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Bedlam 41 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markinton Reefo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Valadez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valadez has chosen Rock of ages as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
1 - 8 - 0 |
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169 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markinton Reefo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Valadez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valadez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Valadez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Reefo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Valadez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Valadez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Grille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes into the arena with Lambda Lambda Lambda Song blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dudley Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bear Grille!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson shoots in and bounces Grille off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dawson drops back looking for a leg! Grille is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grille manages to kick Dawson off! Dawson jumps back into Grille's guard.
Dawson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dawson stopping the sweep attempt from Grille.
Dawson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dawson looking to pass the guard.
Dawson trying to control but Grille is working from the bottom.
Dawson throwing strikes from guard but Grille blocks nicely.
Dawson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson postures up.
Dawson stops Grille from standing up.
Grille pulls Dawson in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grille closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dawson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grille just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dawson has hold of one of Grille's legs. Grille is fighting the takedown attempt but Dawson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dawson stands up and waves to Grille to follow him.
Dawson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dawson lands in his opponent's guard.
Dawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grille is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawson stopping the sweep attempt from Grille.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grille utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grille tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dawson thows a big elbow that misses.
Dawson preventing the sweep.
Grille looks gassed!
Dawson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grille is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudley Dawson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Grille stuffs the takedown attempt from Dawson. Dawson gets slowly back to his feet.
Dawson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grille shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dawson keeping moving, preventing Grille from controlling successfully.
Dawson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dawson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grille.
Grille avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grille tries to stand but Dawson is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawson kicks Grille off and gets to his feet.
Grille moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Dawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grille closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grille lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawson has his feet on Grille's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dawson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grille counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grille.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Dawson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dawson misses with a hook
and Grille counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dawson won't be happy with that.
Grille trying to control the position but Dawson is working away.
Dawson is trying to control Grille's posture but Grille avoids it.
Grille wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawson keeps working.
Dawson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grille seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Grille.
Grille seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grille.
Dawson is trying to stand.
Dawson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grille pulls his head out easily.
Grille wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dawson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dawson connects with a looping right hand.
Dudley Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grille stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grille wants it to stay on the feet.
Dawson has his takedown stuffed
and Grille finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grille is looking to control Dawson's arms but Dawson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grille has his back to the cage.
Grille gets underhooks to prevent Dawson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Dawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson pulls guard successfully.
Grille trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grille trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dawson tries to strike from the bottom.
Dawson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Grille slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dawson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grille is aware though and is defending well.
Grille stands up from Dawson's guard - Grille perhaps looking for a knockout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grille.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Grille.
Dawson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Grille keeps control of the position as Dawson tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Dawson turns into Grille and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Grille showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dawson gets caught flat footed, as Grille shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grille trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dawson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dawson is looking to stand up but Grille isn't so interested in that idea.
Grille stays in close to Dawson's body and controls the position.
Dawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dawson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grille is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawson looking for subs off his back but Grille has passed one foot through into half guard.
Grille content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grille pulls his head out easily.
Dawson tries to kick Grille off but Grille keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
Grille stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dawson to get to his feet.
Grille looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dawson!
Grille goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dawson is on top in guard.
Grille looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grille has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dawson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Grille.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grille keeps working.
Dawson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dawson lands a nice shot to the head.
Grille squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dawson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grille working to try and regain half guard.
Grille bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bear Grille has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dawson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grille defends it easily.
Dawson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grille trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawson pushes a forearm under Grille's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Grille is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dudley Dawson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (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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176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Cena clinches up against the cage.
Cena will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cena shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thompson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Thompson is pressing down on Cena's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Cena from controlling successfully.
Cena preventing the sweep.
Thompson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cena can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cena should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Thompson has tightened it up now! Cena should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Thompson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Tribianne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Tribianne will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Tribianne!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribianne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tribianne looks to land a combination. Shields sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shields misses with a leg kick
and Tribianne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shields has clasped his hands together around Tribianne's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tribianne taking a bit of punishment here - Shields scoring with strikes.
Tribianne is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here as Shields stalls from top position.
Shields in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shields cracks Tribianne with a big elbow.
It looks like Joey Tribianne has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields has hold of Tribianne's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tribianne seems comfortable defending it but Shields has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tribianne is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tribianne is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Shields couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Shields!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Hautz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mustaine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ride the Lightning. The key to victory for Cliff Mustaine has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cliff Mustaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allan Hautz!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustaine tries to clinch
enabling Hautz to counter with a crisp jab.
Mustaine tries to clinch
enabling Hautz to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Mustaine finds it's target.
It looks like Allan Hautz has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Mustaine.
Hautz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mustaine.
Nice straight punches there by Mustaine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mustaine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustaine tries to clinch
and Hautz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mustaine throws a lazy head kick
and Mustaine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustaine throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hautz clean off his feet! He's out cold! Mustaine stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cliff Mustaine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Crunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crunch comes to the cage accompanied by Blow. The key to victory for Captain Crunch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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263 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Captain Crunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crunch napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gracie staying calm.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Crunch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Crunch's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Crunch pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Crunch wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crunch misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crunch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Crunch moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crunch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie 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.
Crunch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crunch tries to get out of the position.
Crunch keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie pushing down on Crunch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crunch keeps working.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crunch has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie trying to control the position but Crunch is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crunch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
It looks like Matthew Gracie has been cut.
Crunch drops Gracie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gracie looks back up at him and smiles so Crunch waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gracie is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Gracie's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Crunch before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Captain Crunch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Herring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herring's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The End of the Line, by Metallica. Frank Herring is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Herring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Carter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herring will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herring drops Carter with a beautiful combination! Carter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Herring is looking for the KO!
It looks like Rick Carter has been cut.
Carter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Herring's half guard.
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!
Carter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Herring doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carter.
Carter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Herring is just riding it out for now. Carter eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Herring sees it coming and defends easily.
Herring wants to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Carter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Herring is just riding it out for now. Carter eventually gives up the hold.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Herring keeps working.
Herring pushes Carter off and gets back to his feet.
Carter looks gassed!
Herring feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Carter sprawling to the canvas! Carter rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Herring finish him?!
Herring misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter is rocked!
That has opened up Rick Carter's cut even more.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Herring.
Herring swinging wildly here.
Herring connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Carter to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Herring!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Herring!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rigan Machado has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
223 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rigan Machado !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Reed!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machado .
Reed misses with a body shot
and Machado counters with a left and a right that stings Reed.
Machado throws a big shot that misses.
Machado slips under a jab from Reed.
Machado missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machado .
Machado connects with a body shot.
Reed swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Machado lands with an overhand left.
Machado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado lands with an overhand left.
Reed is rocked!
Machado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reed. Reed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reed is still on wobbly legs! Can Machado finish him?
Machado throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machado missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed seems to have recovered his senses.
Matt Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reed swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Reed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Machado counters with a straight right hand.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed staying out of range there.
Machado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machado .
Reed swings widly with a right hand
and Machado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Reed prevents Machado from improving his position.
Reed wants to free his trapped foot but Machado is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Reed thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Machado to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Machado holds on and takes a little breather.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Machado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Machado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machado is keeping the position for now.
Reed postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Machado is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Reed, into his guard.
Machado won't allow Reed to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reed is looking to sweep but instead, Machado has passed into half guard.
Reed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reed is trying to control the position but Machado postures up.
Machado trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Machado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Machado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reed keeping full guard, as Machado tries to pass.
Machado 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.
Machado is breathing heavily.
That's four 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.
Machado trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Reed wants to sweep here but Machado controlling him for the moment.
Machado forces his way into half guard.
Reed is looking to improve his position.
Reed gets back to full guard.
Machado slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machado trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rigan Machado dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Machado misses the shot to the body.
Machado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reed drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Machado keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed throws a strike but Machado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Machado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reed keeping full guard, as Machado tries to pass.
Reed 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is pulling down on Machado 's head. It's preventing any offense from Machado , at least for the moment.
Machado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed looking for a sweep. Not yet Reed, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed trying to control the position.
Machado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machado looking to pass the guard.
Reed controlling Machado 's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Machado finds it's way through Reed's defenses.
Machado cracks Reed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reed throws an overhand right that lands on Machado 's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Machado jabs at Reed's body.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machado moves away.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machado .
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machado manages to avoid it.
Reed moves out of range as Machado strikes.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Rigan Machado is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machado .
Reed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machado rather than just go for the knockout.
Machado throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reed misses with a hook. Machado ducked under it nicely.
Machado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reed at a distance.
Machado lands with an uppercut that bounces Reed off the cage and back into rage.
A combination from Reed does no damage.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Machado throws a big shot that misses.
Machado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Rigan Machado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machado takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
Reed throws out a loose jab but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Reed or perhaps it was just good defense by Machado which made him look bad.
Reed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machado swivels and escapes.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Machado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machado .
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado avoids the body shot from Reed.
Machado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machado stuns Reed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Machado manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Machado looking for a sweep. Not yet Machado , not yet.
Machado keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rigan Machado dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Machado misses.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming.
Reed slips a jab from Machado .
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Machado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Machado .
Machado lands with a straight right. Reed didn't see that one coming.
Machado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Machado .
Machado gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reed to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Machado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed is pushing down on Machado 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Machado is fighting to maintain full guard but Reed has managed to sneak the leg through.
Machado is looking to control Reed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Machado avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machado 's head.
Machado won't allow Reed to pass to mount.
Reed trying to control the action but Machado is working from the bottom.
Reed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machado defending well though.
Reed looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reed drops an elbow to the side of Machado 's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ground and pound from Reed.
Machado actively working from the bottom here.
Reed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reed seems to be looking for submissions.
Reed seems to be working for a kimura but Machado defends the submission attempt.
Reed is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machado defending well though.
Machado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reed.
Reed passes the guard and advances to mount!
Machado is squirming around, avoiding Reed's attempts to control the action.
Reed scoring with strikes but Machado is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Machado 's face.
Reed looking to finish Machado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machado !
Matt Reed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reed scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Machado in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Reed working Machado over with strikes here.
Reed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Machado 's face.
Reed controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Machado that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Machado 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Rigan Machado !
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Matt Reed!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Matt Reed!
Matt Reed wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gromowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor comes to the cage accompanied by Pregador Luo - Apaga Mas Não Bate. Joao Vitor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
270 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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235 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Vitor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Gromowski!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Vitor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vitor misses with a takedown attempt
and Gromowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vitor's knee momentarily.
Gromowski motions for Vitor to come forward. Gromowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vitor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gromowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Gromowski looks for the body kick but Vitor saw that one coming.
Gromowski throws a right hand that Vitor ducks under and follows up with a left that Vitor also avoids with ease.
Gromowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gromowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vitor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Gromowski counter with a right hand.
Vitor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gromowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Vitor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gromowski misses with a leg kick.
Vitor fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vitor will feel that in the morning.
Gromowski throws a leg kick which misses Vitor's front leg but catches the back leg as Vitor tries to avoid it.
Vitor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gromowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gromowski misses with a hook
and Vitor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gromowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gromowski cracks the inside of Vitor's front leg.
Gromowski cracks Vitor with an open hand slap.
Gromowski lands a jab to the nose.
Gromowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gromowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vitor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gromowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Vitor should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gromowski.
Michael Gromowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gromowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vitor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gromowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gromowski swings widly with a right hand
and Vitor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gromowski seems keen to control Vitor's posture.
Vitor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gromowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vitor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vitor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gromowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gromowski is pulling down on Vitor's head. It's preventing any offense from Vitor, at least for the moment.
Vitor wants to control from the top but Gromowski keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joao Vitor.
Gromowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Gromowski throws a leg kick which misses Vitor's front leg but catches the back leg as Vitor tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gromowski throws a front kick aimed at Vitor's knee but Vitor avoids it well.
Vitor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gromowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vitor has his takedown stuffed
and Gromowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Gromowski misses the target.
Gromowski swings widly with a right hand
and Vitor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gromowski won't be happy with that.
Vitor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gromowski is avoiding damage well.
Vitor trying to control the action but Gromowski is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vitor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Gromowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gromowski scores with a nice head shot.
Gromowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gromowski.
Vitor misses with a takedown
and Gromowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gromowski.
An inside leg kick from Gromowski misses.
Gromowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gromowski swings for the body but Vitor moves out of range.
Gromowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gromowski feints and then cracks Vitor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vitor down.
Gromowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gromowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vitor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gromowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gromowski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor with a poor takedown
and Gromowski counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Vitor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gromowski stuns Vitor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gromowski throws a low kick, looking for Vitor's leg but Vitor calmly moves out of range.
Gromowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vitor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vitor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gromowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gromowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vitor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gromowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitor postures up and lands a big shot to Gromowski's brow.
Vitor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vitor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gromowski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vitor's guard! Nice work there by Gromowski!
Vitor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gromowski is one step ahead there.
Vitor is trying to control the position but Gromowski postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vitor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gromowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gromowski won't allow Vitor to sweep him here.
Gromowski trying to control but Vitor is working from the bottom.
Vitor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vitor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gromowski's half guard.
Gromowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vitor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vitor trying to control from half guard but Gromowski is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gromowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vitor.
Gromowski tries to get to full guard but Vitor has control of the leg.
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 Joao Vitor will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vitor misses with a takedown attempt
and Gromowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Vitor wants to clinch but Gromowski slips to the side
enabling Gromowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Gromowski misses with a hook to the body
and Vitor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gromowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vitor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vitor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gromowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gromowski has his hands on Vitor's head, controlling the position.
Vitor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gromowski's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor looking to pass the guard.
Gromowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vitor advances position into side control!
Vitor laying and praying for a moment but Gromowski takes advantage and regains half guard.
Vitor throwing shots but Gromowski is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vitor works his way into full mount!
Vitor jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gromowski is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gromowski and Vitor has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Vitor remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitor wants to control but Gromowski is keeping him busy.
Vitor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Vitor crashes against the mat.
Vitor wants to control but Gromowski is keeping him busy.
Vitor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vitor 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vitor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gromowski defending against the ground and pound.
Vitor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Vitor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vitor wants to control but Gromowski is keeping him busy.
Vitor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Vitor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vitor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Joao Vitor!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Joao Vitor!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Joao Vitor!
Joao Vitor wins by unanimous decision!
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A | B |
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A | B |
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A | B |
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A | B |
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