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CCF 24:Butler vs Cobb PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gorgeous Bob (ranked 3293 p4p, 368 weight class) and Hal Dol (ranked 22154 p4p, 696 weight class). Hal Dol 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgeous Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hal Dol!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Dol.
Bob looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Dol misses.
It looked like Bob was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dol.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Dol ducks down to avoid it.
Bob shoots in but Dol avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dol unleashes a big counter combination but Bob bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Dol is just out of range.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Dol saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bob misses with a body shot
and Dol counters with a series of strikes. Bob will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bob catches Dol with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dol looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Bob takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bob throws a body punch but Dol moves out of range.
Bob takes one on the button.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Dol's shoulder, as Dol tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dol was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Dol counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dol.
Dol is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bob is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dol pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gorgeous Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dol displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bob up against the cage.
Dol just leaning against Bob, taking a breather.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dol working aggressively here.
Bob is looking to break free of the clinch but Dol has double underhooks.
Dol is pressed up against the cage. Bob has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dol down to the mat. Dol avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Bob 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dol thuds his right hand into Bob's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dol eats them both and turns towards Bob to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dol ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dol moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dol was covering up waiting for the punch and Bob finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dol looking to control.
Dol is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bob scoring with some ground and pound.
Bob won't allow Dol to sweep him here.
Bob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bob keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dol's head.
Dol working a defensive guard here.
Bob distracts Dol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bob working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob trying to control but Dol is working from the bottom.
Bob stopping the sweep attempt from Dol.
Bob postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dol is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bob seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bob trying to control but Dol is working from the bottom.
Dol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dol keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Bob is working Dol over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bob lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bob advances position into side control!
Dol manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bob's best efforts.
Dol is looking to control Bob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dol avoid being mounted?
Dol wants to improve his position but Bob is controlling well.
Bob looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dol with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dol is trying to get back to full guard.
Dol taking some punishment here, with Bob in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgeous Bob dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dol just misses with a punch to the body.
Dol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bob at a distance.
Dol cracks Bob with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bob is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bob is rocked!
Dol measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Bob! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Hal Dol!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Liguy (ranked 7127 p4p, 596 weight class) and Bob Dock (ranked 5033 p4p, 513 weight class). Dock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Powerful |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Liguy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Dock!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liguy blocks a head kick by Dock.
Dock tries a head kick but it misses.
Liguy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dock napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dock 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.
Dock tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Liguy slips a nice elbow through Dock's hands, connecting with Dock's forehead.
Liguy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Liguy.
Liguy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Liguy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dock is looking to improve his position.
Dock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Liguy pulls his head out easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Liguy connects with a nice short shot to Dock's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liguy prevents Dock from improving his position.
Liguy is working for a submission of some sort.
Dock looking for submissions off his back.
Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Liguy pulls his head out easily.
Dock gets back to full guard.
Dock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Liguy defends well.
Dock looking for a triangle here. Liguy is fighting it but it looks tight! Dock pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Liguy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bob Dock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Molby (ranked 5117 p4p, 603 weight class) and Wagner Resende (ranked 3882 p4p, 506 weight class). Jan Molby had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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192 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Molby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Resende!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resende darts in looking for a takedown but Molby gets double underhooks and turns Resende into the cage.
Molby lands a leg kick that knocks Resende off balance momentarily.
Resende fails with a takedown attempt.
Molby fires out a quick counter leg kick but Resende just manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Molby. Resende does a little dance to reset his feet.
Resende scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Molby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Resende checks a leg kick nicely.
Resende gets a takedown into half guard.
Molby tries to get to full guard but Resende has control of the leg.
Resende is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Molby gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molby has his hands on Resende's head, controlling the position.
Resende tries to free his leg and advance position but Molby is retaining full guard.
Molby is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Molby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Molby tries to get out of the position.
Resende trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Resende is in close to Molby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Resende drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Resende jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Resende stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Molby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Molby looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Molby is trying to control the position but Resende postures up.
Resende won't allow Molby to sweep him 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.
Molby keeping moving, preventing Resende from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Molby controls Resende momentarily but Resende frees himself.
Resende drops back looking for a leg! Molby is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Molby manages to kick Resende off! Resende jumps back into Molby's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Molby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Resende trying to control the position from guard on top but Molby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Molby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Resende on the ground.
Resende is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Molby is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Molby has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resende is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Resende is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Molby defends well.
Resende looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Resende throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Molby looking to pass the guard.
Molby trying to control but Resende is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resende looking for a guillotine here but Molby defends easily.
Molby tries to stand but Resende is controlling from the bottom.
Molby is sitting in close to Resende's body. Resende has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Molby is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Molby is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Resende.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wagner Resende!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Moore (ranked 4017 p4p, 401 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 2546 p4p, 284 weight class). Moore's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The SHOW Must Go On. Howlett has chosen Push as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore lands with a nice combination. Howlett backs away looking to recover.
Joshua Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howlett shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moore's guard.
Howlett stays in close to Moore's body and controls the position.
Moore has his foot on Howlett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Howlett works his way back into a safe position though.
Moore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Howlett controls the pace.
Howlett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howlett lands a couple of elbows.
Howlett stays in close to Moore's body and controls the position.
Howlett is working Moore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Howlett slips nicely into half guard.
Howlett working over Moore with some ground and pound. Moore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore tries to roll over but Howlett keeps him under control.
Moore has hold of Howlett's hands but Howlett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Howlett there.
Moore is looking for a sweep. Howlett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Howlett tries to pass to full mount but Moore defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore actively working from the bottom here.
Howlett seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Howlett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Howlett slips a nice elbow through Moore's hands, connecting with Moore's forehead.
Howlett winds up and cracks Moore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Howlett 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.
Well, if Howlett is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Howlett drops an elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Howlett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howlett content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Howlett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Howlett lands a nice short elbow.
Howlett slips a nice elbow through Moore's hands, connecting with Moore's forehead.
Howlett moves nicely into side control.
Howlett lands a few punches from side control.
Howlett working away.
Howlett grinds an elbow into Moore's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlett working the ground and pound.
Howlett working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Moore wants to get back to his feet but Howlett drags him back down.
Moore is looking to regain half guard here but Howlett keeps moving and retains side control.
Moore taking a bit of punishment here - Howlett scoring with strikes.
Howlett looks up at the clock and then as Moore takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Howlett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Moore on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Howlett working the ground and pound.
Moore is rocked!
A big shot lands for Howlett! That's hurt Moore! Will he recover? Howlett fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Howlett!
After winning the bout, James Howlett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Joshua Moore stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tough fight, not the best Gym work and energy balance, next fight MUCH better !!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Boag (ranked 4056 p4p, 445 weight class) and Matheo Rojas (ranked 1539 p4p, 189 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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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Boag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matheo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Boag.
Rojas takes one to the side of the head.
Rojas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boag's head backwards.
Boag throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Rojas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boag rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rojas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boag throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rojas lands a head shot.
Boag jabs at Rojas's body.
Rojas throws a body kick that misses.
Boag half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boag tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Boag's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rojas under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boag misses with a kick to the body.
Rojas moves out of range of the body kick from Boag.
Rojas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Rojas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rojas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rojas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boag counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boag lands a lovely overhand right.
Rojas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boag.
Rojas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boag avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rojas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rojas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Chris Boag has been cut.
It looks like Boag has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rojas connects with a crisp jab.
Boag takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boag.
Chris Boag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've been informed that Rojas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice defenses there by Rojas.
Boag with a hook.
Rojas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rojas tries to work over Boag's front leg with a kick but Boag checks it.
Rojas throws a leg kick
and Boag counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rojas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boag in his tracks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boag. That's going to slow Rojas down.
Rojas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rojas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boag. That did some damage!
A big right from Boag misses.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
Boag throwing a counter right hand but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Boag bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boag lands a slapping body shot.
Rojas slips a straight right by Boag.
Boag keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Rojas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rojas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Boag moves out of range easily.
Boag fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rojas just manages to avoid it.
Rojas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boag misses with a hook. Rojas ducked under it nicely.
Boag moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boag tries to work over Rojas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rojas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boag.
Rojas manages to break the clinch.
Rojas throws a nice head kick!
Boag moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rojas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boag's head backwards.
Rojas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boag takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Boag rushes Rojas and presses him up against the cage.
Boag lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Boag throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boag tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rojas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boag tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boag is trying to pull guard but Rojas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Boag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas blocks a body shot from Boag.
Boag throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas.
Boag is trying to pull guard but Rojas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boag working aggressively here.
Rojas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boag lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Boag has Rojas pressed against the cage, preventing Rojas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rojas blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Boag.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boag lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rojas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boag has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boag.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Boag dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Boag's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boag moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boag throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rojas misses the jab.
Rojas connects with a leg kick. Boag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Boag waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Boag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rojas.
Boag is looking to slow Rojas down with leg kicks.
Boag lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boag closes the distance and clinches.
Boag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boag is leaning against Rojas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boag working aggressively here.
Rojas breaks the clinch.
Boag connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rojas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Boag.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boag misses with an uppercut. Rojas saw that one coming.
Rojas throws a nice head kick!
Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rojas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boag with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boag is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
Rojas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boag listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rojas walks into a jab.
Rojas motions for Boag to come forward. Rojas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boag scores with a nice strike.
Boag waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Boag throws a lazy right hand but Rojas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rojas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rojas scores with a one two! Boag had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boag ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Boag takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boag bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rojas's head backwards.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boag throws a head kick but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Boag misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Boag misses the target.
Boag lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Boag misses the target.
Rojas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Boag misses the target.
Rojas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boag misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rojas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boag has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boag scores with a nice strike.
Boag scores with a jab. Rojas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boag takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boag shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rojas eats them both and turns towards Boag to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rojas is rocked!
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Boag.
Rojas is still on wobbly legs! Can Boag finish him?
Boag dips to his left and cracks Rojas with an uppercut!
Boag avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boag swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boag lands the left hand.
Rojas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rojas misses with a looping right.
Boag scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boag drops Rojas with a huge uppercut! Rojas drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Boag is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Boag!
Our winner, Chris Boag, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Araujo (ranked 1782 p4p, 198 weight class) and Freddie Miller (ranked 3239 p4p, 333 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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285 lbs
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Miller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with an uppercut. Araujo saw that one coming.
Araujo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Araujo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Araujo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Miller gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Araujo wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Araujo is working hard here to advance position.
Araujo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Araujo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Araujo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
Araujo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Araujo but it's paid off an Miller is forced to tap! Nice work by Araujo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Araujo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Beecher (ranked 2638 p4p, 271 weight class) and Harry Hirsch (ranked 2860 p4p, 293 weight class). Paul Beecher has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Hirsch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beecher misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beecher.
Hirsch wants to clinch but Beecher slips to the side
and Beecher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beecher keeps Hirsch at a distance using the push kick.
Hirsch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hirsch shoots in and drives through. Beecher sprawls well.
It looked like Beecher was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hirsch.
Beecher tries to bum rush Hirsch with a series of wild strikes but Hirsch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hirsch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beecher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beecher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hirsch.
Beecher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beecher misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beecher scores with a nice strike.
Hirsch takes the fight into the clinch.
Hirsch jumps guard but Beecher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Paul Beecher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Hirsch.
Beecher lands with a short shot to the head.
Beecher avoiding damage.
Beecher scores with a shot to the side of Hirsch's head.
Beecher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hirsch being controlled against the cage.
Beecher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beecher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beecher can't find room to land a body shot as Hirsch controls the action.
Beecher breaks the clinch.
Hirsch shoots in but no luck this time.
Beecher stuns Hirsch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beecher misses with a head kick.
Beecher keeps the fight on the outside.
Beecher looks to land a body kick but Hirsch moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beecher. Hirsch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hirsch shoots in and gets a takedown into Beecher's guard.
Hirsch advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beecher takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Beecher struggling a bit here.
Hirsch in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hirsch has an Americana. Beecher didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hirsch is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hirsch hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Harry Hirsch!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between CrackO Azz (ranked 2226 p4p, 223 weight class) and Lodzov Hugs (ranked 3622 p4p, 310 weight class). Lodzov Hugs has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CrackO Azz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lodzov Hugs!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azz manages to avoid it.
Hugs gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hugs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hugs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Azz keeps working.
Hugs in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hugs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugs in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hugs lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Azz's coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hugs trying to control the position but Azz is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Hugs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hugs staying calm.
Hugs postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hugs is working Azz over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azz is not content to let Hugs control the position.
Hugs passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Azz!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azz working to try and regain half guard.
Hugs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hugs misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Azz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hugs on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hugs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Azz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hugs controlling the position easily from mount.
Hugs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs landing strikes from the mount.
Azz is rocked!
Hugs lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Azz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hugs controlling the pace for now.
Hugs dominating with strikes here.
Hugs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Hugs.
Azz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hugs postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Azz is out cold - huge knockout for Hugs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lodzov Hugs!
An out of breath Lodzov Hugs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ruas (ranked 1159 p4p, 126 weight class) and Ben The Hound (ranked 1833 p4p, 204 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben The Hound!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hound throws a sloppy head kick and Ruas moves out of range easily.
Ruas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The Hound takes one on the button.
The Hound throws a lazy body kick
and Ruas counters with a single leg into guard. The Hound didn't expect that.
Ruas passes The Hound's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hound is trying to stand back up but Ruas is controlling him
Ruas wants to pass the guard but The Hound is defending well.
The Hound is staying active underneath Ruas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruas is pressing down on The Hound's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Hound is holding on for now.
Ruas wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Hound keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hound is looking to improve his position.
Ruas is looking for a kimura but The Hound is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ruas to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas controlling the action here.
Ruas 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.
Ruas wants to pass the guard but The Hound is defending well.
The Hound is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Ruas wants to free his trapped foot but The Hound is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ruas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ruas mounts The Hound! Really nice guard pass there!
Ruas tries to control but The Hound wriggling away.
The Hound is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ruas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ruas is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. The Hound is in real trouble.
Ruas tightening his grip on The Hound, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hound trying to get back to his feet but Ruas is in full control for now.
Ruas looking to break The Hound's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. The Hound remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ruas will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ruas goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. The Hound escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Ruas tries to get to full guard but The Hound has control of the leg.
Ruas gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hound preventing the sweep.
The Hound tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruas is retaining full guard.
The Hound must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Hound is looking to stand up but Ruas won't let him.
Ruas has his foot on The Hound's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Hound works his way back into a safe position though.
Ruas controls The Hound momentarily but The Hound frees himself.
The Hound preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Hound wants to control from the top but Ruas keeps moving.
The Hound stopping the sweep attempt from Ruas.
Ruas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ruas showed some decent athleticism there.
The Hound has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The Hound is looking for a sweep. Ruas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruas wants to take a breather but The Hound is having none of it.
Ruas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Hound doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruas.
The Hound tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ruas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Carlos Ruas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but The Hound manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas advances nicely into full mount.
The Hound tries to buck Ruas off but he can't manage it.
The Hound is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The Hound wants to control but Ruas is having none of it.
Ruas working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The Hound keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Hound prevents Ruas from taking his back.
The Hound is squirming around, avoiding Ruas's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hound is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ruas wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ruas is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, The Hound has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The Hound keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ruas controlling the position easily from mount.
Ruas fails to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Hound is looking to escape.
Ruas controlling his opponent.
Ruas takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Ruas trying to control momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Hound is trying to get back to his feet but Ruas has full control of the position and if anything, The Hound has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A lull in the action here.
The Hound is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Ruas off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Hound preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ruas.
Ruas tries to keep control of the position but The Hound is staying busy.
The Hound preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ruas.
Ruas is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ruas trying to control.
Ruas has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, The Hound has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ruas has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of The Hound's body.
Ruas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hound can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruas looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ruas fails with the takedown
and The Hound counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Carlos Ruas has been cut.
Ruas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Hound.
The Hound throws a hook but Ruas avoids it easily.
Ruas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Hound fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Hound misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice takedown defense from The Hound. No joy for Ruas on that attempt.
The Hound appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The Hound throws an off balance right hand
and Ruas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ruas is standing up over The Hound. The Hound looks to escape but Ruas dives into side control.
Ruas tries to move to mount but The Hound blocks the move with his legs.
The Hound is not content to let Ruas control the position.
The Hound sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas throws a strike but The Hound avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ruas wants to control from the top but The Hound keeps moving.
The Hound wants to stand but Ruas is controlling the position.
Ruas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ruas just content to control the position.
The Hound is trying to get back to his feet.
Ruas gets to mount! The Hound was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ruas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ruas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hound is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The Hound is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ruas wants to take The Hound's back but he can't do it this time.
Ruas moves to take his opponent's back.
The Hound staying busy and making it hard for Ruas to control.
Ruas working for a choke but The Hound is defending well.
The Hound is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, The Hound has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The Hound showing good submission defense here.
Ruas trying to control momentarily.
Ruas gets his hands free as The Hound looks to control.
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.
The Hound looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ruas.
The Hound wants to get back to his feet.
The Hound really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruas trying to control.
Ruas is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. The Hound is defending well though. Ruas let's go of the attempt for now.
The Hound defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ruas's arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Hound wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Ruas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Hound looks for the body kick but Ruas saw that one coming.
The Hound misses with a double jab.
The Hound misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Hound lands with a nice body punch.
Ruas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for The Hound!
Ruas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Hound knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ruas tries to advance to mount but The Hound denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas works to advance to full mount. The Hound defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, The Hound has worked his arm free - good work by The Hound!
The Hound manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The Hound is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ruas prevents The Hound from standing back up.
Ruas is looking to take a break and control but The Hound is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruas prevents The Hound from standing back up.
The Hound is looking to control Ruas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Hound avoid being mounted?
Ruas slips a nice elbow through The Hound's hands, connecting with The Hound's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Hound is looking to escape.
Ruas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Hound doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruas.
Ruas moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on The Hound's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Hound is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The Hound prevents Ruas from moving into mount.
The Hound is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hound wants to get back to his feet.
Ruas wants to advance to full mount but The Hound doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ruas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ruas passes into half guard.
The Hound wants to control but Ruas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The Hound wants to stand back up but Ruas manages to pass into side control.
The Hound prevents Ruas from improving position.
Ruas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas is trying to get an arm triangle but The Hound is defending well.
The Hound is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ruas is controlling him well.
Ruas content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ruas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Hound is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Hound gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas had his way with Ben The Hound in that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Ruas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The Hound looks to throw the jab but Ruas is out of range.
Ben The Hound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruas misses with an uppercut.
The Hound scores with a decent looking hook.
Ruas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Hound.
The Hound throws the kick towards the body but Ruas avoids it.
The Hound throws the left hand but Ruas avoids the punch easily.
The Hound scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruas should have avoided that one.
Ruas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Hound.
Ruas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Hound sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Hound connects with a jab.
The Hound uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruas.
Ruas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas moves into range and clinches up with The Hound.
Ruas missing with knees to the body.
Ruas takes a shot to the head.
The Hound manages to break the clinch.
The Hound swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ben The Hound is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Hound throws a front kick that sends Ruas stumbling back into the cage.
The Hound dodges the punch combination from Ruas.
Ruas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Hound slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ruas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Hound connects with a jab.
The Hound lands with a cross.
The Hound looks to land a left hand but Ruas moved out of range nicely.
The Hound avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruas moves out of range as The Hound throws a body kick.
Ruas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carlos Ruas's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruas.
The Hound jabs Ruas right on the nose. Ruas blinks but takes it well.
Ruas is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hound fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Ruas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruas walks into a stiff left hand from The Hound.
The Hound throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ruas counters with a shoot takedown. The Hound fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The Hound is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Hound looking for a sweep. Not yet The Hound, not yet.
Ruas trying to control but The Hound is working from the bottom.
Ruas seems to have got his legs back now.
The Hound is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ruas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Hound swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruas 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas tries to free his leg and advance position but The Hound is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Hound manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Hound is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Hound swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Hound wants to stand and escape but Ruas is having none of it.
The Hound escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas won't allow The Hound to get back to his feet.
Ruas pushing down on The Hound's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Hound is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ruas pulls his head out easily.
Ruas moves into full mount! The Hound won't be happy about that!
Ruas controlling the pace for now.
The Hound is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carlos Ruas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben The Hound comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Ruas!
Carlos Ruas retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Butler (ranked 587 p4p, 64 weight class) and Semmy Cobb (ranked 1587 p4p, 177 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cobb duly obliges.
It looks like Jake Butler has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butler is defended easily by Cobb.
Cobb fails to land with a series of punches.
Butler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cobb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cobb cracks Butler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cobb stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Butler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Butler walks into a straight right hand from Cobb.
Butler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb misses with a double jab.
Cobb slaps away a takedown attempt from Butler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cobb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb sizes up Butler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Butler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobb as he avoids it easily.
Butler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cobb swivels and escapes.
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch but Cobb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb drops Butler with a beautiful combination! Butler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cobb is looking for the KO!
Butler is rocked!
Butler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oh Butler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Cobb lands a beautiful left hook that drops Butler. Butler tries to recover but Cobb is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Butler lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semmy Cobb!
Semmy Cobb decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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