 |
TFC 33 - Conquest PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
19
271 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
196 cm
20
272 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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, Omar Salcedo!
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, Ricky Steele!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele tries to keep at a distance but Salcedo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steele tries to break the clinch but Salcedo is controlling the position.
Steele takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ricky Steele has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele wants to break free but Salcedo has control.
Steele wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Steele wants to break free but Salcedo has control.
Salcedo misses with the head strike.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Salcedo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele breaks from the clinch.
Salcedo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steele.
It looks like Omar Salcedo has been cut.
Salcedo misses with a few strikes there.
Steele swings for the body but Salcedo moves out of range.
Salcedo blocks a head kick by Steele.
Salcedo takes the fight into the clinch.
Steele manages to break the clinch.
Salcedo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salcedo closes the distance and clinches.
Steele is looking to break free of the clinch but Salcedo has double underhooks.
Steele has had enough of the clinch but Salcedo keeps him there for the moment.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salcedo really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo is working Steele over against the cage.
Salcedo has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Salcedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.
Salcedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salcedo misses with the head strike.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salcedo closes the distance and clinches.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele looks gassed!
Salcedo has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Salcedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salcedo lands an elbow just above Steele 's eye.
Steele is trying to break free.
Steele blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele has had enough of the clinch but Salcedo keeps him there for the moment.
Salcedo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele tries to break the clinch but Salcedo is controlling the position.
Salcedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salcedo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salcedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salcedo clinches with his opponent.
Salcedo throws a head punch that misses.
Salcedo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steele is trying to break free.
Salcedo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steele or not.
Steele wants to get back to striking at distance but Salcedo won't allow it.
Salcedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salcedo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Salcedo has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo scores with a knee to the head.
Salcedo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salcedo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Salcedo.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salcedo misses with some punches.
Salcedo working aggressively here.
Steele can't break the clinch.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salcedo counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele throws a head kick but Salcedo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a hook but Salcedo blocks it.
Salcedo throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Salcedo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salcedo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steele works over Salcedo's head and body with a nice combination.
Salcedo is rocked!
Steele throws a head kick but Salcedo moves out of range.
Steele lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Salcedo is looking to close the distance but Steele sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Salcedo crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Salcedo is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ricky Steele!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
91% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Pimpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Porradeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pimpin's entrance music is I'm Destructive. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
|
180 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Pimpin!
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, Paulo Porradeiro!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimpin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Paulo Porradeiro has been cut.
Porradeiro gets a takedown into half guard.
Pimpin manages to get to full guard.
Pimpin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pimpin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Porradeiro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pimpin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Porradeiro cracks Pimpin with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pimpin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Porradeiro won't allow Pimpin to get back to his feet.
Pimpin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Porradeiro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pimpin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Porradeiro looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porradeiro postures up and lands a big shot to Pimpin's brow.
Pimpin keeping full guard, as Porradeiro tries to pass.
Pimpin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Porradeiro off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pimpin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Porradeiro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Porradeiro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pimpin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Porradeiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Porradeiro lands strikes from half guard.
Porradeiro prevents Pimpin from improving his position.
Pimpin tries to kick Porradeiro off but Porradeiro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Porradeiro wants to pass to mount but Pimpin is defending the position.
Pimpin is looking to get back to is feet but Porradeiro passes into side control.
Pimpin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimpin struggling a bit here.
Pimpin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Porradeiro slips a nice elbow through Pimpin's hands, connecting with Pimpin's forehead.
Porradeiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pimpin kicks off Porradeiro and gets to his feet.
Pimpin scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pimpin throws a right and a left that Porradeiro avoids nicely.
Porradeiro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pimpin to the mat! Pimpin manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Porradeiro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pimpin controls Porradeiro momentarily but Porradeiro frees himself.
Pimpin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Porradeiro's guard.
Pimpin stands up and waves to Porradeiro to follow him.
Pimpin misses with a double jab.
Porradeiro stuffs the takedown attempt from Pimpin. Pimpin gets slowly back to his feet.
Pimpin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porradeiro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Porradeiro is rocked!
Pimpin lands with a big left! Porradeiro is wobbled badly! Pimpin comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Porradeiro to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ben Pimpin!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
 |
|
 |
| 199 cm
22
274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
190 cm
22
247 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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, Kurt Blanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Powers!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanks slips a straight right by Powers.
Blanks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blanks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Powers sprawls well initially but Blanks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blanks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powers's head.
Blanks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powers's head.
Blanks is working for a submission of some sort.
Blanks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blanks is working for a kimura but Powers is defending it quite comfortably.
Blanks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Powers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blanks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blanks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Powers.
Powers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Powers tries to clinch up but Blanks circles away and keeps his distance.
Blanks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blanks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Powers wants to stand up but Blanks is controlling him.
Powers wants to sweep but no luck.
Blanks looking to pass the guard.
Powers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blanks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blanks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blanks cracks Powers with a solid left hand.
Blanks is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blanks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Blanks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Powers throws a looping overhand right but Blanks ducks down to avoid it.
Matt Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers tries to clinch up but Blanks circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blanks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Blanks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanks shoots in but Powers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Powers lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blanks scores with a takedown into Powers's guard.
Blanks pushing down on Powers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Powers tries to get to full guard but Blanks has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanks passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blanks with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks working for a guillotine from mount but Powers is in no mood to give up.
Blanks goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Powers turns into him and now he's in Blanks's guard.
Blanks has his foot on Powers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Powers works his way back into a safe position though.
Blanks wants to sweep but no luck.
Blanks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Powers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Powers stands and throws Blanks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blanks tries to buck Powers off but Powers is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanks manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blanks winds up and cracks Powers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Powers taking some punishment here, with Blanks in his half guard.
Blanks works his way into full mount!
Blanks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blanks with a couple of short strikes.
Powers is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Blanks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blanks avoids the attempt from Powers to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blanks sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blanks with shots to the head and body - Powers looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Powers will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blanks.
Blanks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Powers is trying to stand up here but Blanks is controlling him well.
Blanks is working for a submission of some sort.
Blanks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Powers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blanks thows a huge punch but Powers dodges it nicely.
Powers wants to improve his position but Blanks is controlling well.
Blanks is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Powers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blanks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Powers is fending him off so far but Blanks persists. Nope, Powers circles away and we're back to standing.
Powers tries to clinch there but Blanks circles away.
Blanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powers.
Powers scores with a one two! Blanks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blanks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blanks is working Powers over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blanks has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Blanks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Powers?
Blanks with the ground and pound from mount.
Kurt Blanks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blanks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blanks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blanks has control of Powers's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Powers regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks wants to finish this one by submission but Powers is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Blanks.
Powers wants to get back to his feet.
Blanks lands a nice shot to the head.
Powers is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Powers is still in real trouble! Can Blanks finish him?
Powers has given up his back.
Blanks lands a massive shot to the side of Powers 's head and he's out cold! Blanks jumps to his feet and milks the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kurt Blanks!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
92% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hebert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is I Want to Conquer the World by Bad Religion. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
|
185 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Hebert!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hebert blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Hebert moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hebert on the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hebert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Hebert is rocked!
It looks like Sam Hebert has been cut.
Jackson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Hebert out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Marcus Jackson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
81% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borg Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tee baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). baker has chosen dethklok as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. tee baker struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. tee baker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Borg Hanson's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
22
219 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
|
188 cm
22
209 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borg Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tee baker!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson cracks baker on the jaw with a powerful right hand and baker falls backwards against the cage. Hanson follows up with more strikes that drop baker to his knees. Hanson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save baker! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borg Hanson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
13% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Ian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ian's choice of entrance music: I´M the man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
|
196 cm
22
209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Ian!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair looks to land a right hand but Ian moved out of range.
Ian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ian walks into a straight right hand from Sinclair.
Sinclair sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sinclair misses with a double jab
and Ian counters by moving into the clinch.
Ian manages to break the clinch.
Sinclair tries to bum rush Ian with a series of wild strikes but Ian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sinclair lands a lovely overhand right.
Ian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sinclair looks to score with a jab to the body but Ian is just out of range.
Sinclair loads up on a big right hand but Ian slips the punch.
Ian lands with a kick to the temple. Sinclair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinclair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair misses with a few strikes there.
Ian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Ian moves out of range.
Dan Sinclair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ian throws a head kick that half lands.
Sinclair thows a leg kick but Ian checks it
and Ian counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ian.
Ian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ian manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Sinclair is predictable there
and Ian counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Sinclair does no damage.
Sinclair swinging wilding here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ian - that will leave a mark!
Sinclair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dan Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ian fails to land with a series of punches.
Ian misses with a head kick.
Ian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sinclair.
Ian moves away from the strike by Sinclair.
Ian pushes Sinclair away with a front kick.
Sinclair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
Sinclair is breathing heavily.
Sinclair misses with a series of wild punches.
Ian moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ian clinches with his opponent.
Ian scores a nice knee to the body.
Ian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ian counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sinclair is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sinclair is fending him off so far but Ian persists. Nope, Sinclair circles away and we're back to standing.
Sinclair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sinclair throws a lazy uppercut
and Ian counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sinclair is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sinclair throws a combination that misses
and Ian makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sinclair really felt that one!
Ian has closed the distance and engaged Sinclair in a clinch.
Sinclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ian has him pressed against the cage.
Sinclair can't break the clinch.
Sinclair is trying to break free.
Sinclair is trying to break free.
Sinclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ian has him pressed against the cage.
Ian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinclair throws an overhand right that lands on Ian's shoulder, as Ian tries to avoid the shot.
Sinclair scores with the left hand. Ian knows he should have avoided that one.
Sinclair misses with a double jab
and Ian counters with a body kick that stops Sinclair in his tracks momentarily.
Sinclair will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sinclair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ian counters with a nice leg kick.
Sinclair drops Ian with a left and a right! Oh, Ian is hurt - Sinclair dives into side control looking to finish!
Ian is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ian gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ian is still in real trouble! Can Sinclair finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair controlling the position easily from mount.
Ian seems to have recovered his senses.
Ian is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ian wants to get back to his feet.
Sinclair prevents Ian from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Ian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinclair comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sinclair. That snapped Ian's head back.
Sinclair throws a combination that misses
and Ian counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sinclair misses with the combination.
A jab-cross combination lands for Sinclair and sends Ian crashing to the mat! Sinclair follows him down to the mat - Ian regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ian pushes Sinclair off looking to stand but Sinclair dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ian is trying to stand up here but Sinclair is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ian is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sinclair misses with a double jab.
Ian throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dan Sinclair is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinclair tests Ian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ian.
Ian is looking to slow Sinclair down with leg kicks.
Sinclair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ian counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sinclair is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with a double jab
and Ian counters with a body kick that stops Sinclair in his tracks momentarily.
Ian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sinclair.
Dan Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinclair throws a leg kick
and Ian counters with a big head kick but Sinclair shrugs it off.
Sinclair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ian counters with a three punch combo that has Sinclair backing up. Sinclair nods at Ian to acknowledge the strikes.
Sinclair tries to bum rush Ian with a series of wild strikes but Ian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ian throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sinclair's head.
Ian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinclair.
Sinclair drops Ian with a nice combination! Sinclair dives into Ian's guard, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair wanted to stand there but Ian had control of the position.
Sinclair won't allow Ian to get back to his feet.
Sinclair controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ian 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.
Sinclair controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Ian is looking to stand back up but Sinclair counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ian.
Sinclair controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ian is pushing Sinclair's head away, looking to escape. Sinclair manages to hold on to the position though.
Ian looking for a sweep but Sinclair has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ian is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinclair stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Ian throws a head kick that Sinclair semi-blocks.
Sinclair misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sinclair dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ian fails to land with a series of punches.
Sinclair throws a leg kick
and Ian moves into the clinch.
Sinclair has had enough of the clinch but Ian keeps him there for the moment.
Ian connects with a knee to the head.
Ian manages to break the clinch.
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ian throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sinclair's head.
Ian lands with a kick to the temple. Sinclair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sinclair fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ian throws a nice looking combination but Sinclair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinclair throws a leg kick
and Ian counters with a good, hard body kick but Sinclair shrugs it off.
Sinclair tries to bum rush Ian with a series of wild strikes but Ian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Ian avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ian throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sinclair's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Ian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sinclair misses with a double jab
and Ian counters with a body kick.
Ian checks a leg kick.
Sinclair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ian moves into range and clinches up with Sinclair.
Sinclair wants to break free but Ian has control.
Sinclair wants to get back to striking at distance but Ian won't allow it.
Ian manages to break the clinch.
Ian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sinclair is fending him off so far but Ian persists. Nope, Sinclair circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice combo by Sinclair! Oh, that's hurt him - Ian falls to the canvas and Sinclair follows him into side control.
Sinclair controlling the position.
Sinclair decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ian to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ian counters with a big head kick but Sinclair shrugs it off.
A combination from Sinclair does no damage.
Ian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinclair.
Ian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinclair throws out the jab.
Ian throws a head kick that Sinclair semi-blocks.
Ian tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sinclair crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ian - the referee stops the clock and Sinclair gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ian. Sinclair manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Sinclair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinclair lands a head shot.
Ian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ian lands with a slapping head kick.
Sinclair throws a hook but Ian avoids it easily.
Ian lands with a slapping head kick.
Sinclair takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ian throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Danga de danga de dang - Ian scores with a four punch combination!
Ian lands a high kick!
Ian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinclair throws out the jab.
Ian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ian - that will leave a mark!
Ian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ian scores with a head kick.
Ian thuds his shin into the meat of Sinclair's side.
Ian drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinclair is trying to control Ian's posture but Ian avoids it.
Ian wants to stand but Sinclair has his arm trapped.
Sinclair bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sinclair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ian counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sinclair can't break the clinch.
Ian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sinclair wants to get back to striking at distance but Ian won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair has had enough of the clinch but Ian keeps him there for the moment.
Ian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair misses with a leg kick
and Ian counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ian throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sinclair's head.
Ian looks to land a body kick but Sinclair moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Ian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Scott Ian!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
93% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Worger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ike Worger looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
22
241 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
210 cm
21
255 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Worger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worger is looking to clinch.
Worger looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Worger moves in looking to clinch but Fernandez pushes him off.
Worger shoots for a takedown but Fernandez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Worger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fernandez's corner calls for a 1-2. Fernandez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Worger has a takedown stuffed.
Fernandez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Fernandez there.
Fernandez is working for a kimura but Worger is defending it quite comfortably.
Fernandez prevents Worger from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fernandez controlling the action here.
Fernandez wants to pass to mount but Worger is defending the position.
Fernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fernandez has hold of Worger's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Worger manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fernandez with the ground and pound from mount.
Fernandez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fernandez content just to control the position here.
Fernandez unloading with bombs!
Worger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fernandez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Worger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fernandez with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worger is in a horrible position here. Fernandez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Worger is bucking up trying to escape but Fernandez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fernandez working Worger over with strikes here.
Fernandez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Worger tries to lock up and control but Fernandez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Worger is squirming around, avoiding Fernandez's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fernandez dominating with strikes here.
Fernandez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fernandez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Worger?
Fernandez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worger is squirming around, avoiding Fernandez's attempts to control the action.
Fernandez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worger is trying to escape the mount.
Fernandez lands a big elbow.
Fernandez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Worger has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fernandez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Worger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez takes Worger's back.
Fernandez tries to get the hooks in deep but Worger pushed the leg off.
Fernandez is working for a rear naked choke. Worger is not defending it well and Fernandez has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Worger refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Worger's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Freddy Fernandez!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Connor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 50 Cents- Many Men. Niaz has chosen Walkie Talkie - DJ Shadow as his entrance music. Will Connor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
183 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Connor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Connor throws a series of punches but Niaz moves out of range.
Connor throws a lazy right hand but Niaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connor shoots for a double leg takedown but Niaz sprawls well. He's pushed Connor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Niaz slips a jab from Connor.
No joy there for Niaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Connor missing with a left hand there. Niaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niaz checks a leg kick nicely.
Connor tries to clinch but Niaz moves out of range.
Niaz avoids the head kick by Connor.
Niaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Niaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Connor throws a head kick that misses.
Connor moves in looking to clinch but Niaz pushes him off.
Niaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Connor on the side of the head.
Niaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Connor shoots in for a double leg but Niaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Connor misses with a few strikes there.
Connor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niaz swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor is breathing heavily.
Niaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niaz blocks a head kick by Connor.
Niaz scores with a one two! Connor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Connor misses with a wild combination.
Niaz lands with a nice combination. Connor backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Niaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Niaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Connor is rocked!
Niaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Niaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oh Connor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Connor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Niaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Niaz does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Niaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niaz misses with a head kick.
Niaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Connor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Niaz.
Connor is looking to clinch but Niaz is avoiding it.
Niaz misses with a kick to the body.
Connor misses with a looping left.
Niaz wants to land a leg kick but Connor is out of range.
Connor seems to have got his legs back now.
Left hook, right uppercut from Niaz.
Niaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Niaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Niaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Niaz keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz connects with a looping right hand.
Connor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Niaz to the mat! Niaz manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor won't allow Niaz to get back to his feet.
Connor stands up over Niaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niaz keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
Connor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Niaz is not content to let Connor control the position.
Connor working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Niaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Niaz parries the strikes from Connor easily there. Connor is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Niaz to escape.
Connor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Niaz, who protects the arm well.
Connor in side control, throwing shots but Niaz defends.
Connor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Connor has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Niaz!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Niaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Connor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Connor cracks Niaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Connor.
Connor lands with some strikes.
Niaz is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niaz is bucking up trying to escape but Connor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Niaz is still in real trouble! Can Connor finish him?
Connor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Niaz can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Will Connor will probably get the nod.
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.
Connor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Connor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Niaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connor looks to land a body kick but Niaz moved away.
Connor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Connor 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.
Connor wants to control for a moment but Niaz uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Niaz stands up and beckons Connor to join him on the feet.
Niaz cracks Connor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Connor throws a nice looking combination but Niaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niaz is breathing heavily.
Niaz throws a series of punches but Connor moves out of range.
Will Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Niaz moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Niaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Connor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Connor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Connor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Will Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz lands a jab to the nose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Connor. That's going to slow Niaz down.
Connor is looking to slow Niaz down with leg kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Niaz.
Nice body punch from Niaz.
Niaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Niaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niaz misses with a double jab.
Niaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Niaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dick Niaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Niaz as Connor shoots in.
Niaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Niaz connects with a jab.
Niaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Niaz throws a push kick but Connor slaps the foot to one side.
Niaz throws a head kick that misses.
Niaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Connor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Niaz!
Niaz cracks Connor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Connor avoids a kick to the body.
Connor slips a jab and a cross from Niaz.
Niaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dick Niaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Connor tries to clinch up.
Connor tries for a takedown but Niaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Niaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connor shoots in and drives through. Niaz sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz avoids the head kick by Connor.
A combination from Niaz does no damage.
Connor throws a right and a left that Niaz avoids nicely.
Niaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Niaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Connor lands a big head kick that sends Niaz to the canvas! Connor follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Connor!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brass Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles has chosen Rooster as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
|
188 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brass Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Rua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Knuckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Rua are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rua grinds an elbow into Knuckles's temple.
Rua with the ground and pound but Knuckles regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Knuckles wants to get back to his feet.
Rua looks to land a strike but Knuckles avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Knuckles kicks Rua off and gets to his feet.
Rua has a takedown stuffed.
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knuckles pinned against the cage. Knuckles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles jabs Rua right on the nose. Rua blinks but takes it well.
Knuckles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Knuckles, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Knuckles against the cage but Knuckles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Knuckles.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Knuckles as Rua shoots in.
Rua shoots in but Knuckles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knuckles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua stops Knuckles from standing up.
Knuckles pushes Rua off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Brass Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua shoots for a double leg takedown but Knuckles sprawls well. He's pushed Rua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rua shoots for a double leg takedown but Knuckles sprawls well. He's pushed Rua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knuckles circles away.
Rua is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses.
Knuckles sizes up Rua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rua has a takedown stuffed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Knuckles.
Rua is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Knuckles. No joy for Rua on that attempt.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knuckles throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Knuckles misses.
Rua shoots for a double leg takedown but Knuckles sprawls well. He's pushed Rua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Knuckles does no damage.
Knuckles misses with a double jab.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Knuckles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rua tries to move into range but Knuckles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knuckles drops Rua with a big left hand! Rua is injured, injured bad! Knuckles jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brass Knuckles!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
89% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vale Valhall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valhall has chosen Amon Amarth - Valhall Awaits Me as his entrance music. Jax Briggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
23
287 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
|
194 cm
23
267 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Briggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vale Valhall!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Valhall.
Valhall digs a good body shot into Briggs's ribs.
Valhall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Briggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valhall on the side of the head.
Vale Valhall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valhall stuffs the takedown.
Briggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valhall lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Briggs can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Valhall and Briggs drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Valhall.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vale Valhall! Vale Valhall retains his heavyweight title!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
