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AnC: Annihilator 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Drogo (ranked 8537 p4p, 685 weight class) and Mister Gibbs (ranked 6346 p4p, 599 weight class). Tom Drogo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mister Gibbs's chin.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mister Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs tries to score with a low kick but Drogo moves his leg out of the way.
Drogo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gibbs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gibbs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gibbs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gibbs misses with an uppercut.
Drogo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibbs.
Gibbs throws a right and a left that Drogo avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibbs.
Gibbs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gibbs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogo manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs lands an overhand right.
Gibbs lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
Drogo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gibbs.
Gibbs cracks Drogo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gibbs tests Drogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gibbs throws a looping overhand right but Drogo ducks down to avoid it.
Drogo throws a big counter combination but Gibbs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drogo closes the distance and pushes Gibbs back into the cage.
Drogo lands with a light punch inside.
Gibbs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drogo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drogo lands a nice uppercut.
Drogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo moves out of range as Gibbs strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Drogo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gibbs throws a lazy uppercut
and Drogo counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Drogo closes the distance and clinches.
Drogo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Drogo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Drogo.
Drogo controlling the action here for a moment.
Drogo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibbs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gibbs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gibbs looks to land a combination but Drogo avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
Drogo checks a low kick from Gibbs.
Drogo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Gibbs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mister Gibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drogo backs up against the cage.
Drogo dodges the punch combination from Gibbs.
Gibbs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drogo is able to avoid easily.
Gibbs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drogo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gibbs misses the shot to the body.
Drogo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gibbs manages to circle out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Gibbs.
Drogo is looking for a counter combo.
Gibbs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch combination from Gibbs misses.
A low kick from Gibbs misses
and Drogo counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Drogo.
Gibbs looks winded!
Drogo lands an elbow inside that Gibbs shrugs off.
Drogo lands a knee to the body.
Drogo gets through Gibbs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Gibbs dominated that round.
That's time! Drogo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gibbs throws a right hand that misses
and Drogo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drogo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Drogo.
Drogo taking a breather.
Drogo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Drogo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibbs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drogo counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibbs backwards.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Drogo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drogo obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gibbs is breathing heavily.
Drogo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gibbs is rocked!
Drogo stalls.
Gibbs is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him?
Drogo lands with a light punch inside.
Drogo drops Gibbs onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gibbs is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drogo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drogo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gibbs pulls guard effortlessly.
Gibbs is working an open guard so Drogo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo clinches up with Gibbs and pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbs seems to have recovered his senses.
Drogo pushes Gibbs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gibbs takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Drogo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drogo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gibbs is trying to pull guard but Drogo has him pressed against the cage.
Drogo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gibbs is trying to pull guard but Drogo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo drops Gibbs onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gibbs is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gibbs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gibbs tries to break free but Drogo pushes him back against the cage.
Drogo has Gibbs pushed against the cage.
Drogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibbs can do to turn this around?
Stalling in the clinch from Drogo.
A shot in the inside from Drogo.
Drogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibbs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drogo checks it well.
Gibbs with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbs throws a big shot that misses.
Tom Drogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Gibbs as he connects with a hook.
Drogo takes one to the chin there.
Gibbs tries a low kick but Drogo avoids it.
Gibbs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drogo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drogo.
Drogo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drogo lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mister Gibbs has been cut.
Gibbs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drogo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drogo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gibbs backwards.
Drogo lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Drogo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mister Gibbs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gibbs gets tackled into the cage by Drogo. Drogo maintains the clinch.
Drogo lands a nice uppercut.
Drogo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gibbss head.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike.
Drogo scores with a shot to the side of Gibbs's head.
Drogo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gibbs to his knees! Drogo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Drogo!
Tom Drogo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Franco (ranked 5570 p4p, 586 weight class) and Dadhri Senchai (ranked 8631 p4p, 728 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiago Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dadhri Senchai!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Senchai's half guard.
Franco has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Franco with the ground and pound from mount.
Franco looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Senchai covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Franco!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Laranja (ranked 9596 p4p, 632 weight class) and Terppu Packalen (ranked 5485 p4p, 503 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terppu Packalen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Packalen darts in and clinches Laranja up against the cage.
Packalen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Laranja can't fight it off and eventually Packalen manages to take the fight to the floor. Laranja looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Packalen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Packalen lying in Laranja's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Laranja decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Packalen taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabricio Laranja!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Dexter (ranked 7693 p4p, 448 weight class) and Santo Luvic (ranked 7550 p4p, 446 weight class). Santo Luvic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Dexter 's chin.
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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 Amsterdam, John Dexter !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santo Luvic!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dexter tries to clinch but Luvic moves out of range.
Dexter tries to sprawl but Luvic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Luvic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dexter defending well though.
Dexter wants to control but Luvic is keeping busy.
Luvic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Luvic not doing much here.
Luvic is trying to control. Dexter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luvic drops an elbow to the side of Dexter 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dexter has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Luvic is looking to advance position but Dexter won't allow it.
Luvic 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.
Luvic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Luvic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dexter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Luvic moves into full mount! Dexter won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter tries to hold on but Luvic pushes him away.
Luvic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dexter is in a horrible position here. Luvic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dexter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Luvic looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Luvic with shots to the head and body - Dexter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dexter wants to control but Luvic is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luvic swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santo Luvic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zalio Suiol (ranked 7417 p4p, 445 weight class) and Gato Wali (ranked 6704 p4p, 425 weight class). Zalio Suiol 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zalio Suiol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gato Wali!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suiol misses with a takedown attempt - Wali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Suiol tries a head kick but it misses.
Suiol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wali with the counter takedown but Suiol avoids it easily.
Suiol has his takedown stuffed
and Wali counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wali.
Wali is in close to Suiol's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suiol is pulling down on Wali's head. It's preventing any offense from Wali, at least for the moment.
Wali slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wali thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wali staying calm.
Wali has control of an arm but Suiol manages to advance to Wali's back!
Wali rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wali trying to control but Suiol postures up.
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.
Wali keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Suiol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suiol is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wali defends it well.
Wali is looking to control Suiol's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wali avoid being mounted?
Wali is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Suiol's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Suiol's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wali is riding his opponent, not letting Suiol buck him off.
Suiol might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Suiol won't enjoy being in this position. Wali looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Suiol is tapping - it's over boys! Wali picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gato Wali!
After winning the bout, Gato Wali 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Almeida (ranked 7274 p4p, 281 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 4166 p4p, 181 weight class). Jose Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sandro Almeida's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sandro Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters by clinching up.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanchez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sandro Almeida has been cut.
A short right from Almeida.
Almeida tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Almeida lands a body shot.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almeida's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Almeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez digs a right hand into Almeida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Almeida's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Almeida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Almeida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Almeida tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Almeida controls his hands.
Almeida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Almeida wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Almeida digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Almeida takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida stalls.
Almeida looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez working Almeida over with knees to the body.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida is trying to break free.
Sanchez working Almeida over with knees to the body.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Almeida controls his hands.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Almeida.
Sanchez wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almeida's efforts to push away.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almeida scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez stalls.
Almeida holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Almeida tries to tie him up.
Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Almeida taking a breather.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Almeida managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez is leaning against Almeida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almeida.
Almeida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Almeida won't want to take too many of those.
Sanchez slows down the pace here.
Almeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandro Almeida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Almeida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Almeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Almeida circles away.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almeida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Almeida clinches.
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Almeida won't want to take too many of those.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez is pushing Almeida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanchez continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Sanchez has Almeida pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Sanchez's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sanchez prevents Almeida from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Almeida is pushing Sanchez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Sanchez.
Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
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.
Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Almeida misses the shot to the body.
Almeida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Almeida was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almeida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez is still trying to improve position.
Almeida pushes Sanchez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Almeida wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Almeida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanchez.
Almeida tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Almeida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Almeida trying to control the position but instead, Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Almeida into the cage.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida lands a body punch.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Almeida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Almeida blocks with his arms.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Almeida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Almeida.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Almeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sandro Almeida's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Almeida cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Almeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Almeida tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Almeida misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Almeida counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanchez has Almeida up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside that Almeida shrugs off.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Almeida blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
Sanchez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Almeida up against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Almeida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
Almeida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Almeida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Almeida.
Stalling in the clinch from Almeida.
Almeida is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Almeida has his back to the cage.
Almeida can't break the clinch.
Sanchez is struggling to control the position.
Almeida tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Almeida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez keeps control of Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Almeida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Almeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Almeida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez is pushing Almeida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Almeida breaks the clinch.
Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Almeida controls the action.
Jose Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almeida's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Sanchez!
Our winner, Jose Sanchez, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Collins (ranked 9197 p4p, 621 weight class) and Cedrick Lambert (ranked 3331 p4p, 345 weight class). Lambert is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 6IX9INE - Gummo. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedrick Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lambert forces Collins back against the cage and clinches.
Lambert cracks Collins with a nice body shot.
The referee calls for Collins to work.
Lambert unloads a knee to the mid-section. Collins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lambert digs a right hand into Collins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Collins's gas tank.
Lambert is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lambert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Collins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lambert feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Collins's calf.
Collins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lambert.
It looks like Eric Collins has been cut.
Cedrick Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lambert lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lambert.
A head kick lands from Lambert that sends Collins to the canvas. Collins tries to scramble back to his feet but Lambert brings him back down into side control.
Collins is rocked!
Lambert tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oh Collins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lambert cracks Collins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Collins, who protects the arm well.
Collins seems to have got his legs back now.
Collins striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Lambert goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Collins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lambert's guard! Nice work there by Collins!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Collins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Lambert.
Lambert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Collins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Collins advances position into side control!
Lambert looks winded!
Collins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert dodges the ground and pound from Collins.
Collins throws a strike aimed at the side of Lambert's head but Lambert avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lambert has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Collins throws an elbow but Lambert slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lambert tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Collins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Collins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lambert has escaped the position, nice work there.
Collins cracks Lambert with a big elbow.
Collins throwing strikes but Lambert manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to control but Lambert postures up.
Collins 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.
Lambert prevents Collins from escaping the position.
Collins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Collins is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lambert asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Collins is trying to control Lambert's posture but Lambert avoids it.
Lambert scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Collins to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lambert decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lambert throws a head kick that half lands.
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lambert.
Lambert misses with a wild combination.
Collins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lambert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Collins.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lambert.
Lambert throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Collins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedrick Lambert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Collins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Collins blocks a head kick by Lambert.
Collins looks to land a combination but Lambert avoids it well.
Cedrick Lambert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lambert lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Collins tries to move into range but Lambert moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lambert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lambert wants to counter the offense by Collins and move into the clinch position.
Collins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins tries to bum rush Lambert with a series of wild strikes but Lambert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Lambert.
Collins lands with a slapping head kick.
Lambert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Lambert wants to get back to his feet.
Collins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lambert doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Collins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lambert doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Collins.
Lambert is breathing heavily.
Lambert misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambert is trying to get back to full guard.
Lambert wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Collins throwing shots but Lambert is blocking nicely.
Lambert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lambert wants to improve his position but Collins is controlling well.
Lambert blocking the ground and pound attempt from Collins.
Collins lands with a punch from half guard.
Lambert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Collins prevents Lambert from improving his position.
Lambert is still trying to improve position.
Collins is working for a submission of some sort.
Collins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lambert's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to work for an arm triangle but Lambert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lambert is trying to get back to full guard.
Collins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Collins working over Lambert with some ground and pound. Lambert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Collins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Collins thows a huge punch but Lambert dodges it nicely.
Lambert is defending against the submission attempts here by Collins.
Collins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Collins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lambert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Collins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Collins thows a huge punch but Lambert dodges it nicely.
Collins 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.
Collins is nestled in close to Lambert, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Collins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Collins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lambert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lambert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lambert lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lambert misses with a few strikes there.
Lambert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lambert throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
Collins has a takedown stuffed.
Eric Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lambert's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lambert duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lambert wants to clinch.
Collins is looking for a counter combo.
Lambert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lambert but Lambert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lambert dips to his left and cracks Collins with an uppercut!
Collins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lambert but Lambert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambert throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
A combination from Lambert does no damage.
Lambert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Collins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Collins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lambert but Lambert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lambert unleashes a big counter combination but Collins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Collins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lambert pinned against the cage. Lambert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
Collins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Collins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lambert avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Lambert. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
Lambert looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Lambert shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lambert swinging wildly here.
Collins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lambert napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Collins working the ground and pound but Lambert is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lambert sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lambert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collins looks up at the clock and then as Lambert takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Collins smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Collins has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lambert is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Collins yanks on the arm and Lambert is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Collins.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eric Collins!
The defeated Cedrick Lambert had this to say: 'Practice makes perfect, I'll have to get back to the gym and put some work hours in.'.
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