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UVL 8: Ensomnia PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Gionet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boreas Notus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gionet comes to the ring accompanied by "All The Same" by Sick Puppies. Notus has chosen Bloc Party- Blue Light as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Gionet!
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, Boreas Notus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gionet motions for Notus to come forward. Gionet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gionet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Notus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gionet tries to clinch but Notus moves out of range.
Notus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gionet wants to clinch.
Notus should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gionet darts in and clinches Notus up against the ropes.
Gionet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Notus looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gionet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Boreas Notus has been cut.
Gionet lands a knee to the body.
Gionet trying to land knees to the body.
Notus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gionet lands an elbow just above Notus 's eye.
Notus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gionet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Notus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gionet missing with knees to the body.
Gionet landing knees to the body.
Gionet lands a nice uppercut.
Gionet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gionet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Notus swats away the attempt to clinch by Gionet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gionet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Notus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Notus misses with a takedown attempt - Gionet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gionet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gionet lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gionet is looking to clinch.
Gionet is looking to clinch but Notus is avoiding it.
Gionet clinches up with Notus and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gionet trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gionet.
Gionet has clasped his hands together around Notus's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Notus is looking to regain half guard here but Gionet keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Notus but he's now mounted!
Notus tries to hold on but Gionet postures up.
The referee warns Notus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Notus is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gionet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Gionet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boreas Notus'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.
Gionet tries to clinch there but Notus circles away.
Notus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gionet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gionet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brian Gionet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gionet tries to clinch but Notus moves out of range.
Gionet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Notus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gionet clinches up with Notus and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gionet gets control of Notus's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gionet will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Notus won't allow Gionet to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gionet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gionet keeping full guard, as Notus tries to pass.
Notus trying to control the position from guard on top but Gionet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Notus tries to free his leg and advance position but Gionet is retaining full guard.
Gionet wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gionet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Notus can do to turn this around?
Notus forces his way into half guard.
Notus trying to control from half guard but Gionet is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Notus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Notus is thwarting Gionet's attempts to control the position.
Gionet is staying active underneath Notus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Notus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Gionet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boreas Notus'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.
Gionet tries to clinch up.
Brian Gionet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gionet misses with a takedown attempt
and Notus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gionet won't be happy with that.
Gionet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Notus on the ground.
Notus is looking to take a break and control but Gionet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gionet wants to get back to his feet but Notus is dominant here and he's now got Gionet's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notus thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Will Notus go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Notus is looking for the choke from the back position but Gionet is controlling his hands well.
Gionet wants to get back to his feet.
Notus looking to break Gionet's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gionet remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Notus will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gionet looking very determined here, making life difficult for Notus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Notus has got his arm under Gionet's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Gionet has spun round into Notus's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Notus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Notus trying to keep a closed guard but Gionet is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boreas Notus really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boreas Notus's cut.
That's time! Gionet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gionet tries to clinch up
and Notus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gionet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Notus counters with a nice body shot.
Notus gets a takedown into half guard.
Gionet is trying to stand.
Notus trying to control the action but Gionet is working from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Boreas Notus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Notus or perhaps it was just good defense by Gionet which made him look bad.
Gionet avoids a kick to the body.
Gionet wants to clinch but Notus slips to the side
and Notus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Notus tries to free his leg and advance position but Gionet is retaining full guard.
Gionet is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Notus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gionet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Notus wants to control from the top but Gionet keeps moving.
Notus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Notus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boreas Notus dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Boreas Notus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gionet wants to clinch
and Notus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gionet thinking.
Gionet slips a jab and a cross from Notus.
Gionet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gionet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Notus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Notus lands a head kick. Gionet smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Notus has a takedown stuffed.
Gionet looks to clinch
and Notus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gionet is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Notus is controlling him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gionet 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.
Notus passes into half guard.
Notus seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gionet is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Boreas Notus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Calavar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Dungy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Dungy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Calavar's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Jack Calavar!
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, Liam Dungy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calavar swinging wilding here.
Dungy misses with a double jab
and Calavar counters with a left and a right that stings Dungy.
Calavar misses with a wild combination.
Dungy moves in looking to clinch but Calavar pushes him off.
Calavar misses with a combination
and Dungy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Calavar's knee momentarily.
Calavar scores with a decent looking hook.
Dungy misses with a body kick.
Jack Calavar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dungy slips a jab and a cross from Calavar.
Dungy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Calavar checks it well.
Calavar misses the jab.
Calavar throws the left hand but Dungy avoids the punch easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dungy!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calavar misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Dungy.
Dungy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dungy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calavar's calf.
Calavar is breathing heavily.
Dungy throws a combination. Calavar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Calavar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dungy. Dungy obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dungy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Calavar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Calavar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dungy has a takedown stuffed.
Dungy lands a left and a right that sends Calavar crashing to the canvas! Dungy dives into mount looking to finish!
Calavar is rocked!
Dungy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Calavar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dungy lands a big shot to the head and Calavar winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Liam Dungy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Gadd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Mancillas (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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Gadd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Mancillas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Mancillas as Gadd shoots in.
Mancillas darts in and clinches Gadd up against the ropes.
Mancillas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gadd.
Gadd tries to pull guard but Mancillas won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Gadd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancillas can't get the takedown.
Mancillas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mancillas misses with a takedown
and Gadd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mancillas's guard now.
Gadd tries to free his leg and advance position but Mancillas is retaining full guard.
Gadd pushing down on Mancillas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mancillas looking for submissions off his back.
Gadd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mancillas keeps working.
Mancillas won't allow Gadd to pass to mount.
Gadd trying to control from Mancillas's half guard. Mancillas has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadd tries to free his leg and advance position but Mancillas is retaining full guard.
Mancillas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mancillas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mancillas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gadd wants to improve his position but Mancillas is controlling well.
Gadd keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mancillas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gadd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mancillas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mancillas looks gassed!
Gadd working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancillas scoring with strikes but Gadd is staying in there.
Gadd can't escape the position.
Mancillas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gadd?
Gadd gets back to half guard.
Mancillas seems to be looking for submissions.
Gadd trying to control from the bottom.
Mancillas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gadd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gadd gets full guard.
Mancillas looking to pass the guard.
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 Dustin Gadd will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gadd is looking to clinch.
Gadd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gadd controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gadd trying to control but Mancillas is working from the bottom.
Gadd is pushing down on Mancillas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mancillas is fighting to maintain full guard but Gadd has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mancillas looking for submissions off his back.
Mancillas is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gadd tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mancillas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadd looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gadd is looking for a kimura but Mancillas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gadd to get the leverage.
Mancillas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gadd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mancillas wants to sweep but no luck.
Gadd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mancillas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mancillas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gadd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mancillas wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gadd tries to pull guard but Mancillas won't allow it.
Gadd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mancillas moves in looking to clinch but Gadd pushes him off.
Mancillas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mancillas counters with a straight right hand.
Gadd tries to bum rush Mancillas with a series of wild strikes but Mancillas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gadd keeps the fight on the outside.
Gadd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mancillas backs up against the ropes.
Mancillas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gadd fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mancillas sprawls well initially but Gadd persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gadd tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mancillas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gadd is just content to waste time from the top position. Mancillas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Gadd dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mancillas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mancillas forces Gadd back against the ropes and clinches.
Mancillas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gadd fails to pull guard.
Gadd turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mancillas is not content to let Gadd control the position.
Gadd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mancillas, who protects the arm well.
Mancillas striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Mancillas tries to buck Gadd off but Gadd is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gadd tries to move to mount but Mancillas blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadd has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mancillas!
Gadd looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gadd thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mancillas is desperately trying to improve his position but Gadd has a good base and remains in mount.
Gadd is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Gadd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mancillas's guard.
Gadd advances to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mancillas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gadd wants to stand up but Mancillas is controlling the position.
Gadd trying to control from half guard but Mancillas is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancillas landing strikes from the bottom.
Gadd seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mancillas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mancillas wants to stand but Gadd is controlling the position.
Gadd pushes down on Mancillas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mancillas is looking for a sweep. Gadd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Gadd clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gadd stuffs the takedown.
Mancillas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mancillas working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gadd has passed into half guard!
Mancillas is looking to improve his position.
Gadd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gadd wants to pass to mount but Mancillas is defending the position.
Gadd is working hard here to advance position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gadd is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadd looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gadd unloading with bombs!
Gadd looking for a guillotine from mount but Mancillas is having none of it.
Gadd looking to control but Mancillas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mancillas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mancillas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gadd is landing with some decent strikes but Mancillas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gadd is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Gadd shoots for a takedown but Mancillas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gadd looks for a takedown but Mancillas sprawls well.
Mancillas tries to clinch
and Gadd counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mancillas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gadd's guard.
Dustin Gadd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mancillas content to stall in guard here.
Mancillas with a nice head shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gadd lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mancillas!
Mancillas is looking to improve his position but Gadd isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Gadd had his way with Oswaldo Mancillas in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Mancillas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gadd misses with a takedown
and Mancillas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mancillas is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gadd has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gadd is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Mancillas pulls his head out easily.
Mancillas trying to mount his opponent but Gadd defends it.
Mancillas is looking to take a break and control but Gadd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gadd gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancillas being controlled here momentarily.
Mancillas stopping the sweep attempt from Gadd.
Mancillas throwing strikes from guard but Gadd blocks nicely.
Gadd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gadd keeping full guard, as Mancillas tries to pass.
Mancillas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mancillas is looking to stand up but Gadd won't let him.
Mancillas stopping the sweep attempt from Gadd.
Gadd working for a triangle but Mancillas defends it easily.
Gadd trying to control the position.
Gadd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mancillas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mancillas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mancillas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oswaldo Mancillas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gadd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Gadd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald Vega!
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, Jack James!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Vega scores with a shot to the body.
James looks gassed!
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!
Vega lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in James - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Vega!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronald Vega!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schlock Leznar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leznar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Champ by Ghostface Killah. David Abbott 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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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schlock Leznar!
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, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott drops Leznar with a right and a left! Abbott comes rushing in but Leznar regains his composure and manages to keep Abbott in guard.
It looks like Schlock Leznar has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leznar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abbott manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Abbott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leznar is controlling him.
Leznar cracks Abbott with a solid left hand.
Abbott has his feet on Leznar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Abbott swinging wilding here.
Abbott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leznar.
Leznar throws a hook but Abbott blocks it.
Leznar scores with a jab.
It looks like David Abbott has been cut.
Abbott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abbott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leznar ducks under a wild hook from Abbott.
Leznar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abbott looks gassed!
Leznar advances to half guard.
Abbott is trying to stand up here but Leznar is controlling him well.
Leznar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott is trying to stand.
Leznar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leznar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leznar 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.
Leznar lands strikes from half guard.
Abbott is looking to escape.
Leznar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leznar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abbott on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leznar lands strikes from half guard.
Leznar winds up and cracks Abbott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abbott taking some punishment here, with Leznar in his half guard.
Leznar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Abbott with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leznar is nestled in close to Abbott, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two 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!
Nice strikes from Leznar there.
That has opened up David Abbott's cut even more.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leznar connects with a nice short shot to Abbott's temple.
Leznar slips a nice elbow through Abbott's hands, connecting with Abbott's forehead.
Abbott looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leznar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Leznar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leznar prevents Abbott from standing back up.
Abbott has hold of Leznar's hands but Leznar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leznar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leznar winds up and cracks Abbott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leznar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leznar uses his free foot to push down on Abbott's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Abbott.
Leznar landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schlock Leznar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leznar lands a slapping body shot.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Leznar.
Leznar connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leznar catches Abbott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The cut above David Abbott's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leznar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abbott at a distance.
Leznar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leznar misses with a hook.
Abbott misses with an uppercut. Leznar saw that one coming.
Leznar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Abbott!
Leznar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leznar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Leznar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leznar lands a big shot there that rocks Abbott but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leznar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Abbott is in a horrible position here. Leznar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Abbott is bucking up trying to escape but Leznar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leznar with shots to the head and body - Abbott looks very uncomfortable down there.
Leznar breaks from Abbott's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Abbott wants to try and get back to his feet.
Leznar with a couple of short strikes.
Abbott's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Leznar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Abbott wants to get back to his feet.
Abbott in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Leznar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Abbott is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Leznar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Abbott looks a forlorn figure.
Leznar won't let Abbott get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leznar with a couple of short strikes.
Abbott wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Leznar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leznar unloading with bombs!
Schlock Leznar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abbott really wants to buck Leznar off and get back to his feet.
Abbott taking shots to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Leznar lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leznar is landing with some decent strikes but Abbott is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
David Abbott's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at David Abbott's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Schlock Leznar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between R HC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Collie Buddz - Come Around as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, R HC!
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, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HC misses with a double jab.
HC throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
HC misses with the combination.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
HC tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
HC shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
HC prevents Jones from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
HC is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones tries to roll over but HC keeps him under control.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
HC working the head and body with strikes.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
HC lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is looking to control HC's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
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.
HC misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones keeping moving, preventing HC from controlling successfully.
HC trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
HC looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
HC tries to strike from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
R HC dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
HC swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
HC could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
HC is looking for a sweep.
Jones has hold of HC's arm. He's looking for a kimura. HC seems comfortable defending it but Jones has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! HC is real pain and he's forced to tap out! HC is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jones couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Midas Melanthios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Midas Melanthios!
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, Peter Tran!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melanthios tries a head kick but it misses.
Tran takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Melanthios throws a head kick but Tran moves out of range.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses.
Midas Melanthios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melanthios misses with a head kick.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses.
Melanthios misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Tran.
Tran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tran shoots in and bounces Melanthios off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Melanthios is looking for a triangle but Tran pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melanthios has his foot on Tran's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tran works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melanthios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tran working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melanthios's head.
Tran chips away with some ground and pound.
Tran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melanthios is keeping the position for now.
Tran postures up.
Tran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melanthios is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melanthios has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melanthios is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tran wants to control from the top but Melanthios keeps moving.
Melanthios has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tran trying to control but Melanthios is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tran postures up in Melanthios's guard and throws a big left but Melanthios blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midas Melanthios dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Melanthios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tran takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Melanthios tries a head kick but it misses.
Melanthios throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tran defending well as Melanthios loads up on a big left hand.
Tran's corner calls for a 1-2. Tran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Melanthios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tran blocks a head kick by Melanthios.
A head kick misses from Melanthios.
Melanthios tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tran checks a leg kick.
Tran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melanthios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tran counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melanthios keeps working.
Melanthios sneaks back into half guard.
Melanthios wants to control but Tran is keeping busy.
Tran landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tran is keen to just control but Melanthios is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran lands strikes from half guard.
Melanthios tries to roll over but Tran keeps him under control.
Melanthios looking for submissions off his back.
Tran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Melanthios. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Melanthios is not content to let Tran control the position.
Melanthios wants to control but Tran is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melanthios keeps working.
Melanthios actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Midas Melanthios will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tran lands a nice hook to Melanthios's body. Melanthios takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Melanthios.
Melanthios throws a push kick but Tran slaps the foot to one side.
Melanthios goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melanthios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melanthios misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melanthios throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Melanthios won't be happy with that.
Melanthios regains half guard.
Melanthios looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tran is looking to take a break and control but Melanthios is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Melanthios is trying to maintain the position but Tran is very close to passing his half guard.
Melanthios is staying active underneath Tran, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Melanthios.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Tran does no damage.
Melanthios misses with a head kick.
Tran blocks a head kick by Melanthios.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peter Tran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melanthios throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melanthios throws a hook but Tran avoids it easily.
Melanthios throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
Tran stuns Melanthios with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tran really dominated that round.
That's time! Melanthios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tran lands a glancing blow to the side of Melanthios's head.
Tran blocks a head kick by Melanthios.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tran misses with a series of wild punches.
Melanthios loads up on a big right hand but Tran slips the punch.
Melanthios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melanthios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melanthios throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tran throws a big shot that misses.
Melanthios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tran throws a combination. Melanthios tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran avoids the head kick by Melanthios.
Tran moves out of range as Melanthios throws a body kick.
Melanthios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Melanthios swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Melanthios won't be happy with that.
Melanthios prevents Tran from moving into mount.
Tran is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tran wants to control but Melanthios is keeping him busy.
Tran working the body and head with strikes.
Melanthios takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Melanthios gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melanthios looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Melanthios is not content to let Tran control the position.
Melanthios is trying to get back to full guard.
Melanthios looking for submissions off his back.
Melanthios is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tran pulls his head out easily.
Peter Tran has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tran content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tran dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Melanthios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Melanthios dodges the punch combination from Tran.
Melanthios misses with a head kick.
Tran looks to land a combination but Melanthios avoids it well.
Melanthios lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tran defending well as Melanthios loads up on a big left hand.
Melanthios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses.
Melanthios throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
Melanthios misses with a head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran moves out of range of the body kick.
Tran shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tran connects with a couple of short punches.
Melanthios keeping moving, preventing Tran from controlling successfully.
Melanthios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Melanthios looking for a guillotine here but Tran defends easily.
Tran content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tran's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tran working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melanthios's head.
Melanthios keeping moving, preventing Tran from controlling successfully.
Melanthios working for a triangle but Tran defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melanthios looking for a triangle here. Tran is fighting it but it looks tight! Melanthios pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tran is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Midas Melanthios!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Spinx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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1 - 0 - 0 |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Leon Spinx!
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, Junior Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Padilla does no damage.
Padilla works Spinx's body with a nice hook.
Padilla lands a glancing blow to the side of Spinx's head.
Padilla lands a left and a right that sends Spinx crashing to the canvas! Padilla dives into mount looking to finish!
Spinx is rocked!
Padilla tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Spinx is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spinx is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Spinx seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Spinx might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Padilla is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Padilla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spinx tries to bum rush Padilla with a series of wild strikes but Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spinx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Padilla misses with a straight left.
Padilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Spinx.
Spinx misses with a combination
and Padilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spinx looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Padilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leon Spinx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spinx falls off balance throwing a combination
and Padilla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Padilla throws a body punch but Spinx moves out of range.
No joy there for Spinx, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Padilla has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Spinx fails to land with a series of punches.
Padilla misses with a hook. Spinx ducked under it nicely.
Spinx throws a combination that misses
and Padilla counters with a big right hand! Oh Spinx is in trouble here! Padilla follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Padilla!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Hubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renaldo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Hubert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hubert!
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, Renaldo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hubert cracks the inside of Machida's front leg.
Machida drops Hubert with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hubert looks back up at him and smiles so Machida waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hubert is rocked!
It looks like John Hubert has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Hubert crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Renaldo Machida!
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