head strike.
Faber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gormanson backwards.
Gormanson is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gormanson.
Gormanson prevents a body shot from Faber.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gormanson letting Faber take a breather here.
Gormanson tries to score a body lock takedown but Faber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Faber stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faber wants to stall.
Gormanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Faber dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Gormanson closes the distance and clinches up with Faber, looking for a takedown. Gormanson pushes Faber against the cage but Faber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Faber tries for a takedown but Gormanson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Faber dives in and grabs Gormanson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gormanson pushes down on Faber's head and hops out.
Gormanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faber manages to avoid it.
Faber stuffs the takedown attempt from Gormanson. Gormanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gormanson shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Josh Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorman Gormanson.
A combination from Gormanson does no damage.
Faber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Faber taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gormanson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faber's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faber.
Faber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gormanson backwards.
Gormanson tries to circle away but Faber has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Faber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gormanson is looking for a takedown.
Gormanson jumps guard but Faber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gormanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faber lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Faber tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gormanson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gormanson trying to control here.
Faber stands up out of the half guard.
Gorman Gormanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormanson tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber has a couple of punches blocked by Gormanson.
Gormanson tries to pull guard but Faber forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gormanson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faber to keep the fight standing.
Faber keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gormanson's efforts to push away.
Gormanson blocking some punches.
Faber is pushing Gormanson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Faber working aggressively here.
Gormanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Faber leaning against his opponent.
Gormanson jumps guard but Faber stands there with Gormanson around his waist. Gormanson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gormanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gormanson can't break the clinch.
Gormanson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faber to keep the fight standing.
Gormanson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Faber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Faber misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber misses with a punch to the body.
Gormanson letting Faber take a breather here.
Faber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gormanson jumps guard but Faber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Faber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gormansons head.
Gormanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faber throws a punch but it's blocked by Gormanson.
Josh Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gormanson prevents a body shot from Faber.
Faber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Faber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Faber gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gorman Gormanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gormanson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Faber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faber, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Faber!
Josh Faber thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Love could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Byron Malik's chin.
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255 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Byron Malik!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Love misses.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malik.
Malik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Love gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Malik to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Love keeping full guard, as Malik tries to pass.
Malik wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Malik works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malik trying to mount his opponent but Love defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Malik there.
Malik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Love is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LOD: Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Malik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Malik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Malik seems content to control.
Malik tries to pass to full mount but Love defends it.
Love has hold of Malik's hands but Malik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Malik trying to mount his opponent but Love defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Malik throwing shots but Love is blocking nicely.
Malik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malik stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mister Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik throws a big shot that misses.
Love was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab by Love.
It looks like Byron Malik has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Malik.
A big right from Love misses.
Malik throws a right hand that misses
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Mister Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malik was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love cracks Malik with a good jab.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Malik.
Malik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Love tries to counter by clinching up but Malik breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a solid leg kick but Malik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Love.
Love smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Love lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malik at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malik ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Love takes a swing at Malik's ribcage but misses.
Malik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Love throws a hook but Malik avoids it easily.
Love tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malik throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Malik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mister Love will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Byron Malik'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.
Malik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malik misses with a straight left.
Love doesn't manage to clinch there - Malik circles away.
Malik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malik shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Love is looking to get back to is feet but Malik passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love is trying to get back to his feet.
Malik taking a breather here.
Love is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Malik is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Love is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Malik lands an elbow.
Malik landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Malik connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Love some visible discomfort.
Love pushes Malik away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Malik gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Malik cracks Love with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Love takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Malik scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Love to see if he's OK.
Byron Malik has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love trying to remain calm as Malik controls from the top position.
Malik throws an elbow but Love slips to the side and avoids it well.
Malik landing a few strikes.
Malik working the body and head with strikes.
Malik is working Love over with some ground and pound from side control.
Malik working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Love is letting Malik control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malik scoring with punches from side control.
Malik lands a decent elbow from side control.
Love pushes Malik away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Malik gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik controlling the position.
Love is not content to let Malik control the position.
Love on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Malik cracks Love with a big right hand but Love just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Love wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Malik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Malik lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Malik is putting a hurting on Love here, landing some big shots from side control.
Malik misses with the ground and pound.
Malik cracks Love with a big elbow.
Malik scoring with punches from side control.
Malik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malik lands a few punches from side control.
Malik working the ground and pound.
Malik lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malik lands a decent elbow from side control.
Malik landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Malik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Byron Malik's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Love misses with an uppercut
and Malik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malik misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Love misses.
And Malik tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Malik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malik lands the left hand.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malik throws out the jab.
Love is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Malik is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Love's half guard.
Malik takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love looks like he's trying to stand up.
Love knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malik on the ground.
Love is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Malik scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love has hold of Malik's hands but Malik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Malik wants to take a breather but Love is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Malik seems content to control.
Malik's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Malik is looking to stall here but Love recovers full guard.
Love wants to stand up but Malik is controlling him.
Malik wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jab by Malik.
Malik lands with an overhand left.
Love staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Malik.
Malik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Love throws a solid leg kick but Malik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Love.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mister Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Malik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love dips to his left and cracks Malik with an uppercut!
Love clinches up against the cage.
Malik wants a takedown but no success here.
Love manages to break the clinch.
Malik misses with a series of wild punches.
Malik swats away the attempt to clinch by Love.
Malik closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Love's guard.
Malik sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malik distracts Love with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Love wants to stand but Malik is controlling the position.
Malik throwing strikes from guard but Love blocks nicely.
Malik is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malik throws an elbow that misses. Love uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Malik's guard. Nice move by Love!
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Malik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malik 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Malik!
Byron Malik seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ward's choice of entrance music: Spazz - Crush Kill Destroy. Max Ward has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thiago Dos Santos's chin.
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Ward!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Ward. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
Ward is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ward misses with a takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a head kick that drops Ward - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Thiago Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Ward.
Dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.
Dos Santos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ward tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ward works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ward's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dos Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ward pulls Dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dos Santos throws an elbow that misses. Ward uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dos Santos's guard. Nice move by Ward!
Ward with a nice head shot there.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Ward is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ward throws a big right hand that misses.
Ward is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ward chips away with some ground and pound.
Ward pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Ward engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ward is controlling him.
Ward lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ward landing some decent shots from guard.
Ward postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Ward postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Max Ward has been cut.
Ward shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Ward stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Dos Santos follows into mount!
Ward is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ward in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ward is still in real trouble! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Ward is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dos Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ward can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ward tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Dos Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ward's face.
Dos Santos loads up with a big shot that hurts Ward! He's pulled Dos Santos in close but Dos Santos has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Ward survive? More strikes from Dos Santos and Ward is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thiago Dos Santos!
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