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HWP114: (T) Doe vs Proudstar PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eoin Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Ralphinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eoin Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Ralphinski!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ralphinski wants to control but Duff postures up.
Duff looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ralphinski is avoiding damage well.
Duff lands a decent elbow from side control.
Duff takes a little break here. Ralphinski wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Duff seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ralphinski for as long as he can get away with.
Duff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ralphinski on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ralphinski regains half guard.
Duff tries to stand and escape but Ralphinski is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ralphinski looking for submissions off his back.
Ralphinski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duff controlling the pace.
Duff tries to pass to full mount but Ralphinski defends it.
Ralphinski gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff trying to control but Ralphinski is working from the bottom.
Ralphinski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Duff gets to his feet - Ralphinski follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ralphinski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ralphinski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Duff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Duff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Xander Ralphinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ralphinski connects with a high kick.
Ralphinski scoring well with a low kick there.
Duff takes a kick to the side of the head.
Duff shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ralphinski actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoin Duff dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Duff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Duff wants to control but Ralphinski is keeping him busy.
Ralphinski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Duff tries to pass to full mount but Ralphinski defends it.
Ralphinski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Duff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Duff is trying to control the action in half guard but Ralphinski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ralphinski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duff is working away from the top position though.
Duff perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two 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.
Ralphinski trying to control here.
Ralphinski is looking to improve his position.
Ralphinski manages to get to full guard.
Duff looking to sit in guard and control but Ralphinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralphinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duff pushes Ralphinski off and gets back to his feet.
Ralphinski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ralphinski keeps the fight on the outside.
Ralphinski cracks Duff with an open hand slap.
Duff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left lands for Ralphinski.
Duff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ralphinski throws a head kick that half lands.
Eoin Duff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ralphinski throws a nice head kick!
A head kick from Ralphinski lands but Duff takes it in his stride.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Duff.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ralphinski regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duff winds up and cracks Ralphinski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoin Duff dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Duff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ralphinski connects with a high kick.
Ralphinski lands with a kick to the temple. Duff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Duff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Duff wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Ralphinski. No joy for Duff on that attempt.
Ralphinski lands a nice looking body kick.
Ralphinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ralphinski misses with a takedown attempt
and Duff counters by clinching up.
Duff gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Duff is looking to pass Ralphinski's guard but actually Ralphinski recovers to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duff looking to pass the guard.
Eoin Duff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff trying to control the position from guard on top but Ralphinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duff is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ralphinski has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Duff is looking to defend but Ralphinski has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Duff! Ralphinski pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Duff taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Xander Ralphinski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mors Olle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olle's entrance music is enter sandman. A fine choice. Omega has chosen Smells like teen spirit as his entrance music. Kenny Omega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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245 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mors Olle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Omega!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Omega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Olle as Omega shoots in.
Olle misses with a low kick.
Olle wants to clinch.
Omega shoots in looking for a takedown. Olle tries to sprawl out of it but Omega keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Omega counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Olle trying to hold on to Omega's head to control him but Omega postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omega is working for a kimura but Olle is defending it quite comfortably.
Omega should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Olle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olle is defending against the submission attempts here by Omega.
Omega sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olle defending well though.
Omega drops an elbow to the side of Olle's head.
Omega is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Olle defends it well.
Omega with the ground and pound but Olle uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Omega has gone for a leg lock! Olle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Omega's guard.
Olle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Omega throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Olle trying to control the position from guard on top but Omega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Omega throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Omega keeping moving, preventing Olle from controlling successfully.
Omega striking off his back but it's not causing Olle any problems.
Omega throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Olle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Omega counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olle trying to hold on to Omega's head to control him but Omega postures up.
Olle taking some punishment here, with Omega in his half guard.
Omega is looking for a kimura here.
Omega decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Omega dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Omega changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Olle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Olle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Omega on the ground.
Omega works to advance to full mount. Olle defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Olle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Omega looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Olle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Olle tries to get out of the position.
Olle working to try and regain half guard.
Kenny Omega has got the better of the ground game so far.
A nice elbow there by Omega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega unloads with some shots from mount but Olle bucks and avoids them well.
Omega scoring with strikes but Olle is staying in there.
Olle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Omega working the ground and pound effectively.
Poor strikes thrown by Omega there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Olle is bucking up trying to escape but Omega cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Omega with shots to the head and body - Olle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Omega landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega avoids the attempt from Olle to control.
Omega fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Olle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Olle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olle is bucking up trying to escape but Omega cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Mors Olle has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omega lands a nice shot to the head.
Omega putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Olle avoids a series of strikes thrown by Omega.
Omega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Omega lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Omega looking to land elbow strikes but Olle uses the position to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Omega throwing strikes but missing.
Olle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olle is trying to keep Omega in close.
Olle looking to control but Omega passes into half guard.
Omega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olle's head.
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.
Omega lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Omega not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Omega thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Omega is thwarting Olle's attempts to control the position.
Omega seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olle is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Omega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mors Olle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Olle tries to clinch up but Omega circles away and keeps his distance.
Mors Olle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Omega gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Olle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Omega's guard.
Omega keeping moving, preventing Olle from controlling successfully.
Omega doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Omega keeping moving, preventing Olle from controlling successfully.
Omega can't keep his opponent in guard - Olle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Olle frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Omega throwing hammer fists to the chest of Olle. What's that going to do exactly?
Olle wants to control the pace but Omega is squirming around nicely.
Omega is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Omega taking shots to the head.
Omega is working to get back to half guard.
Olle controlling the position easily from mount.
Mors Olle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olle tries to control but Omega wriggling away.
Omega is in all sorts of trouble here.
Olle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Omega keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Olle throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Olle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Omega is looking to escape.
Olle blocks Omega's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Omega is working to get back to half guard.
Olle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olle raining down shots from the mount!
Omega is looking to improve his position but Olle isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Olle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Omega is looking to escape.
Olle looking for a guillotine from mount but Omega is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omega chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Olle.
Omega really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Olle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Omega is squirming around, avoiding Olle's attempts to control the action.
Omega throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Olle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Olle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Olle lands a big shot there that rocks Omega but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Omega is squirming around, avoiding Olle's attempts to control the action.
Olle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Olle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Omega can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Omega manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mors Olle.
Olle misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mors Olle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Omega 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Omega!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elspeth Tiriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elspeth Tiriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Badr Hari!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiriel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hari circles away.
Hari misses with a few strikes there.
Tiriel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiriel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hari is trying to defend but Tiriel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tiriel wants to pass the guard but Hari is defending well.
Hari is trying to stand.
Tiriel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hari!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiriel landing punches.
Tiriel is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hari has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiriel scoring with strikes but Hari is staying in there.
Hari really wants to buck Tiriel off and get back to his feet.
Hari is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tiriel looking to isolate an arm here. Hari doesn't see it coming and as Tiriel extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Tiriel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elspeth Tiriel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asbjoern Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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260 lbs
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252 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asbjoern Andersson!
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, Joe Kaplan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaplan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaplan misses with a looping left.
Kaplan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andersson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kaplan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andersson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Andersson as Kaplan tries to tie him up.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaplan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kaplan's face.
It looks like Joe Kaplan has been cut.
Andersson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andersson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Andersson crunches a lovely knee into Kaplan's ribcage.
Kaplan looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaplan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andersson landing knees to the head.
Andersson landing knees to the body.
Andersson lands a knee to the head.
Andersson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Andersson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andersson trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaplan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson is trying to stall.
Kaplan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andersson prevents Kaplan from breaking the clinch.
Kaplan tries to circle away but Andersson has him pinned against the cage.
Kaplan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andersson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaplan's efforts to push away.
Kaplan tries to break the clinch but Andersson is controlling the position.
Andersson trying to land knees to the body.
Andersson trying to land knees to the body.
Andersson tries to stall but Kaplan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaplan tries to circle away but Andersson has him pinned against the cage.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but Kaplan blocks it.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kaplan tries to break free but Andersson pushes him back against the cage.
Kaplan is trying to force a seperation but Andersson has the dominant position.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaplan avoids it.
Andersson trying to land knees to the body.
Kaplan is trying to force a seperation but Andersson has the dominant position.
Kaplan is trying to break the clinch but Andersson is controlling him.
Andersson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaplan is blocking nicely.
Kaplan is trying to force a seperation but Andersson has the dominant position.
Andersson misses with a knee to the head.
Kaplan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andersson has him pressed against the cage.
Kaplan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaplan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaplan tries to circle away but Andersson has him pinned against the cage.
Kaplan is trying to break the clinch but Andersson is controlling him.
Kaplan has had enough of the clinch but Andersson keeps him there for the moment.
Kaplan is looking to break free of the clinch but Andersson has double underhooks.
Kaplan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaplan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaplan tries to break the clinch but Andersson is controlling the position.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Kaplan is trying to force a seperation but Andersson has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaplan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaplan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaplan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaplan wants to break free but Andersson has control.
Andersson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaplan's efforts to push away.
Kaplan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaplan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaplan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andersson wants to stall.
Kaplan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaplan tries to stall but Andersson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaplan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andersson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andersson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaplan's efforts to push away.
Andersson is looking to control Kaplan's arms but Kaplan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andersson has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kaplan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kaplan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaplan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but Kaplan blocks with his arms.
Kaplan is looking to break free of the clinch but Andersson has double underhooks.
Kaplan wants to get back to striking at distance but Andersson won't allow it.
Kaplan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaplan working hard to break the clinch.
Kaplan tries to circle away but Andersson has him pinned against the cage.
Andersson keeps control of Kaplan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andersson has Kaplan pressed against the cage, preventing Kaplan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Kaplan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaplan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaplan is trying to break the clinch but Andersson is controlling him.
Kaplan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaplan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaplan is trying to break the clinch but Andersson has him pressed against the cage.
Kaplan wants to break free but Andersson has control.
Kaplan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaplan tries to circle away but Andersson has him pinned against the cage.
Kaplan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asbjoern Andersson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Kaplan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaplan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andersson to the mat! Andersson manages to get full guard.
Andersson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kaplan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kaplan wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaplan postures up in Andersson's guard and throws a big left but Andersson blocks it.
Kaplan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andersson trying to keep a closed guard but Kaplan is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaplan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaplan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kaplan thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaplan scores with a takedown into Andersson's guard.
Kaplan trying to control but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Andersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaplan trying to control but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Kaplan lands a couple of digs.
Kaplan cracks Andersson with a solid left hand.
Kaplan postures up in Andersson's guard and throws a big left but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson has a closed guard, preventing Kaplan from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kaplan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Andersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaplan.
Kaplan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andersson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kaplan throws a strike but Andersson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Andersson is trying to keep Kaplan in close.
Kaplan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andersson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaplan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kaplan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kaplan trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kaplan is in close to Andersson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kaplan wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kaplan shoots in and bounces Andersson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kaplan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaplan works over Andersson with some ground and pound from guard.
Kaplan gets to his feet. Andersson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kaplan is looking to clinch but Andersson is avoiding it.
Kaplan misses with the body kick
and Andersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson dodges the punch combination from Kaplan.
Andersson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Asbjoern Andersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andersson throws a nice looking combination but Kaplan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaplan misses with a double jab
and Andersson counters with a big head kick but Kaplan shrugs it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaplan.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Kaplan tries to break free but Andersson pushes him back against the cage.
Andersson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaplan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaplan is trying to break the clinch but Andersson is controlling him.
Andersson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaplan blocks it with crossed arms.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaplan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Kaplan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Kaplan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kaplan thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaplan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Kaplan or perhaps it was just good defense by Andersson which made him look bad.
Andersson moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaplan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kaplan is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Andersson manages to get to full guard.
Andersson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kaplan's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaplan wants to stand up but Andersson is controlling him.
Andersson won't allow Kaplan to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaplan trying to keep a closed guard but Andersson is proving a slippery customer.
Andersson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Kaplan keeps moving.
Kaplan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Andersson wanted to stand there but Kaplan had control of the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kaplan can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaplan.
Kaplan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andersson counters with a nice body kick.
Kaplan doesn't manage to clinch there - Andersson circles away.
Kaplan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kaplan showed some decent athleticism there.
Andersson is looking to control Kaplan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andersson avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Kaplan.
Kaplan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to stand back up but Kaplan is controlling him
Andersson taking some punishment here, with Kaplan in his half guard.
Kaplan trying to control the action but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Andersson is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kaplan with a poor takedown
and Andersson counters by moving into the clinch.
Kaplan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaplan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaplan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kaplan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kaplan is trying to maintain a safe position but Andersson gets an underhook and turns Kaplan into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaplan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaplan's efforts to push away.
Kaplan is looking to break free of the clinch but Andersson has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Andersson.
Kaplan tries to break free but Andersson pushes him back against the cage.
Kaplan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andersson has Kaplan pressed against the cage, preventing Kaplan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaplan tries to work over Andersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaplan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaplan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaplan is trying to break free.
Andersson lands a knee to the head.
Andersson keeps control of Kaplan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaplan is trying to break the clinch but Andersson has him pressed against the cage.
Kaplan tries to work over Andersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but Kaplan blocks it.
Andersson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaplan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaplan wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Kaplan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaplan 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sorrin Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by 2-Pac-Breathin'. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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250 lbs
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235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Evans!
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, Sorrin Markov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Markov.
Evans displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Markov.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Markov with that takedown attempt.
Quinton Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sorrin Markov.
Markov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Evans sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Markov somewhat.
Markov closes the distance and clinches up with Evans, looking for a takedown. Markov pushes Evans against the cage but Evans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Markov shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Markov.
Markov looks gassed!
Evans smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Sorrin Markov has been cut.
Evans lands a jab to Markov's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans dances in with a quick combination. Markov is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Evans snaps Markov's head back. Markov stumbles backwards against the cage. Evans steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Markov's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Markov just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Quinton Evans!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashur Syrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung has chosen Points of Authority by Linkin Park as his entrance music. Ashur Syrian 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashur Syrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Jung!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung scoring well with a low kick there.
Jung just misses with a punch to the body.
Jung scores with a sloppy right hand. Syrian should have avoided that one.
It looks like Ashur Syrian has been cut.
Syrian takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syrian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jung, right into the meat.
Syrian is breathing heavily.
Jung lands a big head kick that sends Syrian tumbling to the mat! Jung takes a step backwards and waves Syrian back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Syrian is rocked!
Syrian leaves his chin hanging out and Jung seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Syrian crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Jung!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between cain velasqz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reach Advantage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Reach Advantage enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, cain velasqz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reach Advantage!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Advantage scores a takedown into full mount!
Advantage avoids the attempt from velasqz to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Advantage is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, velasqz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
velasqz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Advantage throws some wild stikes that velasqz manages to avoid easily.
velasqz is trying desperately to improve position.
velasqz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
velasqz is in all sorts of trouble here.
velasqz is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
velasqz wants to hold on but Advantage pushes him away.
velasqz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
BOOM! Advantage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
velasqz tries to hold on but Advantage postures up.
velasqz is just holding on here. Advantage manages to take his back.
velasqz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Advantage is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
velasqz grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Advantage misses with a punch to the head.
Advantage tightening his grip on velasqz, looking for the choke.
velasqz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Advantage's guard. Nice work there by velasqz.
Advantage looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
velasqz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
velasqz stopping the sweep attempt from Advantage.
velasqz is looking to work some ground and pound but Advantage has wrist control.
Advantage looking for a guillotine here but velasqz defends easily.
velasqz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Advantage has velasqz pulled in close to control his posture.
Advantage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
velasqz preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
velasqz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
velasqz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for velasqz.
velasqz lands a head shot.
velasqz lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for velasqz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
velasqz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and velasqz duly obliges.
velasqz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Advantage tries to move into range but velasqz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reach Advantage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
velasqz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Advantage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by velasqz.
Advantage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from velasqz.
velasqz misses with a straight right.
velasqz tries to clinch up.
Advantage misses with an uppercut. velasqz saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
velasqz moves out of range as Advantage strikes.
Advantage throws a jab but it's blocked by velasqz.
velasqz misses with a hook. Advantage ducked under it nicely.
velasqz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Advantage misses the jab.
Advantage misses with a looping left.
Advantage digs a good hook to velasqz's body.
velasqz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Advantage defends it nicely.
A big left from velasqz misses.
Advantage misses the shot to the body.
Advantage shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. velasqz is trying to defend but Advantage finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Advantage is just content to waste time from the top position. velasqz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Advantage is looking to work some ground and pound but velasqz has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reach Advantage dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Advantage takes one to the chin there.
Advantage shoots in and bounces velasqz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
velasqz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Advantage scoring with some ground and pound.
Advantage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Advantage tries to free his leg and advance position but velasqz is retaining full guard.
velasqz working a defensive guard here.
velasqz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Advantage gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
velasqz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
velasqz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Advantage's head.
Advantage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
velasqz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Advantage looking for a sweep. Not yet Advantage, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Advantage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Advantage is breathing heavily.
velasqz throws a big right hand that misses.
velasqz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Advantage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
velasqz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Advantage is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Advantage.
Advantage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from velasqz finds it's way round the side to connect with Advantage's head.
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.
velasqz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
velasqz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
velasqz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Advantage sprawls well. Advantage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. velasqz gets slowly back to his feet.
velasqz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Advantage.
Nice jab there from velasqz.
Advantage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
velasqz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Advantage.
Advantage lands a slapping body shot.
Advantage misses with an uppercut.
Advantage slips a jab from velasqz.
velasqz connects with the punch.
Advantage wants to land a leg kick but velasqz is out of range.
velasqz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Advantage.
Advantage defending well as velasqz loads up on a big left hand.
Advantage misses with a straight left.
Advantage throws an overhand right that lands on velasqz's shoulder, as velasqz tries to avoid the shot.
velasqz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Advantage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Advantage takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
velasqz throws a jab but it's blocked by Advantage.
Advantage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from velasqz.
Advantage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
velasqz is looking to get to half guard.
Advantage lands a heavy elbow.
Advantage is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But velasqz has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from velasqz!
Advantage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Advantage has momentary wrist control but velasqz slips an elbow through the middle.
Advantage has his foot on velasqz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. velasqz works his way back into a safe position though.
velasqz scoring with punches to the head and body.
velasqz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
velasqz is pushing down on Advantage's leg trying to pass to half guard. Advantage is fighting to maintain full guard but velasqz has managed to sneak the leg through.
velasqz is looking for a kimura but Advantage is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for velasqz to get the leverage.
velasqz lands strikes from half guard.
Advantage won't allow velasqz to pass to mount.
velasqz winds up and cracks Advantage with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Advantage manages to get to full guard.
velasqz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reach Advantage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
velasqz pushes Advantage up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on velasqz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from velasqz.
Advantage blocks the elbow strike.
velasqz scores with a hook to the body.
Advantage can't find room to land a body shot as velasqz controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Advantage.
Advantage tries to stall but velasqz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
velasqz just leaning against Advantage, taking a breather.
velasqz presses Advantage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
velasqz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from velasqz fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
velasqz lands an uppercut.
Advantage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
velasqz throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, velasqz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
velasqz throws a head punch that misses.
velasqz misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from velasqz.
velasqz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Advantage.
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.
velasqz throws a punch but it's blocked by Advantage.
Advantage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
velasqz lands an elbow that stopped Advantage in his tracks for a moment.
velasqz lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from velasqz fails to land.
velasqz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for velasqz.
Advantage blocks an uppercut.
velasqz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from velasqz.
velasqz throws a head punch that misses.
velasqz misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Advantage stalling in the clinch but velasqz improves position.
A head punch on the inside from velasqz fails to land.
Advantage throws a punch but it's blocked by velasqz.
Advantage swings wildly with an uppercut but velasqz uses good head movement to avoid it.
velasqz misses with a punch on the inside.
velasqz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
velasqz misses with a hook from the clinch.
velasqz has a couple of punches blocked by Advantage.
A nice right hand lands inside from velasqz.
velasqz lands with a right to the head.
velasqz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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.
A nice left hand lands by velasqz.
Advantage tries to throw a body punch but velasqz avoids it by throwing Advantage back against the cage.
Advantage blocks an uppercut.
velasqz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Advantage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
velasqz throws a head punch that misses.
velasqz lands an uppercut.
velasqz lands with a light punch inside.
velasqz is leaning against Advantage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Advantage tries to stall but velasqz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
velasqz misses with some punches.
cain velasqz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
velasqz tries to work over Advantage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
cain velasqz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Advantage 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 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Element Eighty-Pancake Land. Mike Jordan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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23
223 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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26
237 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
Jordan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jordan is looking to slow Oden down with leg kicks.
Oden is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jordan's half guard.
Oden thows a huge punch but Jordan dodges it nicely.
Oden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jordan is just riding it out for now. Oden eventually gives up the hold.
Jordan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oden pulls his head out easily.
Oden is working for a submission of some sort.
Oden is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jordan reverses the position - he's now on top in Oden's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jordan!
Oden looking to finish with strikes here!
Jordan tries to reverse the position but Oden maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oden goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jordan is on top in guard.
Oden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jordan defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jordan prevents Oden from getting back to his feet.
Oden trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oden controls Jordan momentarily but Jordan frees himself.
Oden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jordan is one step ahead there.
Oden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Oden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jordan checks a leg kick.
Jordan throws a wild body kick that Oden sees coming a mile off.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Oden moved away.
Oden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.
Oden moves out of range of the leg kick from Jordan.
Jordan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oden throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Oden takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Donk. Jordan catches Oden right on the button with a cross.
Jordan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oden misses with a hook. Jordan ducked under it nicely.
Oden misses with a wild body shot.
Oden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jordan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Jordan. Beautiful body shot.
Oden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Oden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jordan looks to throw a body kick
and Oden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oden checks a leg kick.
Oden takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Jordan.
Oden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mike Jordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jordan can pounce on him.
Oden shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oden showed some decent athleticism there.
Oden is working for a kimura but Jordan is defending it quite comfortably.
Oden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oden controlling the action here.
Oden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oden is looking for a kimura but Jordan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oden to get the leverage.
Oden working the head and body with strikes.
Jordan is defending against the submission attempts here by Oden.
Oden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jordan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jordan.
Oden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordan keeps working.
An elbow from Oden crashes against the mat.
Oden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jordan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oden decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jordan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oden feints and as Jordan raises his hands in defense, Oden changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oden landing some decent shots from guard.
Jordan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oden is aware though and is defending well.
Oden postures up in Jordan's guard and throws a big left but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jordan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oden scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jordan has momentary wrist control but Oden slips an elbow through the middle.
Oden drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oden jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jordan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oden gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jordan lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jordan!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorfinn Oden dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Oden throws a leg kick
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jordan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oden. That did some damage!
Jordan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jordan. Jordan obviously looking to wear him down.
Jordan moves out of range of the leg kick from Oden.
Oden shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jordan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Oden stands and steps away. Jordan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mike Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oden misses with a jab to the body
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan misses with a kick to the body
and Oden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oden wants to take a breather but Jordan is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jordan defends it well.
Oden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jordan's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oden controlling the action here.
Oden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jordan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oden wants to control but Jordan is keeping him busy.
Oden throwing shots but Jordan is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thorfinn Oden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oden throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Oden throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oden cracks Jordan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oden landing strikes from the mount and Jordan is in trouble!
Oden wants to control but instead Jordan manages to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan is staying active underneath Oden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oden 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.
Jordan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oden.
Jordan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oden.
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oden stalling away here and it's allowed Jordan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jordan looking for a guillotine here but Oden defends easily.
Jordan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Oden is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jordan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oden tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ground and pound from Oden seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thorfinn Oden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oden 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorfinn Oden!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barsanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OneRound Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barsanti comes to the cage accompanied by Bawitdaba. Sapp is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bab sapp sucks after 10 seconds!. Josh Barsanti has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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22
255 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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289 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Barsanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OneRound Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp misses with a double jab.
Barsanti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barsanti looks to land a combination but Sapp avoids it well.
A jab from Barsanti misses.
Sapp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Sapp.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barsanti. Sapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barsanti manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barsanti misses with a few strikes there.
Barsanti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sapp pushes Barsanti up against the cage in a clinch.
Barsanti tries to break the clinch but Sapp is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsanti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sapp lands a shoulder strike.
Barsanti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barsanti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sapp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barsanti counters with a nice uppercut.
Sapp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Barsanti. That snapped Sapp's head back.
It looks like OneRound Sapp has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sapp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sapp takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sapp ducks under a wild hook from Barsanti.
Barsanti scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barsanti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barsanti throws a hook but Sapp avoids it easily.
Sapp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barsanti.
Barsanti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheers as Barsanti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sapp doesn't seem phased though.
Sapp takes a swing at Barsanti's ribcage but misses.
Barsanti misses with a wild body shot.
Sapp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barsanti misses with a hook. Sapp ducked under it nicely.
Barsanti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barsanti throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti misses with a double jab
and Sapp counters with a takedown into side control.
Sapp is trying to ground and pound but Barsanti uses the momentary lack of control by Sapp to regain half guard.
Sapp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barsanti's head.
Barsanti is not content to let Sapp control the position.
Sapp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sapp 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp wants to control but Barsanti is keeping him busy.
Sapp stops Barsanti from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sapp throwing shots but Barsanti is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barsanti misses with an uppercut.
Barsanti lands with a nice combination. Sapp backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Barsanti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on OneRound Sapp's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barsanti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sapp counters by moving into the clinch.
Sapp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sapp scores with a shoulder strike.
Sapp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barsanti backwards.
Sapp is leaning against Barsanti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sapp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sapp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barsanti has had enough of the clinch but Sapp keeps him there for the moment.
Barsanti is pressed up against the cage. Sapp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barsanti down to the mat. Barsanti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barsanti swings for the body but Sapp moves out of range.
Sapp tries to clinch there but Barsanti circles away.
Barsanti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sapp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barsanti throws a sloppy body shot
and Sapp counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barsanti thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barsanti misses with a double jab
and Sapp counters with a three punch combo that has Barsanti backing up. Barsanti nods at Sapp to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsanti gets caught flat footed, as Sapp shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sapp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sapp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barsanti keeping full guard, as Sapp tries to pass.
Barsanti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sapp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barsanti keeping moving, preventing Sapp from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sapp.
Sapp trying to control but Barsanti is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sapp wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sapp.
Barsanti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sapp counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sapp trying to control the pace.
Sapp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sapp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sapp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sapp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sapp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sapp lands with a punch from half guard.
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.
Sapp thows a huge punch but Barsanti dodges it nicely.
Sapp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sapp is keen to just control but Barsanti is a slippery customer.
Sapp stalling away here and it's allowed Barsanti to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Barsanti wants to stand but Sapp is controlling the position.
Sapp trying to control the position from guard on top but Barsanti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barsanti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sapp thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OneRound Sapp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on OneRound Sapp's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sapp looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sapp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barsanti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barsanti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barsanti tries to get out of the position.
Sapp postures up in Barsanti's guard and throws a big left but Barsanti blocks it.
Barsanti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sapp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barsanti wants to stand up but Sapp is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sapp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp prevents Barsanti from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sapp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barsanti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barsanti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sapp throws a big right hand that misses.
Sapp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barsanti misses with a double jab
and Sapp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barsanti won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp wants to control but Barsanti is keeping him busy.
Barsanti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sapp.
Sapp in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sapp landing a few strikes.
Sapp throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barsanti sneaks out the side door and pushes Sapp away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Barsanti digs a good hook to Sapp's body.
Barsanti lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sapp holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sapp goes for a takedown attempt but Barsanti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barsanti.
Sapp staying out of range there.
Sapp slips a straight right by Barsanti.
Sapp has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sapp misses with a series of wild punches.
Barsanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Josh Barsanti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Barsanti.
Sapp shoots for a takedown but Barsanti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Barsanti misses the target.
Sapp tries to clinch up but Barsanti circles away and keeps his distance.
Barsanti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barsanti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sapp counters with a series of strikes. Barsanti will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barsanti throws a combination that misses
and Sapp moves into the clinch.
Sapp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barsanti is pressed up against the cage. Sapp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barsanti down to the mat. Barsanti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
OneRound Sapp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sapp 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... OneRound Sapp!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudstar comes to the cage accompanied by "Run to the hills" by Iron Maiden. Doe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. whatsername, and does she remember my name? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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286 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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245 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Proudstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Doe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe tries to score with a low kick but Proudstar moves his leg out of the way.
Doe shoots for a double leg takedown but Proudstar sprawls well. He's pushed Doe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Proudstar checks a leg kick.
Proudstar misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Proudstar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Proudstar looks to land a left hand but Doe moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe checks a leg kick.
James Proudstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe is looking to slow Proudstar down with leg kicks.
Doe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Proudstar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe misses with a hook.
Proudstar throws a hook to the side of Doe's head but Doe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Doe scores with a spinning back kick!
Proudstar wants to slow Doe down by chopping away at his legs.
Doe lands with an uppercut that bounces Proudstar off the cage and back into rage.
Proudstar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Proudstar throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Proudstar misses
and Doe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Proudstar won't be happy with that.
Proudstar is looking for a sweep.
Doe taking a breather here.
Doe tries to advance to mount but Proudstar denies him.
Proudstar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar tries to pass to full mount but Doe defends it.
Proudstar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Proudstar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Proudstar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doe wants to improve his position but Proudstar is controlling well.
Proudstar is looking to take a break and control but Doe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Doe is looking to improve his position.
Doe trying to get back to full guard but Proudstar takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Proudstar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doe is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Doe dominated that round.
That's time! Proudstar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Proudstar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Doe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Doe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Proudstar gets back to full guard.
Proudstar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Proudstar keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudstar being controlled here, momentarily.
Proudstar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Proudstar working a defensive guard but Doe passes into half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Doe. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Proudstar trying to control but Doe postures up.
That's two 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.
Doe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Proudstar is trying to get back to full guard.
Proudstar is looking to control Doe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Proudstar avoid being mounted?
Proudstar is looking for a sweep. Doe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Proudstar scores with the left hand. Doe knows he should have avoided that one.
Proudstar misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Proudstar.
Proudstar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Proudstar swinging wildly here.
Proudstar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Proudstar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doe misses with a head kick.
Proudstar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doe counters with a thumping low kick.
Doe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Proudstar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Doe motions for Proudstar to come forward. Doe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Proudstar throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Proudstar's head but Proudstar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doe throws the left hand but Proudstar avoids the punch easily.
Doe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudstar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Proudstar misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Proudstar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Proudstar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Proudstar looks to land a right hand but Doe moved out of range.
A low kick from Proudstar is predictable there
and Doe counters with a stiff right hand.
Proudstar lands a nice shot that snaps Doe's head back.
Proudstar swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a nice head kick!
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Proudstar.
Doe wants to slow Proudstar down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Proudstar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doe scores with a spinning back kick!
A big right from Proudstar misses.
James Proudstar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doe throws a shot from downtown. Proudstar moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Proudstar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Doe finds it's way through Proudstar's defenses.
Doe connects with a right hand. Proudstar shakes it off.
A slow jab from Proudstar misses its intended target.
Doe tries to work over Proudstar's front leg with a kick but Proudstar checks it.
Doe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Proudstar misses with a leg kick
and Doe counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Proudstar throws out the jab.
Proudstar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doe staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Proudstar, as that shot connected.
Proudstar defending well as Doe loads up on a big left hand.
Proudstar misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.
Doe checks a low kick from Proudstar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Doe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Doe!
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