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IP IV: Domus Scutum Rubrum PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Queriza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoru Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Paul Queriza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Satoru Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queriza looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Queriza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Queriza trying to control but Nakano is working from the bottom.
Queriza 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 referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Queriza trying to control but Nakano is working from the bottom.
Paul Queriza has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Queriza gets control of Nakano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Queriza will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Queriza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nakano is fighting to break Queriza's control of his arms but Queriza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakano trying to control the position from guard on top but Queriza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queriza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakano is one step ahead there.
Queriza wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Queriza misses with a takedown attempt - Nakano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nakano tries for a takedown but Queriza circles away easily
and Queriza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Queriza performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano gets full guard.
Queriza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Queriza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakano wants to get back to his feet but Queriza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Queriza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Queriza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Queriza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakano throws a one two combo.
It looks like Paul Queriza has been cut.
Queriza is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queriza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nakano counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Queriza to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Nakano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Satoru Nakano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorgen Moradon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moradon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bundy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Silva!
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, Jorgen Moradon!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Moradon lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Moradon. Those never looked like landing.
Moradon scores with a jab.
Moradon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moradon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moradon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Marcos Silva has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moradon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva takes one on the button.
Moradon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moradon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Moradon lands the left hand.
Silva is rocked!
Moradon lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Silva is looking to close the distance but Moradon sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Silva crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Silva is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jorgen Moradon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy DuVall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Dimitri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy DuVall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clyde Dimitri!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitri lands a jab to the nose.
DuVall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
DuVall content to control rather than advance.
DuVall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dimitri keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dimitri controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
DuVall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Happy DuVall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
DuVall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from DuVall. No joy for Dimitri on that attempt.
Dimitri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from DuVall.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dimitri.
Dimitri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dimitri tries to clinch but DuVall is having none of it.
Dimitri lands a nice leg kick that just misses DuVall's sensitive parts.
Dimitri closes this distance looking for a takedown but DuVall circles away.
Dimitri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DuVall is breathing heavily.
Dimitri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dimitri.
Dimitri sends DuVall crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dimitri is motioning to the referee to let DuVall up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
DuVall is rocked!
Dimitri clinches up against the cage.
Oh DuVall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitri is trying to work for a single leg takedown but DuVall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Happy DuVall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Dimitri.
Dimitri tries to score a body lock takedown but DuVall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Dimitri.
Dimitri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimitri connects with a leg kick. DuVall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DuVall seems to have got his legs back now.
Dimitri cracks DuVall on the jaw with a powerful right hand and DuVall falls backwards against the cage. Dimitri follows up with more strikes that drop DuVall to his knees. Dimitri keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save DuVall! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clyde Dimitri!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Price!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Price winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Price really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Price thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Gracie tries to kick Price off but Price keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Price sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Price is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Price not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Price looks to land a strike but Gracie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Price's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Price doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Price manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Price controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price 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.
Price scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Price pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Price is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Price with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Price trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Price loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Price throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Price is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Price postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Price stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Price content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Price looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Price working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Price looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Price working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Price is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Price is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Price is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Price looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Price has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Price avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Price controlling Gracie's posture.
Price is trying to keep Gracie in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Price dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie scores with a takedown into Price's guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie stands up over Price, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Price wants to sweep but no luck.
Price trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Price can do anything to dispel that myth.
Price wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Price is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie won't allow Price to get back to his feet.
Price wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Price shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Price!
Price is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie tries to control but Price wriggling away.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Price can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Price wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Price is squirming around nicely.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Price to control.
Price keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Price is squirming around nicely.
Gracie working for a submission but Price is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carl Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Lagove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Vanilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagove comes to the cage accompanied by What you say. Vanilla comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rainbow - Stargazer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sid Lagove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pena Vanilla!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanilla connects with a body shot.
Vanilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lagove.
Lagove tries to clinch but Vanilla is having none of it.
Lagove shoots for a takedown but Vanilla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lagove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vanilla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vanilla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vanilla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanilla misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Vanilla. No joy for Lagove on that attempt.
Vanilla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Lagove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanilla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lagove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanilla looks to clinch
and Lagove counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vanilla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lagove has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vanilla regains guard immediately.
Lagove won't allow Vanilla to get back to his feet.
Vanilla has his hands on Lagove's head, controlling the position.
Lagove with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vanilla pushes Lagove off and gets back to his feet.
Lagove ducks under a wild hook from Vanilla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla lands a body shot.
Vanilla leaves Lagove with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lagove throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vanilla's waist but Vanilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lagove off to one side.
Lagove fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vanilla avoids it really well and circles away.
Vanilla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanilla misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice combo by Vanilla! Oh, that's hurt him - Lagove falls to the canvas and Vanilla follows him into side control.
It looks like Sid Lagove has been cut.
Lagove tries to bench press Vanilla off him but Vanilla keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanilla trying to control the action but Lagove is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Vanilla stalls from top position.
Vanilla gets to mount! Lagove was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lagove can't escape the position.
Vanilla is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lagove.
Lagove darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lagove thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vanilla's head.
Lagove working over Vanilla with some ground and pound. Vanilla looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagove winds up and cracks Vanilla with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vanilla tries to get to full guard but Lagove has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Vanilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sid Lagove's cut.
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.
Vanilla tries to bum rush Lagove with a series of wild strikes but Lagove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lagove shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vanilla defends it nicely.
Vanilla scores with a nice strike.
Lagove fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanilla is looking to clinch but Lagove is avoiding it.
Lagove showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagove tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vanilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lagove closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lagove lands in his opponent's guard.
Lagove trying to control but Vanilla is working from the bottom.
Lagove throwing strikes from guard but Vanilla blocks nicely.
Lagove trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagove throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vanilla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lagove throwing strikes but missing.
Lagove throws a big right hand that misses.
Lagove prevents Vanilla from getting back to his feet.
Lagove drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vanilla dives on top into guard.
Lagove not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vanilla tries to stand but Lagove is controlling from the bottom.
Lagove has his foot on Vanilla's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vanilla works his way back into a safe position though.
Vanilla postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lagove controls Vanilla momentarily but Vanilla frees himself.
Vanilla trying to control but Lagove is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lagove shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vanilla defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Lagove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanilla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vanilla closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagove tries to clinch there but Vanilla circles away.
Lagove fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lagove shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vanilla defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lagove misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vanilla tests Lagove's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Vanilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sid Lagove's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lagove tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pena Vanilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vanilla shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lagove counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lagove.
Lagove throwing strikes from guard but Vanilla blocks nicely.
Lagove trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lagove throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanilla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lagove throwing strikes from guard but Vanilla blocks nicely.
Lagove in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vanilla keeping moving, preventing Lagove from controlling successfully.
Lagove is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vanilla is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vanilla has escaped and now he's on top!
Vanilla stands and steps away. Lagove gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Lagove tries to move into range but Vanilla moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vanilla stuffs the takedown attempt from Lagove. Lagove gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Vanilla. That snapped Lagove's head back.
Lagove has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanilla is trying to break the clinch but Lagove has him pressed against the cage.
Lagove has picked Vanilla up - he's going for a ride! Lagove dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Vanilla tries to kick Lagove off but Lagove keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lagove throwing shots but Vanilla is blocking nicely.
Lagove throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lagove not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lagove 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.
Lagove trying to mount his opponent but Vanilla defends it.
Lagove seems to be looking for submissions.
Lagove trying to mount his opponent but Vanilla defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla is trying to stand back up but Lagove is controlling him
Lagove not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lagove thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vanilla to regain full guard.
Lagove throwing strikes but missing.
Lagove throwing strikes but missing.
Lagove loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lagove throws and elbow that misses. Vanilla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lagove's guard. Nice move by Vanilla!
Sid Lagove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanilla has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lagove is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Lagove showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vanilla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pena Vanilla!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mattl Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Bean 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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25
185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mattl Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bean!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bean quickly recovers to half guard.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans throwing shots but Bean is blocking nicely.
Evans 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.
Bean is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bean won't allow Evans to pass to mount.
Bean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bean throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans walks into a stiff left hand from Bean.
Evans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bean tries to work over Evans's front leg with a kick but Evans checks it.
Evans shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bean defends it nicely.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Mattl Evans has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Bean misses with a two punch combination.
Bean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans gets a takedown into half guard.
Evans is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bean is just riding it out for now. Evans eventually gives up the hold.
Evans trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean looks like he's trying to stand up.
Evans is working for a submission of some sort.
Evans works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Evans.
Poor strikes thrown by Evans there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Evans lands a big shot there that rocks Bean but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like James Bean has been cut.
Evans punching from mount but Bean doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Evans looking to ground and pound but Bean is blocking nicely.
Evans has control of Bean's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bean regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bean blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans content just to control the position here.
Evans throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Evans looking to finish with strikes here!
Bean wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Evans.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans looking to ground and pound but Bean is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mattl Evans dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bean avoids the head kick by Evans.
Bean is looking to score with low kicks.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice straight punches there by Bean. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bean.
Bean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Evans will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bean throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Bean leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Bean fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Evans checks it well.
James Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mattl Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Bean. No joy for Evans on that attempt.
A punch combination from Bean misses.
Bean throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Bean leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bean throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bean.
Evans looks for a takedown but Bean sprawls well.
Evans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bean. That one must have hurt.
Bean feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evanss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bean doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans wants to free his trapped foot but Bean is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Evans thows a huge punch but Bean dodges it nicely.
Evans wants to control but Bean is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans escapes and gets back to his feet.
Evans tries to clinch but Bean is having none of it.
Evans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bean but Bean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bean swinging wildly here.
Bean throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
Bean throws a wild body kick that Evans sees coming a mile off.
Danga de danga de dang - Bean scores with a four punch combination!
Evans gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bean blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans is trying to work for a kimura but Bean is defending well.
Evans is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bean has managed to free his arm - good work.
Evans is looking for a kimura here.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans wants to work for an arm triangle but Bean is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Evans wants to work for an arm triangle but Bean is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Evans is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bean doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evans.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mattl Evans dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bean.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Bean misses with a few strikes there.
Evans tries to clinch but Bean is having none of it.
Bean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bean swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bean.
A combination from Bean does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Evans.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean misses with a few strikes there.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Bean is retaining full guard.
Bean is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Evans drops back looking for a leg! Bean is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bean manages to kick Evans off! Evans jumps back into Bean's guard.
Evans is stalling in the full guard.
Bean is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Bean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans forces his way into half guard.
Evans controlling the pace.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans 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.
Evans is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bean is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mattl Evans!
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