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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Rimsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Rimsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel McGee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
McGee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGee there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch lands to the side of McGee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rimsky as he jumps to the side.
Rimsky drops McGee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McGee looks back up at him and smiles so Rimsky waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
McGee is rocked!
Rimsky fakes the body blow, causing McGee to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! McGee goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Rimsky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Rape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Alexei Karelin enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dr Rape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexei Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rape fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karelin, pushing him back against the cage.
Karelin taking a breather.
Karelin jumps into guard, dragging Rape to the mat.
Karelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rape is one step ahead there.
Rape avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rape would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Karelin tries to strike from the bottom.
Karelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Karelin, not yet.
Rape scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rape has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Karelin is proving hard to escape from.
Rape working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rape knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karelin on the ground.
Karelin looking for a guillotine here but Rape defends easily.
Karelin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rape wanted to stand there but Karelin had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rape looking to pass the guard.
Rape avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karelin looks gassed!
Rape postures up in Karelin's guard and throws a big left but Karelin blocks it.
Rape postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karelin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rape's guard.
Karelin won't allow Rape to get back to his feet.
Karelin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rape wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling him.
Rape trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Karelin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karelin is pushing down on Rape's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rape is fighting to maintain full guard but Karelin has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Rape is defending well.
Karelin is working for a submission of some sort.
Rape is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin is looking for a kimura here.
Karelin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Karelin there.
Rape is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rape throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rape wants to control but Karelin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rape keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karelin moves to take his opponent's back.
Karelin is looking for the choke from the back position but Rape is controlling his hands well.
Rape controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Karelin working for the choke.
Rape is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Karelin is cranking Rape's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Rape! He's tightened the choke and Rape is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexei Karelin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Khalifman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blu Bomb is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Khalifman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blu Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khalifman throws a series of strikes that have Bomb backpedaling.
Bomb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bomb doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalifman circles away.
Bomb shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Khalifman wants to sweep but Bomb has passed to side control!
Khalifman can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bomb is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khalifman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Khalifman manages to get back to half guard.
Khalifman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bomb.
Bomb thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Khalifman is trying to keep Bomb in close.
Khalifman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khalifman is working hard here to advance position.
Bomb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khalifman controls Bomb momentarily but Bomb frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bomb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bomb drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Khalifman striking off his back but it's not causing Bomb any problems.
Khalifman is trying to keep Bomb in close.
Bomb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khalifman is keeping the position for now.
Khalifman is striking off his back. Bomb thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bomb prevents Khalifman from improving his position.
Bomb tries to pass to full mount but Khalifman defends it.
Khalifman is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Khalifman with a poor takedown
and Bomb counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bomb looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bomb looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khalifman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bomb prevents Khalifman from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman is looking to control Bomb's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khalifman avoid being mounted?
Bomb is working for a submission of some sort.
Khalifman manages to get to full guard.
Khalifman has control of Bomb's left arm, preventing Bomb from doing any damage.
Khalifman trying to keep a closed guard but Bomb is proving a slippery customer.
Bomb throwing strikes from guard but Khalifman blocks nicely.
Khalifman looking for a sweep. Not yet Khalifman, not yet.
Khalifman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Bomb preventing the sweep.
Khalifman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Khalifman controlling from the full mount.
Bomb in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bomb is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bomb is in a horrible position here. Khalifman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Khalifman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Khalifman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bomb is working to get back to half guard.
Khalifman tries to control but Bomb wriggling away.
Bomb is looking to improve his position but Khalifman isn't that keen on the idea.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blu Bomb will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khalifman misses the shot to the body.
Bomb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalifman lands a nice hook to Bomb's body. Bomb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Khalifman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khalifman.
Khalifman lands a really nice looking cross but Bomb seems unphased.
Khalifman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khalifman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bomb counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Khalifman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khalifman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Khalifman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bomb is breathing heavily.
Khalifman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bomb's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bomb is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Khalifman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bomb.
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.
Bomb wants to pass to mount but Khalifman is defending the position.
Khalifman manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khalifman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khalifman is on top in guard.
Khalifman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khalifman passes Bomb's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Khalifman is looking to advance position but Bomb won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman controlling the action here.
Khalifman slips a nice elbow through Bomb's hands, connecting with Bomb's forehead.
Khalifman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khalifman wants to take a breather but Bomb is having none of it.
Bomb looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bomb is staying active underneath Khalifman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bomb manages to get to full guard.
Khalifman won't allow Bomb to get back to his feet.
Bomb wants to sweep here but Khalifman controlling him for the moment.
Bomb bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khalifman's guard.
Bomb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khalifman is keeping the position for now.
Khalifman is striking but Bomb is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman tries to roll over but Bomb keeps him under control.
Bomb tries to stand and escape but Khalifman is controlling the position.
Bomb is thwarting Khalifman's attempts to control the position.
Khalifman wants to control the action here but instead Bomb manages to pass to full mount!
Khalifman tries to hold on but Bomb pushes him away.
Bomb can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Khalifman is looking to escape.
Khalifman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khalifman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Khalifman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Khalifman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Bomb has his foot on Khalifman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khalifman works his way back into a safe position though.
Bomb is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Khalifman postures up in Bomb's guard and throws a big left but Bomb blocks it.
Khalifman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bomb is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khalifman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bomb's head.
Khalifman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Khalifman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Khalifman trying to control but Bomb is working from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Khalifman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Khalifman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bomb counters with a takedown into side control.
Bomb gets to mount! Khalifman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Khalifman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bomb working for a submission but Khalifman is keeping him at bay.
Khalifman can't escape the position.
Khalifman is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Bomb has taken his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bomb struggling to land strikes to the head as Khalifman covers up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Khalifman breaks Bomb's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bomb keeping moving, preventing Khalifman from controlling successfully.
Bomb wants to sweep here but Khalifman controlling him for the moment.
Khalifman passes into half guard.
Khalifman slips a nice elbow through Bomb's hands, connecting with Bomb's forehead.
Khalifman is pressing down on Bomb's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bomb is holding on for now.
Khalifman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bomb with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bomb missing with punches from the bottom.
Khalifman uses his free foot to push down on Bomb's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bomb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman controlling the position easily from mount.
Bomb is looking to get to half guard.
Bomb wants to hold on but Khalifman pushes him away.
Bomb tries to reverse the position but Khalifman maintains control.
Khalifman avoids the attempt from Bomb to control.
Khalifman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bomb is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blu Bomb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bomb manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bomb moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bomb is trying to get back to half guard.
Khalifman taking a breather here.
Bomb is trying to improve his position.
Khalifman scoring with punches from side control.
Bomb tries to buck Khalifman off but Khalifman is having none of it.
Bomb takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bomb is looking for a sweep.
Bomb takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Khalifman tries to advance to mount but Bomb denies him.
Khalifman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bomb works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman working over Bomb with some ground and pound. Bomb looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bomb trying to control from the bottom.
Bomb works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bomb is trying to keep Khalifman in close.
Khalifman trying to control but Bomb is working from the bottom.
Bomb looking for a sweep. Not yet Bomb, not yet.
Bomb is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khalifman stands up over Bomb, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bomb looking for a sweep. Not yet Bomb, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bomb shoots in for a takedown but Khalifman shows good takedown defense.
Khalifman with a hook.
Alexander Khalifman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalifman fails to land with a series of punches.
Bomb ducks under a wild hook from Khalifman.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blu Bomb.
I think Bomb 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danger Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owens's entrance music is Disturbed- Inside the Fire. A fine choice. Danger Joe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Owens!
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, Danger Joe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Owens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joe closes the distance and clinches up with Owens, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes Owens against the cage but Owens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joe looks for a takedown but Owens sprawls well.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Owens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Danger Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Owens slips a jab and a cross from Joe.
Joe gets a takedown into half guard.
Owens trying to hold on to Joe's head to control him but Joe postures up.
Joe tries to stand and escape but Owens actually recovers to full guard.
Joe stops Owens from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Owens.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Owens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Owens lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Joe!
Joe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Owens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joe's face.
Joe is desperately trying to improve his position but Owens has a good base and remains in mount.
Joe looks gassed!
Owens working the ground and pound effectively.
Joe is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joe is still in real trouble! Can Owens finish him?
Owens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Owens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Owens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Owens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Joe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owens looking to control but Joe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Owens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joe's face.
Owens unloading with bombs!
Owens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Owens manages to capitalize on a mistake by Joe to take his back!
Owens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Owens looking to break Joe's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Joe remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Owens will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Owens is not going to allow Joe to sit and survive in this position.
Owens is trying to stick to Joe's back but Joe is turning into Owens. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Owens's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens is looking to stand up but Joe isn't so interested in that idea.
Joe slips nicely into half guard.
Owens wants to get back to his feet.
Joe is keen to just control but Owens is a slippery customer.
Joe seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Owens has recovered full guard.
Joe slips nicely into half guard.
Owens looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four 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.
Joe passes to full mount!
Joe misses with a head shot.
Joe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Joe throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Owens has his hands clasped together but Joe breaks the hold and Owens is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Joe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danger Joe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Murray!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Murray shrugs it off though.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Murray looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Murray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Juanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Murray.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva throws a head kick that Murray semi-blocks.
Murray shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Murray avoids the head kick by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Murray shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Murray is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Murray manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murray is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Murray looking for submissions off his back.
Silva decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray fails with a takedown attempt.
Murray fails with the takedown.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murray 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.
Silva controlling the position.
Murray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murray controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Murray advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murray frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murray fails to advance to Silva's back.
Murray punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Murray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Murray is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva has one foot on Murray's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Juanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva lands a head kick. Murray smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva thows a body kick. Murray tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Murray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Murray looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Murray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva connects with a high kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Juanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murray tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murray shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.
Murray drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Murray works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Silva has hold of Murray's hands but Murray slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murray is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murray is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murray wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva kicks Murray off and gets back to his feet.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Justin Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Justin Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Murray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Murray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Juanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Murray.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Murray on that attempt.
Murray throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
A head kick from Silva lands but Murray takes it in his stride.
Murray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murray off to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Murray shrugs it off though.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Murray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Juanderlei Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Silva lands but Murray takes it in his stride.
Murray tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murray takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murray's calf.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva darts in and clinches Murray up against the cage.
Murray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murray jumps guard.
Murray is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva tries to stand but Murray is controlling from the bottom.
Murray trying to control the position.
Murray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva stands and throws Murray's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Murray is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murray keeps working.
Murray looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murray regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Murray has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Silva is looking to defend but Murray has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Silva! Murray pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Silva taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Justin Murray!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MARTIN BRYANT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rockstar. 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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205 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MARTIN BRYANT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BRYANT fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock shoots in but BRYANT avoids the takedown attempt easily.
BRYANT shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in BRYANT's guard now.
BRYANT is working an open guard so Shamrock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
BRYANT tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shamrock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shamrock looking for a takedown.
Shamrock is looking to break free of the clinch but BRYANT has double underhooks.
BRYANT changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shamrock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
BRYANT scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
BRYANT tries to advance to mount but can't.
Shamrock is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BRYANT is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shamrock wants to improve his position but BRYANT is controlling well.
Shamrock should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
BRYANT is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shamrock!
Shamrock tries to hold on but BRYANT postures up.
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.
Shamrock is in all sorts of trouble here.
BRYANT goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shamrock is on top in guard.
BRYANT looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shamrock has picked BRYANT up and slammed him! BRYANT can't keep hold of the triangle and Shamrock manages to pass to side control!
BRYANT is trying to work for a sweep but Shamrock has mounted him!
Shamrock prevents BRYANT from getting the reversal.
BRYANT is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working for a submission but BRYANT is keeping him at bay.
BRYANT has given up his back here. Will Shamrock look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Shamrock is landing with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock avoiding BRYANT 's attempts to control his hands.
BRYANT is in bad spot here.
Shamrock has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
BRYANT is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BRYANT staying busy and making it hard for Shamrock to control.
Shamrock is riding his opponent, not letting BRYANT buck him off.
BRYANT tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BRYANT breaks Shamrock's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Shamrock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
BRYANT shoots and misses
and Shamrock counters with a one-two to the body.
BRYANT tries to clinch but Shamrock moves away
and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shamrock.
BRYANT tries for a takedown but Shamrock manages to get underhooks.
BRYANT wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MARTIN BRYANT. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. BRYANT gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shamrock just leaning against BRYANT, taking a breather.
Shamrock gets underhooks to prevent BRYANT's takedown attempt.
BRYANT wants a takedown.
Shamrock wants to get back to striking at distance but BRYANT won't allow it.
BRYANT has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shamrock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock has BRYANT pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. BRYANT manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BRYANT is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shamrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shamrock jumps guard and drags BRYANT to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BRYANT stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shamrock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
BRYANT drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shamrock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now BRYANT has Shamrock in his guard.
BRYANT throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shamrock preventing the sweep.
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.
BRYANT had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Shamrock is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. BRYANT Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Shamrock's back instead.
BRYANT is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Shamrock has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Shamrock preventing the rear naked choke attempt from BRYANT.
BRYANT will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
BRYANT has got his arm under Shamrock's chin working for the choke� has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Shamrock has spun round into BRYANT's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BRYANT had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Shamrock is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. BRYANT Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Shamrock's back instead.
Shamrock turns into BRYANT and is now in his guard.
BRYANT throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Shamrock escapes and throws BRYANT's legs to the side, diving into side control!
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.
Shamrock grinds an elbow into BRYANT's temple.
BRYANT tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Shamrock presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Shamrock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as BRYANT is looking to escape.
BRYANT tries to reverse the position but Shamrock maintains control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
BRYANT shoots and misses
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into side control. BRYANT won't be happy with that.
BRYANT regains half guard.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura here.
Shamrock tries to stand and escape but BRYANT is controlling the position.
BRYANT wants to get back to full guard.
Mark Shamrock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura but BRYANT is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shamrock to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BRYANT tries to roll over but Shamrock keeps him under control.
BRYANT is staying active underneath Shamrock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. BRYANT manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shamrock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
BRYANT looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shamrock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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.
Shamrock is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. BRYANT is trying to escape and Shamrock transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and BRYANT is forced to tap! Nice work there by Shamrock! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Shamrock!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Leijon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Saburov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Leijon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Saburov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saburov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leijon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Saburov working the ground and pound.
Leijon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Saburov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Leijon is looking to improve his position.
Leijon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saburov on the ground.
Saburov is working for a kimura but Leijon is defending it quite comfortably.
Saburov moves into full mount! Leijon won't be happy about that!
Saburov lands a nice shot to the head.
Leijon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saburov is landing with some decent strikes but Leijon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leijon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Saburov working Leijon over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saburov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Saburov landing shots from mount.
Leijon has left one of his arms exposed and Saburov doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Leijon screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Saburov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorgen Kruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Simpson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Last of the Mohicans Theme. Jorgen Kruth told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorgen Kruth!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruth throws a head kick that misses.
Kruth tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Kruth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jorgen Kruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson feints and as Kruth raises his hands in defense, Simpson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kruth wants to stand up but Simpson is controlling him.
Simpson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kruth can do anything to dispel that myth.
Simpson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kruth can't keep his opponent in guard - Simpson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kruth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simpson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson trying to control from half guard but Kruth is working away.
Simpson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kruth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruth.
Kruth is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Kruth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruth looks gassed!
Simpson fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kruth takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
Kruth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simpson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kruth's guard.
Simpson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kruth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Simpson controls the pace.
Simpson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Simpson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Simpson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kruth to his feet.
Simpson 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.
Simpson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Simpson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Simpson wants to control from the top but Kruth keeps moving.
Kruth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Simpson is pushing down on Kruth's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kruth is fighting to maintain full guard but Simpson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kruth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Simpson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kruth makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kruth tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Simpson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Simpson 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.
Simpson looks for a takedown but Kruth sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Kruth.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kruth stops Simpson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Simpson controlling from mount.
Simpson'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.
Kruth is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth is squirming around, avoiding Simpson's attempts to control the action.
Kruth is bucking up trying to escape but Simpson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Simpson controlling the pace for now.
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.
Simpson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Simpson looking to isolate an arm here. Kruth doesn't see it coming and as Simpson extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Simpson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Simpson!
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