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TGC Crucible 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Griffin (ranked 22992 p4p, 659 weight class) and Ryan Lock (ranked 23499 p4p, 640 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Lock!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lock effectively controlling the action here.
Lock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lock tries to pull guard but Griffin won't allow it.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lock slips under a jab from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a right hand
and Lock counters with a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lock or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin, which made it look bad.
Griffin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Lock avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Lock as Griffin shoots in.
Lock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lock shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Matt Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lock.
Lock throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griffin's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin has his foot on Lock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lock works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lock is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Griffin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lock is looking to defend but Griffin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lock! Griffin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lock taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Griffin!
Matt Griffin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Love (ranked 3340 p4p, 299 weight class) and Randy Rhodes (ranked 2999 p4p, 278 weight class). Rhodes has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Love paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rhodes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Love was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rhodes connects with a high kick.
Love swinging wildly here.
Love throws a nice looking combination but Rhodes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Love digs a good body shot into Rhodes's ribs.
Rhodes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhodes.
Rhodes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Rhodes's head.
Rhodes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Love works over Rhodes's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love connects with a looping right hand.
Love scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rhodes is rocked!
Love plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Rhodes swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Rhodes face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Love!
A very excited looking Kevin Love rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Randy Rhodes stepped up to the mic, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake The Dog (ranked 1976 p4p, 260 weight class) and Wallace Cobb (ranked 3243 p4p, 404 weight class). The Dog comes to the cage accompanied by Meditation Time. Wallace Cobb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake The Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wallace Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb connects with a looping right hand.
The Dog misses with a hook
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Dog in his tracks.
It looks like Jake The Dog has been cut.
Jake The Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Dog walks into a left hand.
Cobb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cobb throws a hook but The Dog avoids it easily.
The Dog looks to throw the jab but Cobb is out of range.
The Dog closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cobb quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dog is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Dog stops Cobb from getting back to his feet.
The Dog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Dog thows a huge punch but Cobb dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobb is looking to escape.
Cobb keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Dog takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cobb is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Dog looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cobb can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Dog lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobb wants to get back to his feet.
The Dog has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Dog thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cobb's head.
The Dog works his way into side control.
Cobb stops The Dog from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb taking a bit of punishment here - The Dog scoring with strikes.
The Dog moves into full mount!
Cobb's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The Dog unloading with bombs!
Cobb trying desperately to get to his feet.
The Dog lands a couple of good shots and Cobb has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Cobb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cobb has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dog throws a leg kick but Cobb sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cobb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Dog throws a chopping leg kick but Cobb manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Dog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Dog tries to clinch there but Cobb circles away.
The Dog lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from The Dog misses
and Cobb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobb misses with a hook. The Dog ducked under it nicely.
The Dog dodges the punch combination from Cobb.
Wallace Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Dog throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cobb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Dog misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
The Dog connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a series of punches but The Dog avoids them all with ease.
The Dog has Cobb up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Dog moves into range and clinches up with Cobb.
Cobb manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Cobb as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from The Dog misses
enabling Cobb to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb cracks The Dog with a good jab.
Cobb swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Dog counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Dog.
The Dog throwing strikes from guard but Cobb blocks nicely.
The Dog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cobb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Dog stops Cobb from standing up.
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 Jake The Dog will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake The Dog's cut.
That's time! The Dog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cobb lands a two punch combo.
The Dog shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cobb shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wallace Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Dog cracks Cobb with a good jab.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and The Dog counters with a takedown into side control.
Cobb explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dog fails with a takedown attempt.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
Cobb walks into a straight right hand from The Dog.
The Dog throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Dog circles away quickly and effectively.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of The Dog's head but The Dog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb lunges at The Dog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Dog's hand.
The Dog drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cobb is pushing The Dog's head away, looking to escape. The Dog manages to hold on to the position though.
The Dog working the ground and pound.
Cobb takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The Dog in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The Dog misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The Dog tries to advance to mount but Cobb denies him.
The Dog looks up at the clock and then as Cobb takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, The Dog smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
The Dog has hold of Cobb's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Cobb tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - The Dog cranks the arm and Cobb screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Cobb, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jake The Dog!
After the fight, Jake The Dog was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hindman (ranked 3537 p4p, 422 weight class) and Gilbert Valur (ranked 3814 p4p, 443 weight class). Valur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by David Bowie - Let's Dance. Gilbert Valur will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Hindman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilbert Valur!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hindman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gilbert Valur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hindman circles away quickly and effectively.
Valur feints and as Hindman raises his hands in defense, Valur changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hindman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Valur trying to control the position from guard on top but Hindman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valur tries to free his leg and advance position but Hindman is retaining full guard.
Valur scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hindman keeping moving, preventing Valur from controlling successfully.
Valur drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valur jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hindman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valur wants to get up but he can't break Hindman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valur postures up.
Valur is looking to work some ground and pound but Hindman has wrist control.
Valur throws a strike but Hindman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valur looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hindman forces his way into half guard.
Hindman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hindman is trying to control. Valur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Valur looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valur is looking to control Hindman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valur avoid being mounted?
Valur desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valur trying to hold on to Hindman's head to control him but Hindman postures up.
Valur punching from the bottom.
Hindman slows the pace down in half guard.
Valur trying to hold on to Hindman's head to control him but Hindman postures up.
Hindman wants to work for an arm triangle but Valur is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Valur actively working from the bottom here.
Valur is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valur gets back to full guard.
Valur had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hindman defends it easily.
Hindman tries to free his leg and advance position but Valur is retaining full guard.
Valur pulls Hindman in to control the position.
Valur is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Valur wants to work for an arm triangle but Hindman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Valur is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Valur is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hindman sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valur wants to control but Hindman is keeping him busy.
Valur is looking for submissions but instead, Hindman has regained full guard.
Valur trying to control the position from guard on top but Hindman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valur stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hindman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hindman looking to control.
Hindman keeping moving, preventing Valur from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Valur 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.
Valur manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hindman on his heels. He'll look to pass Hindman's guard now, I'm sure.
Hindman working a defensive guard here.
Valur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hindman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Valur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hindman is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valur controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hindman working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valur working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hindman working a defensive guard but Valur passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valur tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hindman trying to control here.
Valur with the ground and pound but Hindman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Valur throwing strikes from guard but Hindman blocks nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Valur working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Valur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hindman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hindman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Valur throws an elbow that misses. Hindman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valur's guard. Nice move by Hindman!
Valur wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Valur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valur is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Valur will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Valur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Valur seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hindman postures up in Valur's guard and throws a big left but Valur blocks it.
Valur manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hindman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valur backwards.
Valur gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Valur wants to pass to mount but Hindman is defending the position.
Hindman is looking for a sweep. Valur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valur is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hindman defends it well.
Valur tries to stand and escape but Hindman is controlling the position.
Valur not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valur wants to work for an arm triangle but Hindman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hindman is looking for a sweep. Valur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hindman is controlling Valur's trapped leg to prevent Valur from advancing to side control.
Hindman manages to get to full guard.
Hindman trying to keep a closed guard but Valur is proving a slippery customer.
Valur looking to pass the guard.
Hindman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valur throws a strike but Hindman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valur has his hands on Hindman's head, controlling the position.
Gilbert Valur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hindman wants to control from the top but Valur keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Valur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Valur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valur shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hindman's guard.
Valur gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Valur darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Valur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valur is looking to take a break and control but Hindman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valur is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hindman is just riding it out for now. Valur eventually gives up the hold.
Valur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valur not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valur is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hindman is just riding it out for now. Valur eventually gives up the hold.
Valur sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hindman defending well though.
Valur trying to control the pace.
Hindman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valur scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hindman is refusing to be controlled, as Valur sits in half guard.
Valur is working for a submission of some sort.
Mark Hindman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hindman is trying to get back to full guard.
Hindman trying to control from the bottom.
Valur is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hindman trying to hold on to Valur's head to control him but Valur postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hindman is looking for a sweep. Valur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valur looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hindman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valur is working away from the top position though.
Hindman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valur gets a takedown into half guard.
Valur seems to be looking for submissions.
Valur trying to control from Hindman's half guard. Hindman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Valur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hindman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valur gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hindman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valur is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbert Valur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valur 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Valur!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ickey Woods (ranked 3600 p4p, 364 weight class) and Tamagoshi Yoshi (ranked 3638 p4p, 372 weight class). Woods comes to the cage accompanied by System of a Down- Chop Suey. Yoshi has chosen Bushido as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ickey Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tamagoshi Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshi circles away.
Yoshi works Woods's body with a nice hook.
Woods avoids the body shot from Yoshi.
Yoshi connects with a nice looking jab.
Woods wants to clinch.
Yoshi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab, jab by Yoshi - just one landing.
Yoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Woods wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yoshi misses with a hook.
Tamagoshi Yoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woods clinches.
Woods is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yoshi to keep the fight standing.
Yoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Woods's elbow.
Yoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Woods jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yoshi walks away with a smile on his face. Woods gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yoshi cracks Woods with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshi. Those never looked like landing.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshi manages to avoid it.
Yoshi lands a nice hook to Woods's body. Woods takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yoshi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yoshi connects with a single shot there.
Tamagoshi Yoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods gets a clinch.
Woods is trying to pull guard but Yoshi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ickey Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yoshi smiles and moves away.
Yoshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshi throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshi scores with a punch to the head.
Yoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Yoshi throws a leg kick which misses Woods's front leg but catches the back leg as Woods tries to avoid it.
Yoshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Woods gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Yoshi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Woods has closed the distance and engaged Yoshi in a clinch.
Yoshi digs a right hand underneath Woods's ribcage. Woods let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Woods tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yoshi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Woods is trying to pull guard but Yoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yoshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yoshi avoids the body shot from Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshi misses the shot to the body.
Woods tries to clinch up but Yoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshi fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Woods had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yoshi scores with a shot to the body.
Woods closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yoshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Yoshi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Woods has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Woods takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamagoshi Yoshi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Woods tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yoshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods tries to clinch but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yoshi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Woods rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshi.
Woods appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yoshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Yoshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Yoshi misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
As Yoshi tries to get set, Woods tries to push him back and clinch up but Yoshi manages to avoid the attempt.
Yoshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Woods takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods walks into a left hand.
Yoshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Woods with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoshi to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshi. Woods does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshi.
Woods moves out of range as Yoshi strikes.
Woods tries to counter by clinching up but Yoshi breaks away and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yoshi.
Nice uppercut lands for Yoshi. That snapped Woods's head back.
Woods tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yoshi wants to land a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Woods tries to counter by clinching up but Yoshi breaks away and moves out of range.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods throws a jab when Yoshi was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi scores with a head kick. Woods tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshi jabs Woods to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Yoshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoshi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yoshi swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Yoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Yoshi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Woods swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods tries to clinch but Yoshi moves out of range.
Woods looks to clinch
and Yoshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yoshi lands a jab to Woods's midsection.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Yoshi.
Yoshi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yoshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshi tries to keep at a distance but Woods has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woods jumps guard but Yoshi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woods looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yoshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi lands a jab.
Tamagoshi Yoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woods gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Woods walks into a stiff left hand from Yoshi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woods has time to react.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshi tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshi throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Yoshi looks to land a combination but Woods avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamagoshi Yoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Woods takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woods closes the distance but Yoshi moves to the side
and Yoshi counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoshi throws a push kick but Woods slaps the foot to one side.
Woods is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yoshi.
Yoshi scores with a jab to the body.
Woods clinches up with Yoshi and pushes him back against the cage.
Yoshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woods pushes Yoshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Woods no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yoshi tries to free his leg and advance position but Woods is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshi trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods has his foot on Yoshi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshi works his way back into a safe position though.
Woods looking for a guillotine here but Yoshi defends easily.
Woods is trying to keep Yoshi in close.
Woods looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yoshi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yoshi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Yoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoshi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Woods tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yoshi defends well and Woods ends up having to push Yoshi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tamagoshi Yoshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the liver by Yoshi. Beautiful body shot.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Yoshi.
A jab lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
Woods closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Woods jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yoshi walks away with a smile on his face. Woods gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ickey Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Yoshi.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshi jabs at Woods's body.
Woods takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woods rushes Yoshi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshi tries to throw a body punch but Woods avoids it by throwing Yoshi back against the cage.
Yoshi breaks the clinch.
Woods walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yoshi misses with a body shot.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshi lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Yoshi. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Yoshi catches Woods right on the button with a cross.
Woods tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ickey Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshi looks to land a body kick but Woods moved away.
Yoshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Woods counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Yoshi ducks down to avoid it.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Yoshi pushes him off.
Woods shoots for a double leg takedown but Yoshi sprawls well. He's pushed Woods's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Woods closes the distance but Yoshi moves to the side
and Yoshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tamagoshi Yoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yoshi 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tamagoshi Yoshi!
Tamagoshi Yoshi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie McCoy (ranked 4102 p4p, 467 weight class) and Terry Tatum (ranked 1590 p4p, 209 weight class). McCoy comes to the cage accompanied by Big Iron. Terry Tatum has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Willie McCoy's chin.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum wants to clinch
enabling McCoy to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from McCoy misses.
McCoy darts in looking for a takedown but Tatum gets double underhooks and turns McCoy into the cage.
McCoy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTatum.
McCoy throws out a powerful jab.
Tatum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCoy misses with a double jab
and Tatum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCoy thinking.
Tatum scores with a leg kick.
McCoy looks to land a combination. Tatum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tatum scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Willie McCoy 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!
McCoy digs a good body shot into Tatum's ribs.
Tatum misses with a head kick.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh McCoy got wobbled bad by a big combination! Tatum presses forward with punches and knees until McCoy stumbles to the ground! The ref watches McCoy closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Tatum!
Terry Tatum decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Malcolm (ranked 1775 p4p, 187 weight class) and Mario Pereira (ranked 1600 p4p, 169 weight class). Pereira has chosen Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight as his entrance music. Devon Malcolm is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon Malcolm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
Mario Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malcolm is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pereira cracks Malcolm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pereira misses with a hook to the body
and Malcolm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malcolm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Malcolm stuns Pereira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pereira throws a poor cross that misses
and Malcolm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pereira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malcolm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Pereira lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pereira misses with a combination
and Malcolm counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malcolm taking a breather here.
Malcolm trying to control the position but Pereira is working away.
Pereira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Malcolm's best efforts.
Pereira felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcolm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malcolm content to control rather than advance.
Malcolm'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.
Malcolm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Malcolm prevents Pereira from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Malcolm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Malcolm working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've been hearing that Malcolm has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Malcolm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pereira's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Malcolm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pereira wants to get back to full guard.
Malcolm lands with a punch from half guard.
Malcolm keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Malcolm wants to control but Pereira is keeping him busy.
Malcolm controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is looking to improve his position.
Malcolm wants to pass the guard but Pereira is defending well.
Malcolm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pereira defending well though.
Malcolm with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pereira is looking to improve his position.
Malcolm tries to pass to full mount but Pereira defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Malcolm is nestled in close to Pereira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pereira trying to hold on to Malcolm's head to control him but Malcolm postures up.
Pereira tries to roll over but Malcolm keeps him under control.
Malcolm seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Malcolm cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Malcolm dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pereira misses with a double jab
and Malcolm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malcolm throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malcolm has managed to clinch.
Malcolm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malcolm works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Malcolm controls the pace.
Malcolm trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malcolm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pereira looking for a guillotine here but Malcolm defends easily.
Malcolm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcolm connects with a couple of short punches.
Malcolm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malcolm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malcolm engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pereira pulls Malcolm in to control the position.
Malcolm working some strikes from top position.
Pereira keeping full guard, as Malcolm tries to pass.
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.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Malcolm from controlling successfully.
Malcolm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Malcolm from controlling successfully.
Malcolm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Malcolm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malcolm content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Pereira has locked up a guillotine! Pereira's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Malcolm is holding on here and Pereira must be using up a lot of energy. Malcolm has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Pereira gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mario Pereira!
Mario Pereira 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Livity (ranked 2613 p4p, 330 weight class) and Timur Umarov (ranked 882 p4p, 118 weight class). Livity comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown - It's a Man's world. The crowd seem to be enjoying Umarov's choice of entrance music: Timur Mucuraev - Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Livity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timur Umarov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livity slaps away a takedown attempt from Umarov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Livity tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Umarov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Umarov rushes Livity and presses him up against the cage.
Umarov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Livity is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Livity.
Livity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livity taking a breather.
Livity stops a takedown attempt from Umarov.
Jackson Livity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Umarov.
Umarov has Livity pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Livity manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Livity dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Umarov goes for a takedown attempt but Livity pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good shot there by Livity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Livity manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Livity is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Livity wants to stand and escape but Umarov is having none of it.
Livity trying to keep a closed guard but Umarov is proving a slippery customer.
Livity keeping moving, preventing Umarov from controlling successfully.
Livity looking to hit a scissor sweep but Umarov is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umarov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Livity avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Umarov content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Livity misses with a few strikes there.
Umarov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Livity's waist but Livity gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Umarov off to one side.
Umarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Livity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Umarov doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Livity scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Livity throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Umarov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Umarov.
Livity is looking to counter punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Livity, as that shot connected.
Umarov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Livity moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umarov is trying to drag Livity to the mat but Livity just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Livity lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Umarov.
Livity gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Umarov.
Livity trying to control the position but instead, Umarov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Livity into the cage.
Livity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Umarov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Livity clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Livity trying to get back to his feet but Umarov is in full control for now.
Umarov throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Livity dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice straight punches there by Livity. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Livity.
Livity throws a one two combo.
Jab from Livity.
Umarov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Umarov.
It looked like Livity wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Umarov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Livity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livity looking to slow down the pace here.
Livity misses with a hook from the clinch.
Livity lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Livity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Livity misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livity stops a takedown attempt from Umarov.
Umarov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Livity clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Livity looking very determined here, making life difficult for Umarov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Umarov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Umarov misses with punches from the back.
My spies in Rabid Dog inform me that Umarov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Livity trying to control the hands but Umarov breaks the grip.
Umarov scores with punches from the back.
Umarov looking for the choke but no joy.
Livity manages to escape to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umarov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Livity counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Livity keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Umarov.
Livity is looking to counter the offense by Umarov and move into the clinch.
Umarov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Umarov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson Livity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Umarov.
Livity scores with a jab to the jaw.
Livity catches Umarov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Livity counters with a nice uppercut.
Livity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Umarov misses with a few strikes there.
Livity seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Umarov clinches up against the cage.
Livity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Livity is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umarov can do to turn this around?
Livity stalling in the clinch but Umarov improves position.
Umarov lands a takedown into guard.
Livity is trying to keep Umarov in close.
Livity pulls Umarov in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livity wants to sweep here but Umarov controlling him for the moment.
Livity utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Livity is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Livity controlling the action here.
Umarov is looking for a sweep. Livity is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Livity dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Umarov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Umarov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Livity lands a lovely overhand right.
Livity shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Umarov eats them both and turns towards Livity to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Umarov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Umarov showed some decent athleticism there.
Livity wants to control but Umarov is keeping busy.
Umarov thows a huge punch but Livity dodges it nicely.
Umarov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Livity keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livity trying to hold on to Umarov's head to control him but Umarov postures up.
Livity manages to get to full guard.
Livity looking to hit a scissor sweep but Umarov is one step ahead there.
Umarov scoring with some ground and pound.
Livity controlling Umarov's posture.
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.
Umarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Livity is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umarov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Livity looking to hit a scissor sweep but Umarov is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Livity misses with the combination.
Livity avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Umarov moves forwards but Livity connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson Livity is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov closes the distance and clinches up with Livity, looking for a takedown. Umarov pushes Livity against the cage but Livity circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson Livity is winning the standup battle so far.
Livity lands with an uppercut that bounces Umarov off the cage and back into range.
Umarov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Livity moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Livity pulls Umarov in close to prevent any damage.
Umarov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Umarov trying to control but Livity is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livity wants to sweep but no luck.
Livity seems keen to control Umarov's posture.
Umarov preventing the sweep.
Umarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Livity has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Livity lands a nice looking body shot.
Timur Umarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umarov takes one to the side of the head.
Umarov with a poor takedown
and Livity counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Livity showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Livity, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Livity!
After winning the bout, Jackson Livity thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Gilmore (ranked 1928 p4p, 248 weight class) and Gary The Reaper (ranked 881 p4p, 124 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary The Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmore misses with a kick to the body
and The Reaper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gilmore's guard.
The Reaper stands and throws Gilmore's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gilmore is not content to let The Reaper control the position.
The Reaper tries to score with some ground and pound. Gilmore controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilmore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Reaper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Reaper controlling from side mount.
The Reaper is working Gilmore over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Reaper lands an elbow.
The Reaper creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The Reaper misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper wants to control but Gilmore is keeping him busy.
The Reaper controlling from side mount.
Gilmore tries to escape but The Reaper is in control.
The Reaper working the head and body with strikes.
The Reaper scoring with punches and elbows.
Gilmore is not content to let The Reaper control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gilmore is trying to work for a sweep but The Reaper has mounted him!
Gilmore wants to control but The Reaper is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The Reaper dominating with strikes here.
The Reaper postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gilmore looks a forlorn figure.
Gilmore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Reaper controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Reaper lands a big elbow.
The Reaper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Reaper looking to finish Gilmore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gilmore!
The Reaper landing strikes from the mount and Gilmore is in trouble!
The Reaper lands a couple of good shots and Gilmore has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Gilmore is covering up but some of the strikes from The Reaper are getting through and doing damage.
The Reaper lands strikes to the head.
Gilmore defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of The Reaper's arms.
A lull in the action here.
Gilmore is trying to remain composed but The Reaper is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilmore turns into The Reaper and is now in his guard.
The Reaper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gilmore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gilmore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gilmore trying to control the position from guard on top but The Reaper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gilmore manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilmore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Reaper is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Reaper advances position into side control!
The Reaper creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The Reaper working the ground and pound.
Gilmore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Reaper is chipping away with strikes.
The Reaper lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary The Reaper 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.
Gilmore loads up on a big right hand but The Reaper slips the punch.
And The Reaper tries to counter it with a takedown but Gilmore pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gilmore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Reaper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Reaper dives in for a single leg takedown but Gilmore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Reaper clinches up with Gilmore and pushes him back against the cage.
Gilmore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Reaper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilmore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gilmore misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Reaper tries to pull guard but Gilmore holds him up against the cage and eventually The Reaper drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Gilmore fails to land.
The Reaper misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Reaper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gilmore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gilmore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anthony Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary The Reaper.
The Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Gilmore avoids it by throwing The Reaper back against the cage.
The Reaper lands a hook that snaps the head of Gilmore backwards.
The Reaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Reaper manages to pull guard.
The Reaper is looking for a triangle but Gilmore pushes his legs off easily.
The Reaper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Reaper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gilmore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Reaper keeping moving, preventing Gilmore from controlling successfully.
Gilmore got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Reaper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gilmore has managed to get both his arms back between The Reaper's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gilmore is one step ahead there.
The Reaper is looking to sweep but instead, Gilmore has passed into half guard.
Gary The Reaper has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Reaper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Reaper makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Reaper.
The Reaper wants to control the position but Gilmore says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper trying to control but Gilmore postures up.
The Reaper wants to get back to full guard.
The Reaper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gilmore wants to control from the top but The Reaper keeps moving.
The Reaper has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gilmore has passed into side control.
Gilmore has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The Reaper is desperately trying to improve his position but Gilmore has a good base and remains in mount.
Gilmore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper is desperately trying to improve his position but Gilmore has a good base and remains in mount.
The Reaper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gilmore sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The Reaper is working to get back to half guard.
Gilmore tries to control but The Reaper wriggling away.
The Reaper is desperately trying to improve his position but Gilmore has a good base and remains in mount.
The Reaper regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilmore is trying to control the action in half guard but The Reaper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Reaper is looking for a sweep. Gilmore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary The Reaper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
The Reaper fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Gilmore was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Reaper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gilmore.
It looked like Gilmore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Reaper.
The Reaper takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Reaper has managed to clinch.
Gilmore blocks an uppercut.
The Reaper has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gilmore uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Reaper keeping moving, preventing Gilmore from controlling successfully.
Gilmore preventing the sweep.
Gilmore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on The Reaper, up you get!
Gilmore tries to keep at a distance but The Reaper has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Reaper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Reaper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gilmore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Reaper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Reaper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gilmore gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gilmore tries to work over The Reaper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Reaper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gilmore's elbow.
The Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Gilmore.
Gilmore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gilmore misses with a punch to the body.
The Reaper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Reaper lands a nice uppercut.
Gilmore tries to stall but The Reaper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gary The Reaper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Reaper up against the cage.
Gilmore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Gilmore.
The Reaper tries to work over Gilmore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Reaper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gilmore's efforts to push away.
The Reaper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anthony Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary The Reaper.
Gilmore tries to break the clinch but The Reaper is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore can't find room to land a body shot as The Reaper controls the action.
Gilmore tries to break free but The Reaper pushes him back against the cage.
Gilmore has a couple of punches blocked by The Reaper.
Gilmore tries to work over The Reaper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Reaper looking for a takedown.
Gilmore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gary The Reaper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Reaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gilmore tries a body shot but The Reaper blocks it.
The Reaper prevents a body shot from Gilmore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Reaper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gilmore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gilmore is pressed up against the cage. The Reaper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gilmore down to the mat. Gilmore avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anthony Gilmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Reaper tries to clinch up.
Gilmore misses with a combination
and The Reaper counters with a single leg into guard. Gilmore didn't expect that.
Gilmore throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Reaper controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary The Reaper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Reaper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary The Reaper!
Gary The Reaper thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Farley Steve (ranked 802 p4p, 115 weight class) and Josh Wade (ranked 2498 p4p, 326 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steve might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wade's choice of entrance music: 2Pac - Hail Mary. Farley Steve could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Wade's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farley Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Wade!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Steve.
Steve shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wade eats them both and turns towards Steve to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A combination from Wade does no damage.
A big left from Steve misses.
Wade is looking for the big counter here.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Wade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wade has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Steve drops Wade with a straight right hand, right on the button! Steve follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Farley Steve!
Farley Steve really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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