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HWP156: Proudstar vs F PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dreiko Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venser Soujourner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dreiko Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Venser Soujourner!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Soujourner.
Lao looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Soujourner moves to clinch but Lao breaks away
and Lao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soujourner tries for a takedown but Lao circles away easily
and Lao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soujourner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lao looks to land a combination. Soujourner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Soujourner misses with a takedown
and Lao counters with a two punch combo.
Dreiko Lao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Venser Soujourner.
Soujourner shoots and misses
and Lao counters with a head kick. That will keep Soujourner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Soujourner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soujourner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soujourner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lao counters with a big head kick but Soujourner shrugs it off.
Lao leaves Soujourner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soujourner has his takedown stuffed
and Lao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soujourner throws the kick towards the body but Lao avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soujourner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lao counters with a head kick. That will keep Soujourner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Soujourner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lao tries to sprawl but Soujourner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Soujourner is working for a submission of some sort.
Soujourner passes to side control.
Soujourner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soujourner is trying to get an arm triangle but Lao is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lao is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Soujourner advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soujourner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lao hang on?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lao defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Soujourner.
Lao wants to try and get back to his feet.
Soujourner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Soujourner has control of Lao's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lao regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Soujourner throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Lao has his hands clasped together but Soujourner breaks the hold and Lao is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Soujourner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Venser Soujourner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Corey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Pakkaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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257 lbs
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222 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Corey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pertti Pakkaaja!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pakkaaja.
Corey looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pakkaaja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja throws a series of punches but Corey avoids them all with ease.
Pakkaaja throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Corey closes the distance but Pakkaaja moves to the side
and Pakkaaja counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pakkaaja shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Corey eats them both and turns towards Pakkaaja to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pakkaaja lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Mike Corey has been cut.
Corey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pakkaaja lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Corey can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Pakkaaja and Corey drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Pakkaaja.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Pakkaaja!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smithsonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Smithsonian will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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246 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Smithsonian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithsonian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smithsonian looks to clinch
and Hardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smithsonian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smithsonian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smithsonian misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Smithsonian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Shane Hardy has been cut.
Nice jab there from Hardy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smithsonian misses with a combination
and Hardy counters with a huge left! Smithsonian is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hardy isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Smithsonian from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hardy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Hardy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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247 lbs
10 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez cracks Yamamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Yuri Yamamoto has been cut.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Felix Gonzalez has been cut.
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!
Yamamoto throws a low kick, looking for Gonzalez's leg but Gonzalez calmly moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gonzalez!
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Gonzalez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yamamoto clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gonzalez working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Yamamoto is doing well to defend. Gonzalez seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Yamamoto is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Felix Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Spilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Tut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tut has chosen Rember the name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tony Spilla could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to King Tut's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Spilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Tut!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spilla misses with a low kick.
Spilla moves into the clinch.
Tut is working for takedown but Spilla is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spilla works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spilla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tut keeping full guard, as Spilla tries to pass.
Spilla has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Tut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tut is looking for a triangle but Spilla pushes his legs off easily.
Spilla wants to pass the guard but Tut is keeping the position.
Tut wants to get back to his feet but Spilla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spilla content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tut is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spilla defends well.
Spilla stands up from Tut's guard - Spilla perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tut gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Spilla to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tut keeping full guard, as Spilla tries to pass.
Tut being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilla drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tut manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Spilla has Tut in his guard.
Tut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spilla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spilla throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tut uses it to pass to side control.
Tut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spilla keeps working.
Tut wants to take a breather but Spilla manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tut.
Spilla working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tut is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Spilla is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tut is aware though and is defending well.
Spilla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spilla looking for a guillotine here but Tut defends easily.
Tut wants to get up but he can't break Spilla's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tut trying to control but Spilla is working from the bottom.
Tut is looking to work some ground and pound but Spilla has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spilla doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tut avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tut drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tut jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spilla working for a triangle but Tut defends it easily.
Spilla is breathing heavily.
Tut drops back looking for a leg! Spilla is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spilla manages to kick Tut off! Tut jumps back into Spilla's guard.
Tut tries to free his leg and advance position but Spilla is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Spilla dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spilla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tut.
Tut throws a head kick but Spilla moves out of range.
Tut lands a jab-cross combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tut enables Spilla to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tut manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tut trying to keep a closed guard but Spilla is proving a slippery customer.
Tut is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tut is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tut wants to sweep but no luck.
Spilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Tut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. King Tut wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spilla counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spilla drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tut looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tut looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tut!
Tut trying to control the position but Spilla is working away.
Tut in side control, throwing shots but Spilla defends.
Tut has hold of Spilla's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Spilla seems comfortable defending it but Tut has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Spilla is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Spilla is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tut couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). King Tut!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Assassin (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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230 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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211 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pounder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pounder!
A slow jab from Pounder misses its intended target.
Pounder closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Assassin quickly recovers to half guard.
Assassin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pounder scores with a couple of nice shots.
Assassin gets back to full guard.
Assassin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Assassin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pounder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Assassin on the ground.
Pounder thows a big elbow that misses.
Pounder postures up.
Pounder preventing the sweep.
Pounder throwing strikes from guard but Assassin blocks nicely.
Assassin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin controls Pounder momentarily but Pounder frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pounder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Assassin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pounder is one step ahead there.
Pounder throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pounder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Assassin's head.
Assassin working a defensive guard but Pounder manages to pass into side control anyway.
Pounder working the ground and pound but Assassin is defending the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Assassin throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Pounder throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pounder in side control, throwing shots but Assassin defends.
Assassin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Assassin is looking for a sweep.
Assassin gets back to half guard.
Assassin works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder postures up and lands a big shot to Assassin's brow.
Pounder is looking to work some ground and pound but Assassin has wrist control.
Pounder lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pounder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Assassin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pounder stopping the sweep attempt from Assassin.
Assassin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pounder is aware though and is defending well.
Pounder is working Assassin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Assassin wants to sweep but no luck.
Assassin managing to control the position.
Pounder lands a couple of elbows.
Assassin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Pounder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Assassin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pounder ducks under a wild hook from Assassin.
Assassin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pounder cracks Assassin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pounder shoots in for a takedown but Assassin shows good takedown defense.
Pounder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Assassin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pounder preventing the sweep.
Assassin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Assassin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pounder is one step ahead there.
Pounder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Assassin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pounder throwing strikes but missing.
Pounder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assassin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Assassin is looking for a triangle but Pounder pushes his legs off easily.
Assassin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pounder is looking to control Assassin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pounder avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounder has his hands clasped together around Assassin's back. He's all about the action.
Ground Pounder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assassin throwing shots but Pounder is blocking nicely.
Pounder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Assassin trying to control but Pounder is working from the bottom.
Assassin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pounder pulls Assassin in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pounder drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Assassin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Assassin wants to control but Pounder is keeping busy.
Assassin wants to get back to full guard.
Pounder is thwarting Assassin's attempts to control the position.
Assassin is pressing down on Pounder's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounder with a nice head shot there.
Pounder scoring with punches to the head and body.
Assassin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pounder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pounder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assassin wants to sweep but no luck.
Pounder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Assassin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pounder manages to get himself to full guard.
Pounder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pounder controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Pounder dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Assassin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pounder counters with a left and a right that stings Assassin.
Assassin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pounder did well to prevent Assassin getting side control.
Pounder trying to control from the bottom.
Pounder is trying is best to control the position here.
Pounder is looking to improve his position.
Assassin is trying to control the action in half guard but Pounder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pounder controlling the position well.
Ground Pounder has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pounder.
Assassin parries the strikes from Pounder easily there. Pounder is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Assassin to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pounder.
Pounder grinds an elbow into Assassin's temple.
Pounder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Assassin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pounder's best efforts.
Assassin tries to roll over but Pounder keeps him under control.
Assassin wants to get back to full guard but Pounder has passed into side control.
Assassin is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Assassin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pounder scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Assassin to see if he's OK.
An elbow from Pounder crashes against the mat.
Pounder is trying to get an arm triangle but Assassin is defending well.
Assassin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Assassin wants to control but Pounder is keeping busy.
Assassin wants to improve his position but Pounder is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin trying to hold on to Pounder's head to control him but Pounder postures up.
Assassin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Assassin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pounder throws a strike but Assassin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Assassin passes Pounder's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Assassin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pounder is staying active underneath Assassin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pounder tries to roll over but Assassin keeps him under control.
Pounder controlling the position well.
Pounder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pounder tries to get out of the position.
Pounder is looking to improve his position.
Assassin trying to control from half guard but Pounder is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Pounder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pounder 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Pounder!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen go coors! as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Silverback Lesnar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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29
213 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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287 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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silverback Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanma closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lesnar did well to prevent Hanma getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanma is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lesnar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lesnar is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lesnar is trying to stand.
Hanma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanma prevents Lesnar from improving his position.
Lesnar manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lesnar dives on top into guard.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanma has wrist control.
Hanma had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lesnar defends it easily.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Hanma.
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.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hanma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lesnar takes the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lesnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lesnar blocks a body shot from Hanma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hanma goes for a takedown attempt but Lesnar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hanma clinches with his opponent.
Lesnar with a knee to the head.
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lesnar.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Hanma tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanma takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lesnar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanmas head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside.
Hanma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Lesnar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lesnar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lesnar scores a nice knee to the body.
Lesnar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Lesnar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanma is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice left hand lands by Lesnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanma won't want to take too many of those.
Lesnar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lesnar lands a right hand.
Lesnar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lesnar lands a nice uppercut.
Lesnar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body.
Lesnar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baki Hanma's cut is getting worse.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lesnar lands a shoulder strike.
Lesnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lesnar.
Lesnar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lesnar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lesnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Lesnar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanma tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lesnar just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lesnar.
Hanma jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lesnar walks away with a smile on his face. Hanma gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lesnar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lesnar clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silverback Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lesnar drives through and clinches with Hanma against the cage.
A short right from Lesnar.
Lesnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Lesnar.
Silverback Lesnar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lesnar scores with a knee to the head.
Hanma goes for a takedown attempt but Lesnar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
Lesnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanma counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hanma is working for a submission of some sort.
Lesnar gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar pulls Hanma in to control the position.
Let's hope that Lesnar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hanma thows a big elbow that misses.
Hanma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesnar pulls Hanma in close to his closed guard and prevents Hanma from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hanma postures up in Lesnar's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lesnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanma.
Lesnar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hanma drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lesnar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lesnar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lesnar!
Lesnar controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to buck Lesnar off but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar throws an elbow but Hanma slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hanma is trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hanma will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hanma is looking to regain half guard here but Lesnar keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Lesnar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Hanma's face as Lesnar controls the position.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Hanma tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lesnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silverback Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lesnar misses with a hook.
Lesnar swings for the body but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a right hand that misses
and Hanma counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lesnar won't be happy with that.
Lesnar wants to control but Hanma postures up.
Hanma trying to control the position but Lesnar is working away.
Hanma working away.
Hanma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lesnar, who protects the arm well.
Hanma thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hanma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lesnar, who protects the arm well.
Lesnar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lesnar is trying to maintain the position but Hanma is very close to passing his half guard.
Baki Hanma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hanma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lesnar is pressing down on Hanma's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hanma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hanma drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lesnar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hanma has Lesnar in his guard.
Hanma is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lesnar defends well.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lesnar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lesnar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lesnar is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lesnar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lesnar 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silverback Lesnar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Renzokuken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renzokuken comes to the cage accompanied by Primus - Laquer Head. Oden has chosen Element Eighty-Pancake Land as his entrance music. Thorfinn Oden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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24
223 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Very strong |
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Good low 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Renzokuken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oden tries to score with a low kick but Renzokuken moves his leg out of the way.
Oden takes a swing at Renzokuken's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Oden misses.
Renzokuken blocks a leg kick.
Renzokuken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Renzokuken as Oden shoots in.
Oden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Renzokuken manages to avoid it.
Oden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oden tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Oden tenderised Renzokuken's leg. Renzokuken is trying to keep his angry face on.
Renzokuken tries to clinch but Oden is having none of it.
Oden misses with a low kick as Renzokuken jumps back.
Oden misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Renzokuken.
Renzokuken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oden fails with the takedown
and Renzokuken holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oden is trying to break the clinch but Renzokuken has him pressed against the cage.
Renzokuken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oden is trying to force a seperation but Renzokuken has the dominant position.
Renzokuken looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Renzokuken connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Thorfinn Oden has been cut.
Renzokuken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Angelo Renzokuken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorfinn Oden.
Renzokuken prevents the takedown attempt.
Oden tries for a takedown but Renzokuken manages to get underhooks.
Oden avoids a wild elbow strike from Renzokuken.
Renzokuken lands a damaging elbow.
Oden dodges an elbow strike from Renzokuken.
Oden tries for a takedown but Renzokuken manages to get underhooks.
Renzokuken creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oden's defenses.
Renzokuken looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Renzokuken working Oden over with knees to the body.
Oden looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renzokuken gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Renzokuken lands an elbow inside that Oden shrugs off.
Renzokuken lands an elbow just above Oden 's eye.
Renzokuken lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Renzokuken lands a damaging elbow.
Oden is rocked!
Renzokuken lands a vicious elbow to the side of Oden's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Renzokuken tries to finish him with strikes but Oden still seems able to defend himself so Renzokuken steps back and lets Oden get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Oden is still on wobbly legs! Can Renzokuken finish him?
Renzokuken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Angelo Renzokuken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renzokuken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oden, pushing him back against the cage.
Oden seems to have recovered his senses.
Renzokuken lands a vicious elbow to the side of Oden's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Renzokuken tries to finish him with strikes but Oden still seems able to defend himself so Renzokuken steps back and lets Oden get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
That has opened up Thorfinn Oden's cut even more.
Oden throws a leg kick which misses Renzokuken's front leg but catches the back leg as Renzokuken tries to avoid it.
Oden misses with a takedown attempt
and Renzokuken holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Renzokuken smiles and moves away.
Oden misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renzokuken instigates a clinch.
Renzokuken pushes off an throws an elbow but Oden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Renzokuken.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Renzokuken just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oden's brow.
Renzokuken lands an elbow inside that Oden shrugs off.
Renzokuken throws an elbow that misses.
Renzokuken prevents a body shot from Oden.
Oden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renzokuken is defending well for now.
Oden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Renzokuken smiles and moves away.
Oden throws a front kick aimed at Renzokuken's knee but Renzokuken avoids it well.
Oden throws a push kick but Renzokuken slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oden misses with a body shot.
Oden swats away the attempt to clinch by Renzokuken.
Oden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Renzokuken circles away.
Oden keeps the fight on the outside.
Renzokuken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oden swings for the body but Renzokuken moves out of range.
Oden throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oden.
A head kick misses from Oden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Renzokuken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thorfinn Oden'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.
Oden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renzokuken was well out of range. Poor timing from Oden.
Oden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Renzokuken as he jumps to the side.
Renzokuken displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oden.
Oden misses the shot to the body.
Oden tries a low kick but Renzokuken avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oden scores with a head kick. Renzokuken tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Renzokuken blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Renzokuken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oden misses with a low kick.
Thorfinn Oden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oden throws a head kick but Renzokuken moves out of range.
Oden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Renzokuken circles away.
Angelo Renzokuken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorfinn Oden.
Oden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Renzokuken defends it nicely.
Oden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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.
Oden misses with a body shot.
Renzokuken blocks a low kick nicely.
Renzokuken leaves Oden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oden swings for the body but Renzokuken moves out of range.
Renzokuken moves into range and clinches up with Oden.
Nice elbow from Renzokuken.
Renzokuken throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oden goes for a takedown attempt but Renzokuken pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oden swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Renzokuken was covering up waiting for the punch and Oden finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Renzokuken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Renzokuken defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oden trying to control the action but Renzokuken is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oden misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Renzokuken wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A lull in the action here as Oden stalls from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oden is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Renzokuken is trying to escape and Oden transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Renzokuken is forced to tap! Nice work there by Oden! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thorfinn Oden!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between FiveX Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the natural Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carwin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, big hands. Couture has chosen Eminence Front as his entrance music. the natural Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
289 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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285 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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Decent 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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, FiveX Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, the natural Couture!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with an uppercut. Carwin saw that one coming.
Couture throws a body punch but Carwin moves out of range.
Couture fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carwin is out of range.
Couture doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Couture doesn't manage to clinch there - Carwin circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture tries to clinch
and Carwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carwin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Couture's guard.
Carwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Couture trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Couture being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. the natural Couture was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Couture darts in trying to clinch
and Carwin counters with a low kick, right behind Couture 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin gets a clinch.
Come on Couture - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carwin misses with an elbow strike.
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.
Carwin lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like the natural Couture has been cut.
Couture throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carwin blocks it with crossed arms.
Carwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Couture managing to block the knees to the body from Carwin.
Carwin lands a damaging elbow.
Couture avoiding damage as Carwin throws knees to the body.
Carwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carwin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carwin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carwin lands an elbow just above Couture 's eye.
Carwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FiveX Carwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on the natural Couture'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.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couture with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carwin.
Couture misses with the head strike.
Couture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Carwin fails to land.
Couture pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Couture.
Nice body punch from Couture - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coutures head.
Couture prevents a body shot from Carwin.
Couture looking to throw knees to the head but Carwin is blocking nicely.
Couture misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carwin.
Couture using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carwin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Couture pushes off an throws an elbow but Carwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Couture tries to score a body lock takedown but Carwin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Couture trying to control the position but instead, Carwin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Couture into the cage.
Carwin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Couture with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Carwin.
Couture lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Couture - that landed with a thud.
Couture scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carwin misses with an elbow strike.
Couture trying to stall but Carwin improves his position.
Carwin blocks the elbow strike.
Carwin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like FiveX Carwin has been cut.
Carwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Couture.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
FiveX Carwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natural Couture.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Couture looking to throw knees to the head but Carwin is blocking nicely.
Couture is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Couture avoids the damage to the body.
Carwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Couture.
A head punch on the inside from Carwin fails to land.
Carwin tightens his grip and picks Couture up, before dumping him to the ground. Couture manages to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
Couture is trying to control the position but Carwin postures up.
Carwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Couture has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carwin has managed to get both his arms back between Couture's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Couture can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carwin controls the pace.
Couture looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FiveX Carwin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Carwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Couture goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Couture tries to clinch but Carwin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Couture counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carwin tries to score a body lock takedown but Couture shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carwin.
Couture tries to land knees in the clinch but Carwin avoids the damage to the body.
Couture misses with a knee strike.
Couture with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Carwin.
Carwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Carwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Couture.
Carwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Couture trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Couture lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carwin or not.
Couture lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Couture throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Couture landing knees to the head.
Couture lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Carwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carwin missing with knees to the body.
Carwin throws an elbow but it misses.
Carwin avoids the elbow strike from Couture, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Couture lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carwin backwards.
Carwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Couture throws an elbow but misses.
Couture throws a head punch that misses.
Carwin lands a body punch.
Carwin managing to block the knees to the body from Couture.
Couture taking a breather.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
the natural Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Couture.
Couture throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Couture.
Carwin tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Carwin back against the cage.
Carwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Couture.
Carwin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carwin.
Nice elbow from Couture.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to the natural Couture.
I think Carwin 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... FiveX Carwin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor F (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudstar comes into the arena with "Run to the hills" by Iron Maiden blaring out of the sound system. F has chosen shortest man in world as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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264 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Proudstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor F!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
F takes one to the chin there.
F misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proudstar.
F misses with a two punch combination.
Proudstar throws a lazy uppercut
and F counters with a shoot takedown. Proudstar fights it but they end up in guard.
F pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Proudstar is keeping the position for now.
F is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
F preventing the sweep.
Proudstar is trying to keep F in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Proudstar wants to sweep here but F controlling him for the moment.
F sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because James Proudstar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
F 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.
F stopping the sweep attempt from Proudstar.
F showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
F postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Proudstar just wasn't active enough.
Proudstar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from F.
F 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.
Proudstar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Proudstar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Proudstar has F pulled in close to control his posture.
F working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Proudstar working for a triangle but F defends it easily.
F looking to sit in guard and control but Proudstar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar drops back looking for a leg! F is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and F manages to kick Proudstar off! Proudstar jumps back into F's guard.
Proudstar looking to pass the guard.
Proudstar preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor F dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Proudstar throws a body kick that misses.
Proudstar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
F closes the distance and pushes Proudstar back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Proudstar - that landed with a thud.
Proudstar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
F scores with a nice hook to the head.
F blocks a body shot from Proudstar.
The referee calls for Proudstar to work.
Proudstar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from F.
Nice body punch from F.
F cracks Proudstar with a nice body shot.
F stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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!
F lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Proudstar backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, F creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from F.
A shot in the inside from F.
F creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Proudstar's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Proudstar drops to his knees and F pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professor F!
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