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GAMMA#171 Jones vs Mendez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy DeSouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeSouza has chosen Randy Manny & The Tools as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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285 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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269 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy DeSouza!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler swings for the body but DeSouza moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for DeSouza.
DeSouza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawler.
A big right from Lawler misses.
Lawler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by DeSouza.
Lawler throws a series of punches but DeSouza avoids them all with ease.
DeSouza scores with a push kick.
A combination from Lawler does no damage.
DeSouza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeSouza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lawler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by DeSouza.
DeSouza scoring well with a low kick there.
Lawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeSouza was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawler.
A bone on bone clash there as Lawler blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Lawler.
DeSouza scoring well with a low kick there.
DeSouza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeSouza cracks the inside of Lawler's front leg.
Lawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randy DeSouza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Lawler misses.
DeSouza takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawler is trying to push DeSouza away but DeSouza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSouza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
DeSouza lands with a right to the head.
DeSouza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawler's defenses.
Lawler looking to slow down the pace here.
Lawler blocks an uppercut.
DeSouza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
DeSouza throws an elbow but it misses.
Lawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DeSouza defending well as Lawler loads up on a big left hand.
DeSouza lands a leg kick that knocks Lawler off balance momentarily.
Lawler moves forwards but DeSouza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
DeSouza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lawler misses with a straight left.
Lawler misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler walks into a stiff left hand from DeSouza.
Lawler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawler misses the target.
DeSouza keeps Lawler at a distance using the push kick.
DeSouza wants to clinch up but Lawler keeps it at a distance.
DeSouza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawler is really struggling to find his range with his punches. DeSouza's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lawler looks to land a combination but DeSouza avoids it well.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawler throws a jab but it's blocked by DeSouza.
DeSouza ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
Lawler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lawler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
DeSouza ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
A swing and a miss from Lawler.
DeSouza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lawler is breathing heavily.
Lawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
DeSouza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lawler throws out a loose jab but DeSouza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeSouza. That's going to slow Lawler down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSouza moves in looking to clinch but Lawler pushes him off.
DeSouza swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawler.
Lawler gets tackled into the cage by DeSouza. DeSouza maintains the clinch.
Lawler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lawler is trying to push DeSouza away but DeSouza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lawler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawler is trying to push DeSouza away but DeSouza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lawler breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from DeSouza.
Lawler walks into a straight right hand from DeSouza.
No joy there for Lawler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeSouza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawler throws a jab when DeSouza was well out of range.
DeSouza slips a jab and a cross from Lawler.
Lawler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawler instigates a clinch.
DeSouza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawler's efforts to push away.
Lawler is trying to break free.
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.
DeSouza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. DeSouza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Lawler misses.
Lawler looks to land a left hand but DeSouza moved out of range nicely.
DeSouza throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
DeSouza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left and a right from Lawler both land. Nice combination.
DeSouza throws a front kick that sends Lawler stumbling back into the cage.
Lawler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A thudding body kick lands there by DeSouza!
DeSouza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by DeSouza.
DeSouza connects with a leg kick. Lawler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeSouza.
Nice uppercut there from DeSouza.
DeSouza is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lawler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DeSouza. That one must have hurt.
Lawler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crunch! DeSouza slams his shin into Lawler's torso.
DeSouza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lawler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeSouza. DeSouza obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy DeSouza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
DeSouza closes the distance and pushes Lawler back into the cage.
DeSouza throws an elbow that misses.
Lawler effectively controlling the action here.
Lawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
DeSouza pushes off an throws an elbow but Lawler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
DeSouza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
DeSouza lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawler backwards.
Lawler blocking some punches.
DeSouza prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, DeSouza throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, DeSouza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawler's brow.
DeSouza misses with an elbow strike.
DeSouza pushes off an throws an elbow but Lawler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler tries to break the clinch but DeSouza is controlling the position.
DeSouza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
DeSouza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
DeSouza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
DeSouza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lawler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeSouza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
DeSouza lands an elbow inside that Lawler shrugs off.
DeSouza lands a damaging elbow.
Lawler is trying to push DeSouza away but DeSouza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lawler is trying to break the clinch but DeSouza is controlling him.
Lawler is trying to break the clinch but DeSouza is controlling him.
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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DeSouza obliges.
Lawler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lawler tries to break the clinch but DeSouza is controlling the position.
DeSouza lands an elbow inside.
Lawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeSouza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
DeSouza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, DeSouza throws an elbow but misses.
Lawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DeSouza fakes the leg kick and cracks Lawler in the body.
Lawler connects with a nice looking jab.
Randy DeSouza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeSouza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from DeSouza - that will leave a mark!
DeSouza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza moves into the clinch.
DeSouza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lawler can't break the clinch.
DeSouza lands a nice elbow.
DeSouza blocks an uppercut.
Lawler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DeSouza has him pressed against the cage.
DeSouza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lawler working hard to break the clinch.
Lawler avoids the elbow strike from DeSouza, against the cage.
DeSouza pushes off an throws an elbow but Lawler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lawler misses with some punches.
Lawler lands a body punch in the clinch.
DeSouza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawler avoids the elbow strike from DeSouza, 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.
Lawler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawler fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeSouza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lawler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lawler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lawler throwing strikes but missing.
Lawler is in close to DeSouza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
DeSouza pulls Lawler in close to his closed guard and prevents Lawler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lawler trying to control but DeSouza is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Lawler dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Lawler blocks the body kick.
Lawler's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Lawler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeSouza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lawler slips under a jab.
DeSouza scoring well with a low kick there.
DeSouza slips under a jab.
DeSouza throws a shot from downtown. Lawler moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Lawler. Beautiful body shot.
Lawler loads up on a big right hand but DeSouza slips the punch.
Lawler throws a big shot that misses.
Lawler jabs DeSouza right on the nose. DeSouza blinks but takes it well.
DeSouza moves out of range as Lawler strikes.
Randy DeSouza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawler throws a right hand that DeSouza ducks under and follows up with a left that DeSouza also avoids with ease.
DeSouza dodges the punch combination from Lawler.
DeSouza scores with a leg kick.
DeSouza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lawler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawler misses with a hook. DeSouza ducked under it nicely.
DeSouza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawler's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Lawler misses.
Lawler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DeSouza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lawler.
DeSouza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawler scores with a jab. DeSouza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lawler checks a low kick from DeSouza.
Nice uppercut there from Lawler.
Lawler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeSouza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
DeSouza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lawler gets a clinch.
Lawler stalls.
DeSouza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Lawler to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lawler for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lawler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeSouza or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawler.
Lawler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeSouza looks for the body kick but Lawler saw that one coming.
Bob Lawler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeSouza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DeSouza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawler throws out a loose jab but DeSouza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza wants to slow Lawler down by chopping away at his legs.
Lawler lands a jab-cross combination.
DeSouza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawler misses with a two punch combination.
Lawler connects with a single shot there.
Lawler throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawler lands the left hand.
Lawler's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lawler duly obliges.
Lawler avoids the head kick by DeSouza.
Lawler staying out of range there.
DeSouza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lawler misses with a wild combination.
Lawler lands a nice hook to DeSouza's body. DeSouza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawler misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Lawler.
DeSouza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawler lands a glancing blow to the side of DeSouza's head.
Lawler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lawler lands a nice shot that snaps DeSouza's head back.
Lawler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lawler digs a good hook to DeSouza's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lawler looks to land a combination but DeSouza avoids it well.
Lawler lunges at DeSouza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeSouza's hand.
DeSouza moves out of range as Lawler strikes.
Lawler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawler lands a glancing blow to the side of DeSouza's head.
DeSouza slips a jab and a cross from Lawler.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeSouza, right into the meat.
DeSouza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lawler.
Lawler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DeSouza misses with a low kick.
Lawler's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lawler duly obliges.
DeSouza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lawler misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawler looks to land a combination but DeSouza avoids it well.
Lawler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lawler stalks DeSouza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into DeSouza's face. DeSouza staggers backwards, shaken.
Lawler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Lawler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawler 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Lawler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pongor Szinko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Jaminson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szinko comes to the cage accompanied by The Pursuit of Vikings. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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255 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pongor Szinko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Jaminson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaminson wants to clinch.
Szinko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dirk Jaminson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaminson rushes Szinko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Szinko can't break the clinch.
Jaminson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaminson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Szinko shoots in for a double leg but Jaminson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Szinko or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaminson which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaminson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szinko shoots in for a takedown but Jaminson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pongor Szinko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Szinko.
Szinko keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaminson stuffs the takedown.
Jaminson tries to clinch there but Szinko circles away.
Jaminson moves away from the strike by Szinko.
Jaminson moves out of range of the body kick from Szinko.
Horrible takedown by Szinko or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaminson which made him look bad.
Szinko is breathing heavily.
Jaminson scores with a leg kick.
Jaminson has closed the distance and engaged Szinko in a clinch.
Jaminson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szinko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaminson throws a front kick that sends Szinko stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaminson tries to clinch there but Szinko circles away.
Jaminson closes the distance and clinches.
Szinko is trying to break the clinch but Jaminson has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaminson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaminson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dirk Jaminson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaminson tries to clinch up.
Jaminson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaminson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szinko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaminson tries to clinch up but Szinko circles away and keeps his distance.
Szinko throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jaminson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szinko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaminson lands a big head kick that sends Szinko tumbling to the mat! Jaminson takes a step backwards and waves Szinko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Pongor Szinko has been cut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Szinko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szinko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jaminson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Szinko really felt that one!
A good leg kick by Jaminson.
Jaminson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaminson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jaminson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Szinko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jaminson counters with a huge head kick that drops Szinko! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Jaminson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy MacLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trygve Graudheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLean comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites The Dust. Graudheim is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Lucky Bullets "Folsom Prison Blues". There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lemmy MacLean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Trygve Graudheim!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graudheim throws an overhand right that lands on MacLean's shoulder, as MacLean tries to avoid the shot.
Graudheim works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Graudheim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacLean cracks Graudheim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Graudheim tests MacLean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacLean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Graudheim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacLean pinned against the cage. MacLean gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big right from Graudheim misses.
MacLean misses with a straight left.
Graudheim throws a big shot that misses.
MacLean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graudheim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by MacLean there.
MacLean checks a low kick from Graudheim.
Graudheim swings for the body but MacLean moves out of range.
Graudheim slips under a jab from MacLean.
MacLean missing with a left hand there. Graudheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacLean misses with an uppercut. Graudheim saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Graudheim.
A telegraphed right hand from MacLean misses the target.
Graudheim missing with a left hand there. MacLean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graudheim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by MacLean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim works MacLean's body with a nice hook.
MacLean slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Graudheim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graudheim misses with a wild body shot.
MacLean lands a nice hook to Graudheim's body. Graudheim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lemmy MacLean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graudheim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacLean.
MacLean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graudheim scores with a jab.
MacLean ducks under a wild hook from Graudheim.
Graudheim shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. MacLean is trying to defend but Graudheim finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Graudheim is looking to advance position but MacLean won't allow it.
MacLean makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Graudheim staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLean misses with a hook.
Graudheim looks to score with a jab to the body but MacLean is just out of range.
Graudheim misses with a head kick.
MacLean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graudheim.
Lemmy MacLean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trygve Graudheim.
MacLean scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graudheim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacLean.
Graudheim bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Graudheim prevents MacLean from escaping the position.
Graudheim misses with the ground and pound.
Graudheim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. MacLean knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Graudheim working the strikes but MacLean uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Graudheim drops an elbow to the side of MacLean's head.
Graudheim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Graudheim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graudheim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Graudheim throwing shots but MacLean is blocking nicely.
Graudheim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
MacLean is staying active underneath Graudheim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Graudheim thows a huge punch but MacLean dodges it nicely.
MacLean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graudheim.
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.
Graudheim works his way into side control.
Graudheim trying to control the position but MacLean is working away.
Graudheim in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
MacLean regains half guard, as Graudheim was trying to land strikes.
MacLean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graudheim.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacLean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trygve Graudheim will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Graudheim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacLean throws a looping overhand right but Graudheim ducks down to avoid it.
MacLean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacLean gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacLean misses with a straight left.
MacLean throws a hook but Graudheim avoids it easily.
MacLean misses the jab.
Graudheim defending well as MacLean loads up on a big left hand.
Graudheim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacLean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graudheim finds it's way round the side to connect with MacLean's head.
A jab lands there for MacLean.
Graudheim connects with a right hand. MacLean shakes it off.
Graudheim lands a lovely overhand right.
MacLean throws a hook but Graudheim avoids it easily.
MacLean lands a jab.
Graudheim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Graudheim misses.
MacLean takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Graudheim connects with a looping right hand.
MacLean moves out of range of the leg kick from Graudheim.
Graudheim misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLean lunges at Graudheim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graudheim's hand.
A big left from Graudheim misses.
Graudheim scores with a hook.
MacLean lands a nice shot that snaps Graudheim's head back.
A combination from Graudheim does no damage.
Graudheim tries for a takedown but MacLean sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
MacLean throws out a loose jab but Graudheim uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacLean moves away from the strike by Graudheim.
MacLean takes a swing at Graudheim's ribcage but misses.
MacLean just misses with a punch to the body.
Graudheim ducks under a wild hook from MacLean.
Graudheim fails with the takedown.
Graudheim slips under a jab from MacLean.
MacLean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Graudheim staying out of range there.
Graudheim shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graudheim is nestled in close to MacLean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graudheim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacLean's head.
Graudheim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graudheim wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacLean keeps working.
MacLean looks like he's trying to stand up.
Graudheim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacLean's head.
Graudheim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Graudheim is looking to pass MacLean's guard but actually MacLean recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLean wants to stand up but Graudheim is controlling him.
Graudheim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Graudheim postures up in MacLean's guard and throws a big left but MacLean blocks it.
MacLean keeping moving, preventing Graudheim from controlling successfully.
Graudheim throws a big right hand that misses.
Graudheim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
MacLean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graudheim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Graudheim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MacLean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graudheim.
Graudheim wants to control from the top but MacLean keeps moving.
MacLean pushes Graudheim off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Graudheim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lemmy MacLean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trygve Graudheim.
Graudheim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MacLean avoids it really well and circles away.
Graudheim slips a straight right by MacLean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trygve Graudheim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Graudheim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trygve Graudheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graudheim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacLean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacLean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
MacLean slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by MacLean.
MacLean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graudheim.
MacLean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graudheim.
MacLean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graudheim.
Graudheim misses with a wild combination.
Graudheim misses with a straight right.
MacLean jabs Graudheim right on the nose. Graudheim blinks but takes it well.
Nice takedown defense from MacLean. No joy for Graudheim on that attempt.
A left lands for MacLean.
MacLean misses with a wild body shot.
Graudheim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MacLean staying out of range there.
MacLean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacLean throws a jab when Graudheim was well out of range.
Graudheim shoots in for a double leg but MacLean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
MacLean slips under a jab from Graudheim.
Graudheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim throws a jab when MacLean was well out of range.
MacLean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graudheim.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graudheim throws a jab but it's blocked by MacLean.
MacLean scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graudheim looks to land a left hand but MacLean moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacLean, as that shot connected.
Graudheim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graudheim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacLean manages to avoid it.
MacLean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graudheim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graudheim misses with a hook. MacLean ducked under it nicely.
Graudheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Graudheim misses.
Graudheim slips a straight right by MacLean.
MacLean needs to keep his hands up - Graudheim had a free shot at his head there.
MacLean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graudheim lands a right hook to the body.
Graudheim misses with a series of wild punches.
Graudheim ducks under a wild hook from MacLean.
Graudheim cracks a nice hook into MacLean's ribs.
MacLean thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim thuds his right hand into MacLean's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lemmy MacLean is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Graudheim.
Graudheim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graudheim lands the left hand.
Graudheim fails to land the takedown.
Lemmy MacLean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trygve Graudheim.
MacLean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graudheim misses with a hook to the body
and MacLean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graudheim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
MacLean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacLean lands with a right hand.
MacLean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graudheim.
Graudheim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacLean lands a nice shot that snaps Graudheim's head back.
Nice jab there from MacLean.
Nice defenses there by MacLean.
MacLean misses with a looping left.
MacLean cracks Graudheim with a good jab.
Graudheim throws out a loose jab but MacLean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graudheim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Graudheim misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Graudheim digs a good hook to MacLean's body.
Graudheim throws the left hand but MacLean avoids the punch easily.
Graudheim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Graudheim as he connects with a hook.
Graudheim misses with a straight left.
MacLean lands a glancing blow to the side of Graudheim's head.
Graudheim fails to land the takedown.
MacLean digs a good body shot into Graudheim's ribs.
MacLean looks to land a right hand but Graudheim moved out of range.
Graudheim throws a big shot that misses.
MacLean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
MacLean throws a looping overhand right but Graudheim ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from MacLean does it's job there.
MacLean throws a looping overhand right but Graudheim ducks down to avoid it.
MacLean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacLean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacLean missing with a left hand there. Graudheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Graudheim misses its intended target.
A jab from MacLean misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLean scores with a hook to the body. Graudheim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacLean throws a shot to the body.
MacLean lands a jab to the nose.
Graudheim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MacLean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacLean smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MacLean lands a nice shot that snaps Graudheim's head back.
MacLean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Graudheim slips a straight right by MacLean.
Graudheim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lemmy MacLean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacLean lands a jab to the nose.
MacLean cracks Graudheim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trygve Graudheim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacLean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graudheim tries to move into range but MacLean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacLean fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
MacLean connects with a right hand. Graudheim shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacLean smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MacLean misses with a straight left.
MacLean misses with a looping left.
MacLean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
MacLean connects with a looping right hand.
Graudheim walks into a straight right hand from MacLean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lemmy MacLean showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Graudheim 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 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trygve Graudheim!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Samsonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Heracles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Samsonov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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273 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Samsonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zeus Heracles!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samsonov looks to land a left hand but Heracles moved out of range nicely.
Samsonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Samsonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Heracles is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Samsonov.
It looks like Zeus Heracles has been cut.
Samsonov misses with a straight left.
Samsonov throws a big shot that misses.
Samsonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heracles moves away.
A left lands for Heracles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samsonov misses with a hook.
Samsonov misses with a straight left.
Samsonov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Samsonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samsonov swinging wildly here.
Samsonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heracles circles away quickly and effectively.
Samsonov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samsonov throws a hook to the side of Heracles's head but Heracles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov clobbers Heracles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Samsonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Samsonov misses with a two punch combination.
Samsonov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Samsonov throws out a loose jab but Heracles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samsonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heracles was well out of range. Poor timing from Samsonov.
Heracles moves out of range of the body kick.
Samsonov throws a looping overhand right but Heracles ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Samsonov.
Igor Samsonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samsonov misses with an uppercut. Heracles saw that one coming.
Samsonov misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samsonov. Heracles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samsonov scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Samsonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Samsonov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov misses with a straight left.
Igor Samsonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samsonov misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heracles. Samsonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heracles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samsonov checks a leg kick.
Samsonov misses with a body shot
and Heracles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Samsonov misses the shot to the body.
Samsonov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heracles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samsonov's calf.
Samsonov throws an overhand right that lands on Heracles's shoulder, as Heracles tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Samsonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heracles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Samsonov misses with a looping left.
Heracles throws a body kick the misses
and Samsonov counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Heracles misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heracles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heracles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heracles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Samsonov lands a jab to Heracles's midsection.
Heracles walks into a left hand.
Samsonov misses with a body shot
and Heracles counters with a stiff right hand.
Heracles with a nice cross.
Heracles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samsonov is breathing heavily.
Heracles lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heracles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Samsonov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Heracles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Samsonov throws a jab when Heracles was well out of range.
Heracles scores with a hook to the body. Samsonov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heracles misses with a combination
and Samsonov counters with a straight right hand.
Samsonov misses with a body shot
and Heracles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heracles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samsonov manages to avoid it.
Heracles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samsonov.
Nice straight punches there by Heracles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heracles.
A slow jab from Samsonov misses its intended target.
Samsonov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Heracles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samsonov throws a jab when Heracles was well out of range.
Samsonov throws a looping overhand right but Heracles ducks down to avoid it.
Samsonov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samsonov keeping moving, preventing Heracles from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Heracles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Heracles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Samsonov misses with a jab to the body
and Heracles counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Samsonov!
Samsonov is desperately trying to improve his position but Heracles has a good base and remains in mount.
Samsonov is squirming around, avoiding Heracles's attempts to control the action.
Samsonov is trying to escape the mount.
Samsonov is working hard here to advance position.
Heracles jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Samsonov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Samsonov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Samsonov tries to get out of the position.
Samsonov parries the strikes from Heracles easily there. Heracles is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Samsonov to escape.
Heracles tries to move into full mount but can't pass Samsonov's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heracles is looking to take a break and control but Samsonov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Heracles.
Heracles wants to control but Samsonov is keeping him busy.
Samsonov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Heracles unloads with some shots from mount but Samsonov bucks and avoids them well.
Samsonov is squirming around, avoiding Heracles's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Samsonov is working to get back to half guard.
Samsonov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Heracles goes for an armbar but Samsonov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Samsonov.
Heracles is trying to control the position but Samsonov postures up.
Samsonov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Samsonov preventing the sweep.
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.
Samsonov wants to control from the top but Heracles keeps moving.
Heracles trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Igor Samsonov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Samsonov throws the left hand but Heracles avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Heracles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zeus Heracles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Samsonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heracles blocks a jab.
Samsonov misses with a body punch
and Heracles counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheers as Samsonov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heracles doesn't seem phased though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heracles.
Zeus Heracles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Samsonov thuds his right hand into Heracles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Samsonov misses the target.
Heracles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samsonov.
Samsonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Samsonov.
Heracles slips a straight right by Samsonov.
Samsonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heracles takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heracles slips under a jab from Samsonov.
Samsonov throws out a loose jab but Heracles uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heracles counters with a low kick, right behind Samsonov 's knee.
Heracles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samsonov.
Samsonov lands with a shot to the body.
Heracles moves out of range of the strikes.
Heracles slips under a jab.
Heracles avoids the body shot from Samsonov.
Samsonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Heracles.
Heracles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samsonov.
A head kick misses from Samsonov.
Samsonov takes a swing at Heracles's ribcage but misses.
Samsonov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heracles moves out of range as Samsonov strikes.
Samsonov misses the jab.
Samsonov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A swing and a miss from Samsonov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heracles misses with a series of wild punches.
Samsonov misses with a shot to the body
and Heracles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samsonov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samsonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samsonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samsonov misses with a looping right.
Samsonov scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samsonov throws the left hand but Heracles avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Samsonov misses.
Samsonov misses with a body shot
and Samsonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heracles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Igor Samsonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samsonov misses the body punch
and Heracles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Samsonov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Heracles to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov scores with a shot to the body.
Samsonov connects with the punch.
Samsonov looks to throw the jab but Heracles is out of range.
Heracles takes one on the button.
Samsonov misses with a straight right.
Samsonov misses with a shot to the body
and Heracles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Samsonov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heracles drops back, looking for a kneebar! Samsonov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Samsonov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Samsonov!
Heracles defending against the ground and pound.
Zeus Heracles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Samsonov crashes against the mat.
Heracles gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samsonov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Heracles controls his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Samsonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heracles 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeus Heracles!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahatma Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zig Ziggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gandhi comes to the cage accompanied by Hungry Like The Wolf. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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, Mahatma Gandhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zig Ziggler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziggler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gandhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziggler.
Gandhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ziggler is just out of range.
Ziggler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Gandhi.
Gandhi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ziggler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Gandhi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gandhi.
Gandhi connects with a body shot.
Gandhi dives in and grabs Ziggler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ziggler pushes down on Gandhi's head and hops out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ziggler.
Gandhi is breathing heavily.
Ziggler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ziggler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gandhi's calf.
Good leg kick by Ziggler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ziggler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ziggler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Ziggler.
Gandhi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ziggler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gandhi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ziggler.
Gandhi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ziggler.
Gandhi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ziggler throws a shot to the body.
Gandhi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ziggler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ziggler.
Ziggler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ziggler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ziggler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gandhi at a distance.
Ziggler feints and then cracks Gandhi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gandhi down.
Zig Ziggler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ziggler. That's going to slow Gandhi down.
Ziggler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ziggler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ziggler.
Ziggler throws a front kick that sends Gandhi stumbling back into the cage.
Gandhi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ziggler throws a big shot that misses.
Ziggler scoring well with a low kick there.
Gandhi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziggler.
Ziggler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ziggler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gandhi's calf.
Ziggler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gandhi moves away.
Ziggler lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Ziggler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Mahatma Gandhi has been cut.
Ziggler scores with a leg kick.
Gandhi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ziggler can pounce on him.
Ziggler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gandhi's calf.
Ziggler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ziggler scores with a nice head shot.
Ziggler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gandhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ziggler, right into the meat.
Ziggler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Ziggler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ziggler thumps Gandhi with a low kick.
Ziggler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gandhi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ziggler.
Ziggler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gandhi rather than just go for the knockout.
Ziggler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ziggler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ziggler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ziggler feints and then cracks Gandhi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gandhi down.
Gandhi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ziggler can pounce on him.
Ziggler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ziggler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ziggler tries a head kick but it misses.
Ziggler connects with a solid leg kick.
Ziggler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gandhi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ziggler can pounce on him.
That kick from Ziggler tenderised Gandhi's leg. Gandhi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ziggler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gandhi.
Gandhi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ziggler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gandhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziggler.
Ziggler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ziggler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ziggler.
Ziggler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ziggler.
Gandhi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ziggler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ziggler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ziggler just misses with a punch to the body.
Gandhi with a hook.
Ziggler tries to land a leg kick but Gandhi saw it coming and moves away.
Gandhi misses with a looping left.
Ziggler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Ziggler.
Ziggler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gandhi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ziggler misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ziggler looks for the body kick but Gandhi saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gandhi checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ziggler.
Mahatma Gandhi's cut is getting worse.
Ziggler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zig Ziggler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mahatma Gandhi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gandhi throws a front kick aimed at Ziggler's knee but Ziggler avoids it well.
Ziggler thows a body kick. Gandhi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Ziggler.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ziggler, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gandhi looks to land a right hand but Ziggler moved out of range.
Ziggler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ziggler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ziggler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gandhi.
Ziggler connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Ziggler tenderised Gandhi's leg. Gandhi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ziggler throws out a loose jab but Gandhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziggler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gandhi moves out of range as Ziggler throws a body kick.
Gandhi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gandhi throws a hook but Ziggler avoids it easily.
Gandhi misses the jab.
Gandhi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ziggler misses with a kick to the body.
Ziggler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ziggler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zig Ziggler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziggler digs a good body shot into Gandhi's ribs.
Ziggler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ziggler throws a hook but Gandhi blocks it.
Ziggler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gandhi's sensitive parts.
Ziggler feints and then cracks Gandhi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gandhi down.
Ziggler misses the shot to the body.
Gandhi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ziggler.
Ziggler is looking to slow Gandhi down with leg kicks.
Ziggler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gandhi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ziggler. Ziggler obviously looking to wear him down.
Gandhi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ziggler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gandhi.
Ziggler connects with a solid leg kick.
Gandhi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziggler.
Gandhi misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Ziggler misses.
Gandhi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ziggler. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler cracks the inside of Gandhi's front leg.
Gandhi looks for the body kick but Ziggler saw that one coming.
Ziggler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ziggler lands a front kick.
Ziggler thumps Gandhi with a low kick.
Gandhi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ziggler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ziggler cracks the inside of Gandhi's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ziggler.
Gandhi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Ziggler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ziggler pushes Gandhi away with a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ziggler.
Gandhi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gandhi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ziggler.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gandhi moves out of range of the body kick from Ziggler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziggler misses with a body kick.
Gandhi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ziggler counters with an inside leg kick.
Ziggler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gandhi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ziggler slips a jab and a cross from Gandhi.
Ziggler scores with a leg kick.
Ziggler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gandhi.
Ziggler lands with a nice body punch.
Ziggler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gandhi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ziggler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ziggler connects with a solid leg kick.
Gandhi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ziggler.
Ziggler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ziggler.
Gandhi misses with a takedown attempt
and Ziggler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gandhi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ziggler. Ziggler obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ziggler.
A swing and a miss from Ziggler.
Gandhi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ziggler thumps Gandhi with a low kick.
Ziggler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ziggler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Ziggler. Beautiful body shot.
Ziggler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ziggler feints and then cracks Gandhi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gandhi down.
Gandhi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ziggler.
Ziggler throws a leg kick which misses Gandhi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gandhi tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ziggler scores with a leg kick.
Gandhi blocks a low kick nicely.
Ziggler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ziggler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zig Ziggler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mahatma Gandhi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gandhi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gandhi clobbers Ziggler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gandhi clobbers Ziggler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gandhi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gandhi lands with an overhand left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gandhi checks a leg kick.
Gandhi misses with a double jab.
Ziggler throws a leg kick but Gandhi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ziggler walks into a left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Gandhi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gandhi.
Ziggler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ziggler misses with a body punch
enabling Gandhi to counter with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Gandhi or perhaps it was just good defense by Ziggler which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ziggler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gandhi checks the leg kick.
Ziggler misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziggler manages to avoid it.
Ziggler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ziggler there as he acknowledges the shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gandhi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gandhi throws the left hand but Ziggler avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Gandhi.
Gandhi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gandhi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gandhi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gandhi cracks Ziggler with a good jab.
Ziggler misses with a wild combination.
Gandhi scores with a jab to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gandhi.
Gandhi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ziggler has time to react.
Ziggler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ziggler tries to bum rush Gandhi with a series of wild strikes but Gandhi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ziggler misses with a head kick.
Ziggler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mahatma Gandhi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good shot there by Gandhi.
A cross from Gandhi lands.
Gandhi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahatma Gandhi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziggler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gandhi is out of range.
Ziggler lands with a cross.
Gandhi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ziggler. Ziggler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ziggler.
Ziggler looks to land a body kick but Gandhi moved away.
Gandhi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ziggler counters with an inside leg kick.
Ziggler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gandhi's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ziggler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gandhi doesn't seem bothered though.
Ziggler lands a body shot.
Ziggler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gandhi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Gandhi blocks the leg kick.
Ziggler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ziggler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ziggler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ziggler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ziggler throws a sloppy head kick
and Gandhi counters with a nice uppercut.
Ziggler drops his hands momentarily and Gandhi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gandhi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ziggler throws a head kick but Gandhi moves out of range.
Ziggler walks into a straight right hand from Gandhi.
Ziggler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ziggler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gandhi misses with a leg kick
and Ziggler counters with a thumping low kick.
Ziggler throws a push kick but Gandhi slaps the foot to one side.
Decent striking displayed by Gandhi there.
Gandhi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ziggler throws out a leg kick but Gandhi moves out of range and Ziggler only half commits.
Ziggler tries to score with a low kick but Gandhi moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ziggler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gandhi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gandhi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gandhi scores with a nice strike.
Ziggler misses with an uppercut.
Ziggler thumps Gandhi with a low kick.
Gandhi with a hook.
Ziggler tries to score with a low kick but Gandhi moves his leg out of the way.
Ziggler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Ziggler misses.
Zig Ziggler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ziggler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gandhi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ziggler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ziggler throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gandhi connects with a crisp jab.
Gandhi lands with a right hand.
Ziggler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gandhi's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ziggler throws a head kick but Gandhi moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mahatma Gandhi.
Well Ziggler 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zig Ziggler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thijs Meyer (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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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
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thijs Meyer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meyer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonjasky avoids it really well and circles away.
Bonjasky lands a slapping body shot.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Remy Bonjasky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Bonjasky misses.
Bonjasky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonjasky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meyer.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Bonjasky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but Bonjasky moved out of range.
Remy Bonjasky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Bonjasky is out of range.
Bonjasky cracks Meyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses.
Meyer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Thijs Meyer has been cut.
Meyer avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
Meyer dodges the punch combination from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
Bonjasky misses with a body shot.
Bonjasky misses with a series of wild punches.
Meyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bonjasky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer dives in and grabs Bonjasky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonjasky pushes down on Meyer's head and hops out.
Good shot there by Bonjasky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonjasky is just out of range.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meyer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Meyer looks gassed!
Bonjasky cracks Meyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bonjasky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bonjasky scores with a hook to the body. Meyer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonjasky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bonjasky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonjasky takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Bonjasky does it's job there.
Bonjasky is looking to slow Meyer down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky lands with a kick to the temple. Meyer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Meyer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - Bonjasky finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
Bonjasky misses with a wild combination.
Bonjasky lands a head kick. Meyer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A swing and a miss from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Bonjasky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meyer in his tracks.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Bonjasky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky throws a push kick but Meyer slaps the foot to one side.
Meyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meyer misses with an uppercut. Bonjasky saw that one coming.
Bonjasky misses with a straight right.
Bonjasky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab, jab by Bonjasky - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Meyer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meyer showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bonjasky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thijs Meyer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bonjasky misses with a double jab.
Bonjasky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonjasky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonjasky misses with a looping right.
Bonjasky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meyer.
Bonjasky stuffs the takedown.
Meyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonjasky.
Meyer misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bonjasky looks to land a combination. Meyer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bonjasky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonjasky lands a two punch combo.
Bonjasky lands with a nice combination. Meyer backs away looking to recover.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bonjasky here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonjasky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bonjasky lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonjasky takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Bonjasky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonjasky punishes Meyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonjasky as he connects with a hook.
Bonjasky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyer can do to turn this around?
Bonjasky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meyer throws a body punch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Bonjasky throws a right and a left that Meyer avoids nicely.
Bonjasky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky throws a series of punches but Meyer avoids them all with ease.
Remy Bonjasky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonjasky lands a leg kick that knocks Meyer off balance momentarily.
Bonjasky cracks Meyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Meyer slips a jab and a cross from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meyer.
Meyer blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Remy Bonjasky is winning the standup battle so far.
Meyer scores with a shot to the body.
Meyer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Meyer lands in his opponent's guard.
Bonjasky wants to stand but Meyer is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bonjasky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Meyer is controlling him.
Meyer content to stall in guard here.
Meyer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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.
Bonjasky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Meyer is controlling him.
Meyer forces his way into half guard.
Meyer not doing much here.
Meyer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonjasky tries to buck Meyer off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bonjasky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thijs Meyer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Meyer closes the distance and clinches up with Bonjasky, looking for a takedown. Meyer pushes Bonjasky against the cage but Bonjasky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bonjasky fails to land with a series of punches.
Meyer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bonjasky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No joy there for Bonjasky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meyer misses with a shot to the body
and Bonjasky counters with a nice leg kick.
Bonjasky thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonjasky misses with a body punch
so Meyer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Meyer won't allow Bonjasky to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meyer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bonjasky is wriggling around but Meyer manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Meyer stops Bonjasky from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meyer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bonjasky tries to buck Meyer off but he can't manage it.
Meyer controlling the pace for now.
Meyer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky wants to try and get back to his feet.
Meyer controlling his opponent.
Meyer landing punches.
Bonjasky's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Meyer controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer dominating with strikes here.
Remy Bonjasky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bonjasky is trying to stand up.
Meyer landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thijs Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonjasky 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bonjasky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheez Itz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuudai Ryuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itz's entrance music is do you really want to hurt me. A fine choice. Ryuu has chosen HBO Boxing 24/7 Original Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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283 lbs
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282 lbs
11 - 3 - 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheez Itz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuudai Ryuu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ryuu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ryuu is trying to get back to half guard.
Ryuu struggling a bit here.
Itz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryuu keeps working.
Itz working away.
Ryuu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Itz.
Ryuu parries the strikes from Itz easily there. Itz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ryuu to escape.
Itz tries to move to full mount but Ryuu actually manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Itz.
Itz trying to control from Ryuu's half guard. Ryuu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Itz throws a strike but Ryuu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Itz is trying to keep Ryuu in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itz managing to control the position.
Itz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Itz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Itz keeping full guard, as Ryuu tries to pass.
Ryuu wants to control from the top but Itz keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cheez Itz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ryuu throws a lazy right hand but Itz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Itz shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryuu tries to sprawl out of it but Itz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryuu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Itz throws a right and a left that Ryuu avoids nicely.
Ryuu scores with a push kick.
A jab from Ryuu does it's job there.
Itz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Itz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Itz misses with a body punch
and Ryuu counters with a good low kick that Itz was not able to check.
Itz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ryuu wants to clinch up but Itz keeps it at a distance.
Nice body punch from Itz.
Itz looks to land a left hand but Ryuu moved out of range nicely.
Itz misses with a takedown
and Ryuu counters with a good, hard body kick but Itz shrugs it off.
Yuudai Ryuu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Itz is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Ryuu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Itz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryuu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ryuu thumps Itz with a low kick.
Ryuu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ryuu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ryuu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ryuu throws a right and a left that Itz avoids nicely.
Cheez Itz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryuu.
Ryuu drops Itz with a beautiful combination! Itz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ryuu is looking for the KO!
It looks like Cheez Itz has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ryuu finds it's way round the side to connect with Itz's head.
Itz is rocked!
Itz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Itz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryuu drops Itz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Itz looks back up at him and smiles so Ryuu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuudai Ryuu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cheez Itz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A good leg kick by Ryuu.
Ryuu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Itz seems to have got his legs back now.
Ryuu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Itz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Itz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryuu.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ryuu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryuu scores with a leg kick.
Ryuu grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Itz takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Ryuu cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yuudai Ryuu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Han comes to the cage accompanied by Have a Cigar. Sammy Stone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hendo Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Stone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Han slips a jab from Stone.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Han.
Han feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Han closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stone quickly recovers to half guard.
Han sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stone defending well though.
Han not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Han is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Stone still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Stone has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Han is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stone off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Han controlling the positon.
Stone prevents Han from getting a body triangle.
Stone is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Han gets his way!
Han tries to keep control of the position but Stone is staying busy.
Han tightening his grip on Stone, looking for the choke.
Han working for a choke but Stone is defending well.
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.
Han tries to get the hooks in deep but Stone pushed the leg off.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone covering up well and avoiding damage.
What can Stone do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Han struggling to keep hold of the position.
I would not like to be Stone right now.
Han tries to get the hooks in deep but Stone pushed the leg off.
Han is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
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.
Han trying to control momentarily.
Han scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Stone is looking for a way out.
Stone manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Stone.
Han wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Han is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendo Han dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Han is looking to score with low kicks.
Han moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Han.
Han swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Han throws a head kick that misses.
Han shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stone as he avoids it easily.
Sammy Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han throws a quick inside leg kick.
Han tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Han is looking to land body kicks.
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
Han shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Hendo Han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Han misses with a body kick.
Han scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han throws a low kick, looking for Stone's leg but Stone calmly moves out of range.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Han thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
Han scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Han tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Han lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Stone ducks right into an uppercut from Han.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Han moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Han tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Han will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Han.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hendo Han. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Han pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Han settles back down.
Han throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Han misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Han with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Han throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendo Han dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Han looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
Han lands a high kick!
Han tries to clinch up.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Han throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stone misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Han tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Han tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Han.
Stone misses with a jab to the body
and Han counters with an inside leg kick.
Han feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Han prevents Stone from getting back to his feet.
Han might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Han from controlling successfully.
Hanis looking to pass into half guard but Stone pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stone is in guard.
Stone wanted to stand there but Han had control of the position.
Han looking to control.
Han is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stone stopping the sweep attempt from Han.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Han is on top in guard.
Han sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Han is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hendo Han is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Han from controlling successfully.
Han stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stone throws a series of punches but Han moves out of range.
Stone misses the body punch
and Han counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Han is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Han tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sammy Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Han wants to land a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hendo Han showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Han has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendo Han!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by Nine Inch Nails - Wish. carlson has chosen Muse- Stockholm Syndrome as his entrance music. 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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268 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles carlson !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but carlson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. carlson did well to prevent Hammer getting side control.
carlson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for carlson .
Hammer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but carlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer throwing strikes from guard but carlson blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as carlson holds on and takes a little breather.
Hammer throws and elbow that misses. carlson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hammer's guard. Nice move by carlson !
Hammer 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
carlson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hammer connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Charles carlson has been cut.
carlson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hammer.
carlson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer moves out of range as carlson strikes.
carlson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
carlson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
carlson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammer.
carlson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Charles carlson 's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
carlson throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
carlson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammer misses the target.
carlson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and carlson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from carlson misses its intended target.
carlson misses with a hook. Hammer ducked under it nicely.
carlson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
carlson misses the shot to the body.
carlson misses with a looping right.
carlson throws a shot to the body.
Charles carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
carlson misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from carlson . Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
carlson lands a body shot.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
carlson thows a body shot but no joy.
carlson slips under a jab from Hammer.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
carlson throws a right and a left that Hammer avoids nicely.
Charles carlson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
carlson throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Hammer slips under a jab.
Hammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hammer fails with the takedown.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but carlson manages to avoid it.
carlson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Jack Hammer has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
carlson misses with a few strikes there.
Hammer throws a body punch but carlson moves out of range.
carlson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Hammer lands.
The cut above Charles carlson 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
carlson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
carlson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
carlson catches Hammer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hammer is rocked!
carlson misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
carlson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
Hammer throws a sloppy body shot
and carlson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hammer! carlson lets Hammer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Hammer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
carlson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Hammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
carlson misses with a straight right.
Hammer seems to have got his legs back now.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
carlson throws a series of punches but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from carlson .
carlson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps carlson thinking.
Hammer throws a shot from downtown. carlson moves away and avoids it.
carlson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jack Hammer's cut is getting worse.
carlson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Hammer misses with an uppercut. carlson saw that one coming.
Hammer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from carlson misses the target.
Hammer connects with a good right hand that stumbles carlson . carlson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from carlson .
carlson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
carlson lands a left and a right that send Hammer crashing to the mat, dazed. carlson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by carlson ! Hammer is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles carlson !
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