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EUFC 17: Dyrdek vs. Mitchell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aiden MacMadchea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacMadchea comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling by The Clash. Hamilton has chosen OTC- why can't i as his entrance music. Rob Hamilton struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden MacMadchea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacMadchea shoots for a takedown but Hamilton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
MacMadchea tries to clinch but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton has MacMadchea up against the cage in a clinch.
MacMadchea jumps guard.
MacMadchea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hamilton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MacMadchea is trying to control the position but Hamilton postures up.
Hamilton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamilton wants to stand but MacMadchea is controlling his posture from full guard.
MacMadchea not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but MacMadchea keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamilton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hamilton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. MacMadchea smiles and moves away.
MacMadchea fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacMadchea's sensitive parts.
MacMadchea shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hamilton as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden MacMadchea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hamilton.
MacMadchea parries the strikes from Hamilton easily there. Hamilton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable MacMadchea to escape.
MacMadchea is trying to control Hamilton's posture but Hamilton avoids it.
MacMadchea is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hamilton tries for a kimura but MacMadchea is defending well.
MacMadchea is trying to get back to half guard.
Hamilton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hamilton looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hamilton, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton shoots in and bounces MacMadchea off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as MacMadchea holds on and takes a little breather.
Hamilton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hamilton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacMadchea is keeping the position for now.
Hamilton stands and steps away. MacMadchea gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MacMadchea.
MacMadchea moves into the clinch successfully.
MacMadchea pulls Hamilton into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacMadchea looking to control.
Hamilton postures up in MacMadchea's guard and throws a big left but MacMadchea blocks it.
Hamilton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacMadchea looking for a sweep. Not yet MacMadchea, not yet.
Hamilton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacMadchea is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hamilton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
MacMadchea is tying to control. Hamilton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
MacMadchea is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hamilton!
Hamilton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hamilton is squirming around, avoiding MacMadchea's attempts to control the action.
Hamilton tries to reverse the position but MacMadchea maintains control.
MacMadchea can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hamilton is looking to escape.
Hamilton is working to get back to half guard.
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.
MacMadchea avoids the attempt from Hamilton to control.
MacMadchea landing strikes from the mount and Hamilton is in trouble!
Hamilton is working to get back to half guard.
MacMadchea punishing his opponent with strikes.
MacMadchea won't let Hamilton get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
MacMadchea is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hamilton has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hamilton!
MacMadchea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
MacMadchea lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hamilton!
MacMadchea takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hamilton is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Hamilton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Horrible takedown by MacMadchea or perhaps it was just good defense by Hamilton which made him look bad.
Hamilton pushes MacMadchea away with a front kick.
MacMadchea misses with a takedown attempt
and Hamilton counters by moving into the clinch.
MacMadchea is working for takedown but Hamilton is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden MacMadchea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton jumps into guard, dragging MacMadchea to the mat.
MacMadchea prevents Hamilton from getting back to his feet.
MacMadchea trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamilton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacMadchea tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamilton is retaining full guard.
MacMadchea drops back looking for a leg! Hamilton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hamilton manages to kick MacMadchea off! MacMadchea jumps back into Hamilton's guard.
Hamilton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hamilton holds on and takes a little breather.
Hamilton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMadchea stands and throws Hamilton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamilton is looking to regain half guard here but MacMadchea keeps moving and retains side control.
Hamilton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hamilton struggling a bit here.
Hamilton regains half guard.
Hamilton gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hamilton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but MacMadchea frees his head nicely. Oh but Hamilton has switched to an armbar! MacMadchea is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rob Hamilton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roidger Palmeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cronus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Palmeiro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bully. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Never Thought About Going Back. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roidger Palmeiro!
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, Cronus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmeiro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Palmeiro blocks an elbow strike.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Palmeiro uses from the top position.
Palmeiro trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palmeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Palmeiro looking to pass the guard.
Palmeiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones working for a triangle but Palmeiro defends it easily.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmeiro passes into half guard.
Jones looks gassed!
Palmeiro is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Palmeiro is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Palmeiro is working for a submission of some sort.
Palmeiro wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Palmeiro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Palmeiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Palmeiro wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Palmeiro with that takedown attempt.
Palmeiro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones is trying to keep Palmeiro in close.
Jones wants to stand up but Palmeiro is controlling him.
Palmeiro landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Palmeiro is defending well. Jones quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Palmeiro has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jones celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cronus Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knowshon Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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295 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knowshon Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Moreno takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Bean sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Moreno bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butter Bean!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Utah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Muir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Utah comes to the cage accompanied by Californaication by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Johnny Utah could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Muir's chin.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Utah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Muir!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utah tries to close the distance and clinch but Muir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muir displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Utah clinches.
Muir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Utah has him pressed against the cage.
Utah has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Muir regains guard immediately.
Muir being controlled here, momentarily.
Utah's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Utah stops Muir from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Utah sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muir looking for a sweep. Not yet Muir, not yet.
Utah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Utah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Utah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Utah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utah controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Utah stands and throws Muir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Muir is trying to get back to his feet.
Utah working the head and body with strikes.
Utah decides to stand back up.
Utah tries to clinch up.
Utah fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooh a lovely combination from Muir sends Utah down but not out. Muir dives into side control looking to finish.
Utah is rocked!
Utah is breathing heavily.
Muir trying to control the position but Utah is working away.
Oh Utah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muir wants to stand but Utah has his arm trapped.
Muir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Utah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Utah taking a bit of punishment here - Muir scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Utah is trying to get back to half guard.
Muir wants to stand but Utah is controlling his arm.
Utah struggling a bit here.
Utah seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utah manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Utah is looking to control Muir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Utah avoid being mounted?
Utah taking some punishment here, with Muir in his half guard.
Muir is nestled in close to Utah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Muir wants to get back to his feet.
Muir working Utah over with strikes.
Muir wants to stand but Utah has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Muir prevents Utah from improving his position.
Utah is working hard here to advance position.
Utah makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Utah.
Utah lands an upkick as Muir stands over him.
Utah pulls Muir in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muir is sitting in close to Utah's body. Utah has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Muir is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Muir is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Utah.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Utah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Tincher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Tincher!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Tincher tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Tincher scores with a four punch combination!
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tincher shoots in but no luck this time.
Danga de danga de dang - Tincher scores with a four punch combination!
Brown is rocked!
Tincher closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Brown! Tincher dives in looking to finish! Brown is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Tincher!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trajan Argyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pallai Zoltan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoltan has chosen Sub Bass Monster - Hol a szeretet? as his entrance music. Pallai Zoltan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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143 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trajan Argyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pallai Zoltan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Argyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Zoltan.
Zoltan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Argyle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zoltan has time to react.
Argyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoltan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zoltan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Argyle.
Zoltan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zoltan has his foot on Argyle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Argyle works his way back into a safe position though.
Argyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Argyle wants to control from the top but Zoltan keeps moving.
Argyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Argyle preventing the sweep.
Argyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoltan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zoltan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Argyle misses with a hook. Zoltan ducked under it nicely.
Zoltan tries to close the distance and clinch but Argyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zoltan moves in looking to clinch but Argyle pushes him off.
Argyle tries to bum rush Zoltan with a series of wild strikes but Zoltan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Argyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Zoltan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Argyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Argyle misses with a wild combination.
Argyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Argyle scores with a jab. Zoltan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab from Argyle.
Zoltan dodges the punch combination from Argyle.
Argyle scores with a three punch combo!
Zoltan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zoltan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zoltan tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Argyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Argyle throws out a powerful jab.
Argyle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zoltan on the side of the head.
Zoltan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Argyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoltan moves away.
Argyle misses with a series of wild punches.
Argyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zoltan manages to avoid it.
Argyle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zoltan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Argyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoltan is just out of range.
Zoltan wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Zoltan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Argyle misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Argyle as the two fighters clinch.
Zoltan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoltan prevents Argyle from breaking the clinch.
Zoltan prevents Argyle from breaking the clinch.
Argyle is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoltan has double underhooks.
Zoltan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Argyle managing to block the knees to the body from Zoltan.
Zoltan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zoltan wants to clinch up but Argyle keeps it at a distance.
Argyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zoltan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Argyle.
Zoltan tries to clinch up.
Argyle connects with a looping right hand.
Argyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Argyle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Argyle tries to bum rush Zoltan with a series of wild strikes but Zoltan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Argyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Argyle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zoltan as he avoids it easily.
Zoltan tries to clinch there but Argyle circles away.
Argyle connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Argyle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zoltan but Zoltan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zoltan moves in looking to clinch but Argyle pushes him off.
Argyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Argyle throws a series of strikes that have Zoltan backpedaling.
Zoltan moves out of range of the strikes.
Zoltan tries to clinch up.
Argyle scores with a jab to the body.
Argyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Argyle is breathing heavily.
Argyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zoltan.
Argyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoltan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Argyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Argyle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zoltan fails with the takedown
and Argyle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zoltan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Argyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Argyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trajan Argyle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zoltan wants to clinch but Argyle slips to the side
and Argyle counters with a right hand to the body.
Argyle lands a nice shot that snaps Zoltan's head back.
A head kick by Zoltan misses
and Argyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Argyle.
Argyle advances to full mount.
Zoltan tries to improve his position but Argyle has taken his back! Argyle has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Zoltan tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Argyle pushes Zoltan away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trajan Argyle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Monsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monsson comes to the cage accompanied by Tenacious D - Master Exploder. Nate Richardson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sebastian Monsson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Monsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Richardson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Monsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Richardson which made him look bad.
Monsson avoids the head kick by Richardson.
Richardson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monsson gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monsson is thwarting Richardson's attempts to control the position.
Monsson is tying to control. Richardson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Richardson is trying to control but can't.
Richardson tries to get to full guard but Monsson has control of the leg.
Richardson wants to get back to his feet.
Richardson is not content to let Monsson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsson is taking a breather. Richardson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Richardson throws a nice looking combination but Monsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Monsson avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Monsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Richardson which made him look bad.
Richardson scores with a one two! Monsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Monsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Richardson takes a step back to recover.
Monsson scores with a takedown into Richardson's guard.
Monsson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Richardson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Richardson has escaped and now he's on top!
Richardson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richardson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richardson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Monsson is breathing heavily.
Richardson wants to stand and escape but instead Monsson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Monsson postures up.
Monsson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is looking to stand up but Monsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Richardson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Monsson wants to hold on but Richardson pushes him away.
Monsson is working to get back to half guard.
Richardson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Monsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Richardson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
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.
Richardson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Monsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nate Richardson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richardson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Richardson duly obliges.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richardson.
Monsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Monsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richardson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Richardson duly obliges.
Monsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Richardson keeping moving, preventing Monsson from controlling successfully.
Richardson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Richardson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Monsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Monsson misses with a combination
and Richardson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Monsson takes one to the chin there.
Monsson throws a head kick that misses
and Richardson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richardson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monsson is looking to slow Richardson down with leg kicks.
Monsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richardson scores with a nice body kick.
Richardson lands a nice looking body shot.
Monsson has a takedown stuffed.
Richardson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Richardson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Monsson trying to control but Richardson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Monsson gets the takedown into side control.
Richardson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Monsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Richardson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Monsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richardson prevents Monsson from moving into mount.
Monsson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Richardson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Monsson but great work by Richardson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Richardson looks to throw a body kick
and Monsson counters with a shoot takedown. Richardson fights it but they end up in guard.
Monsson looking to pass the guard.
Richardson is working an open guard so Monsson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richardson as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Monsson.
Richardson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nate Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monsson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Monsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monsson throws a low kick, looking for Richardson's leg but Richardson calmly moves out of range.
Monsson scores a takedown into full mount!
Monsson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Richardson turns into him and now he's in Monsson's guard.
Monsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richardson is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsson looking to control.
Monsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monsson wants to stand but Richardson is controlling the position.
Monsson wants to sweep here but Richardson controlling him for the moment.
Richardson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Monsson controls Richardson momentarily but Richardson frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monsson scores a takedown into full mount!
Monsson wants to take Richardson's back but he can't do it this time.
Richardson is squirming around, avoiding Monsson's attempts to control the action.
Monsson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monsson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Richardson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Richardson and Monsson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Monsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nate Richardson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Richardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Monsson avoids them all with ease.
Monsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richardson circles away.
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richardson looks to land a right hand but Monsson moved out of range.
Monsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Monsson stands and steps away. Richardson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Monsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richardson counters with a left and a right that stings Monsson.
Monsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richardson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Monsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Monsson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson is staying active underneath Monsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Richardson is defending against the submission attempts here by Monsson.
Monsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Monsson trying to control the action but Richardson is working from the bottom.
Monsson moves into full mount! Richardson won't be happy about that!
Monsson tries to control but Richardson wriggling away.
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.
Monsson looking to secure an arm triangle but Richardson defends it well.
Richardson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Monsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Richardson!
Monsson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Monsson takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Sebastian Monsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richardson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Monsson tries to get the hooks in deep but Richardson pushed the leg off.
Richardson trying to control the position but Monsson manages to sink in the hooks.
Monsson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
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.
Monsson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Richardson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Richardson fending off the submission attempt from Monsson.
Monsson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Monsson has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Richardson! Can he survive? No! He's out! Monsson gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sebastian Monsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Flemming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Flemming!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Le looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Flemming.
Flemming is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flemming grinds an elbow into Le's temple.
Le is breathing heavily.
Flemming wants to control but Le is keeping him busy.
Le on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Flemming working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Flemming lands a nice forearm strike.
Flemming lands a nice forearm strike.
Flemming lands some shots froms side control.
Le takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flemming working the ground and pound.
Flemming lands a decent elbow from side control.
Le is rocked!
Flemming cracks Le with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oh Le is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flemming lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Flemming working the head and body with strikes.
Flemming advances nicely into full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Le is in a horrible position here. Flemming smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flemming postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Le looks a forlorn figure.
Flemming lands a big shot there that rocks Le but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flemming with good strikes from the mount here!
Flemming lands a big elbow.
Flemming landing strikes from the mount.
Flemming has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flemming is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Le can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flemming lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Flemming.
Flemming landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flemming cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flemming lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Flemming cracks Le with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Flemming.
Flemming with a couple of short strikes.
Le is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Flemming is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Le tries to lock up and control but Flemming gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flemming fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flemming postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Le looks a forlorn figure.
Le in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flemming scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Le in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Flemming unloading with bombs!
Flemming with shots to the head and body - Le looks very uncomfortable down there.
Flemming working Le over with strikes here.
Le wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Flemming.
Flemming landing strikes from the mount and Le is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Flemming.
Flemming cracks Le with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flemming is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Le can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flemming pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Le is in a horrible position here. Flemming smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Le in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Flemming in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Flemming pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flemming cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flemming unloading with bombs!
Flemming raining down shots from the mount!
Flemming lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flemming fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Flemming connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flemming has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Le's face.
Flemming lands a heavy elbow.
Le in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Flemming cracks Le with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Flemming lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Flemming with good strikes from the mount here!
Flemming has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Le's face.
Flemming is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Le wants to try and get back to his feet.
Le is bucking up trying to escape but Flemming cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Flemming postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Le looks a forlorn figure.
Flemming fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Flemming.
Flemming working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Flemming fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flemming punishing his opponent with strikes.
Flemming working Le over with strikes here.
Flemming landing strikes from the mount.
Flemming with the ground and pound from mount.
Flemming is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Flemming.
Le wants to control but Flemming is having none of it.
Flemming has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Le's face.
Le wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Flemming.
Le keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Flemming lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Flemming lands a big shot there that rocks Le but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flemming working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Flemming putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Le is working to get back to half guard.
Flemming with the ground and pound from mount.
Flemming working Le over with strikes here.
Flemming unloading with bombs!
Flemming scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Le?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flemming scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flemming cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flemming breaks from Le's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Flemming punishing his opponent with strikes.
Flemming landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Flemming dominated that round.
That's time! Le's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flemming fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flemming looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flemming fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cung Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Flemming.
Flemming shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Le pinned against the cage. Le gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Flemming shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le as he avoids it easily.
Flemming tries for a takedown but Le sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flemming shoots in looking for a takedown. Le tries to sprawl out of it but Flemming keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Le manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flemming fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flemming shoots in for a double leg but Le sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flemming misses with a takedown attempt - Le sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flemming fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Flemming or perhaps it was just good defense by Le which made him look bad.
Flemming closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flemming tries for a takedown but Le sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flemming throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le's waist but Le gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flemming off to one side.
Flemming shoots in and drives through. Le sprawls well.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flemming tries for a takedown but Le sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flemming closes the distance and clinches up with Le, looking for a takedown. Flemming pushes Le against the cage but Le circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Flemming or perhaps it was just good defense by Le which made him look bad.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flemming.
Flemming shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cung Le is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flemming shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Le pinned against the cage. Le gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flemming.
Flemming misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flemming will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flemming shoots for a double leg takedown but Le sprawls well. He's pushed Flemming's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flemming shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flemming shoots in looking for a takedown. Le tries to sprawl out of it but Flemming keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Le manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flemming fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Le. No joy for Flemming on that attempt.
Flemming fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Flemming fails to land the takedown.
Flemming fails with a takedown attempt.
Flemming tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Le swivels and escapes.
No luck for Flemming with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Le. No joy for Flemming on that attempt.
Flemming shoots for a double leg takedown but Le sprawls well. He's pushed Flemming's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flemming shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flemming misses with a takedown attempt - Le sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flemming fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flemming tries for a takedown but Le sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flemming closes the distance and clinches up with Le, looking for a takedown. Flemming pushes Le against the cage but Le circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flemming fails with the takedown.
Flemming looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flemming throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le's waist but Le gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flemming off to one side.
Flemming fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flemming fails with the takedown.
Flemming shoots for a double leg takedown but Le sprawls well. He's pushed Flemming's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flemming changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le tries to avoid it but Flemming manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le to the ground. Le escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flemming throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le's waist but Le gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flemming off to one side.
Flemming shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le as he avoids it easily.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flemming fails with the takedown.
Flemming will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Le seems to have got his legs back now.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flemming shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le but Le pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Flemming or perhaps it was just good defense by Le which made him look bad.
Flemming shoots in looking for a takedown. Le tries to sprawl out of it but Flemming keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Le manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Le lands with a cross.
Flemming shoots in but no luck this time.
Flemming drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Flemming lands a decent elbow from side control.
Flemming looks up at the clock and then as Le takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Flemming smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Flemming in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Flemming wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le keeps working.
Flemming in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flemming is putting a hurting on Le here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flemming lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Flemming passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Le!
Flemming raining down shots from the mount!
Flemming with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Le dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Flemming shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Le is on queer street and Flemming is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). John Flemming!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy LaPlaguea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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135 lbs
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141 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy LaPlaguea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by LaPlaguea there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from LaPlaguea.
No luck for LaPlaguea with that takedown attempt.
Andy LaPlaguea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaPlaguea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
LaPlaguea looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy LaPlaguea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LaPlaguea will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LaPlaguea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
LaPlaguea really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
LaPlaguea scores with a jab to the body.
LaPlaguea throws a series of punches but Faber moves out of range.
LaPlaguea shoots in and drives through. Faber sprawls well.
Faber drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
LaPlaguea tries to buck Faber off but Faber is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaPlaguea struggling a bit here.
LaPlaguea sneaks back into half guard.
Faber wants to lay and pray for a moment but LaPlaguea keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
LaPlaguea fails with the takedown
and Faber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
LaPlaguea looking for a guillotine here but Faber defends easily.
LaPlaguea is breathing heavily.
LaPlaguea wants to sweep here but Faber controlling him for the moment.
LaPlaguea keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
Faber won't allow LaPlaguea to sweep him here.
Faber distracts LaPlaguea with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
LaPlaguea looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Faber postures up and lands a big shot to LaPlaguea's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaPlaguea has his feet on Faber's thighs here. He's pushed Faber off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Faber screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andy LaPlaguea!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dyrdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyrdek comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty Girl. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Dyrdek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dyrdek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyrdek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mitchell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dyrdek controls Mitchell momentarily but Mitchell frees himself.
Mitchell drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Mitchell seems to have locked his on tight now - Dyrdek screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Mitchell, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jay Mitchell!
Jay Mitchell is the new welterweight champion!
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