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400 club Friday Special PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avan Strash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirek Szymaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirek Szymaniak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avan Strash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirek Szymaniak!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szymaniak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Strash scores with a jab to the head.
Avan Strash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szymaniak circles away from the clinch attempt
so Szymaniak counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Strash utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strash can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Szymaniak controls the pace.
Strash might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Szymaniak lands a couple of digs.
Szymaniak wants to pass the guard but Strash is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymaniak passes Strash's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Szymaniak perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Strash pushes Szymaniak off looking to stand but Szymaniak dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymaniak stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mirek Szymaniak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Szymaniak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Strash scores with a decent looking hook.
Szymaniak throws a low kick but Strash moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strash darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strash connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Szymaniak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Strash sprawls well initially but Szymaniak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strash won't allow Szymaniak to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymaniak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Szymaniak tries for a takedown but Strash sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Szymaniak walks into a left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strash connects with a good right hand that stumbles Szymaniak. Szymaniak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strash with a nice cross.
Nice jab there from Strash.
Szymaniak shoots in but Strash avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Avan Strash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirek Szymaniak.
Strash paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Szymaniak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strash sprawls well. Strash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Szymaniak gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szymaniak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Szymaniak showed some decent athleticism there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szymaniak not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mirek Szymaniak will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strash with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No luck for Szymaniak with that takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szymaniak.
Szymaniak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strash lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strash works over Szymaniak's head and body with a nice combination.
Strash takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szymaniak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strash sprawls well. Strash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Szymaniak gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strash connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Szymaniak shoots in but Strash avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Avan Strash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirek Szymaniak.
Strash scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Szymaniak.
Szymaniak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Szymaniak is looking to score with low kicks.
Strash works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Avan Strash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Szymaniak looks for a takedown but Strash sprawls well.
Strash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Szymaniak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Szymaniak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Mirek Szymaniak has been cut.
Szymaniak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strash tries to avoid it but Szymaniak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strash to the ground. Strash escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strash is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Szymaniak is breathing heavily.
Szymaniak tries for a takedown but Strash sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Strash scores with a nice right hand.
Strash's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Strash duly obliges.
Szymaniak is rocked!
Szymaniak gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Szymaniak tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Strash is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Szymaniak buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Szymaniak!! Szymaniak is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Strash throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avan Strash!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BJ Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chuck Liddell's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Liddell!
Liddell regains half guard.
Liddell wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Liddell is looking to improve his position.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva winds up and cracks Liddell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liddell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
Liddell taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Liddell's hands, connecting with Liddell's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liddell's head.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liddell's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Liddell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva controlling Liddell's posture.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Liddell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva preventing the sweep.
Liddell will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva is working Liddell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva cracks Liddell with a solid left hand.
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is in close to Liddell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Liddell is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Liddell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell 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.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liddell's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Silva 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.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Liddell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Liddell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Liddell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Liddell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
BJ Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddell tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chuck Liddell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Liddell closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Liddell blocks nicely.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva stops Liddell from standing up.
Liddell has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liddell's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva works over Liddell with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Liddell is rocked!
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Liddell is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva is working Liddell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva stands up over Liddell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Liddell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liddell manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Liddell's guard.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Liddell seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Liddell blocks nicely.
Liddell pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Liddell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Liddell can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Liddell's head.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Liddell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva is thwarting Liddell's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Liddell tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Liddell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liddell scores with a leg kick.
Liddell tries to clinch up
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Liddell's guard.
Liddell is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Liddell looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liddell's head.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva cracks Liddell with a solid left hand.
Silva arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Liddell's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). BJ Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slater Lowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banana Split (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowman has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Slater Lowman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Banana Split's chin.
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slater Lowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Banana Split!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Split dives in and scores a takedown into Lowman's guard.
Split wants to pass the guard but Lowman is keeping the position.
Split pushing down on Lowman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Split tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lowman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Split is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lowman is just riding it out for now. Split eventually gives up the hold.
Lowman tries to kick Split off but Split keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lowman is positioning himself well to prevent Split advancing to mount.
Split is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Split seems to be looking for submissions.
Lowman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lowman tries to get out of the position.
Split is looking for a kimura but Lowman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Split to get the leverage.
Lowman wants to get back to his feet.
Lowman is breathing heavily.
Lowman won't allow Split to pass to mount.
Split is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Split tries to pass to full mount but Lowman defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowman wants to get back to his feet.
Split is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lowman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lowman wants to control but Split is keeping busy.
Split tries to pass to full mount but Lowman defends it.
Split is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Split is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lowman has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowman trying to control but Split postures up.
Lowman tries to roll over but Split keeps him under control.
Split wants to work for an arm triangle but Lowman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Split is trying to work for a kimura but Lowman is defending well.
Lowman is trying to get back to full guard.
Split 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.
Lowman is defending against the submission attempts here by Split.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Banana Split dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lowman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Split sprawls well. Split wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lowman gets slowly back to his feet.
Split walks into a jab.
Banana Split seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Split misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowman.
Split shoots in looking for a takedown. Lowman tries to sprawl out of it but Split keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lowman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Split throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowman tries for a takedown but Split sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lowman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slater Lowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Split closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lowman circles away.
Split shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lowman pinned against the cage. Lowman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Split shoots in for a takedown but Lowman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Split shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lowman as he avoids it easily.
Lowman leaves Split with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lowman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Split.
Nice sprawl there from Lowman as Split shoots in.
Split stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Split wants it to stay on the feet.
Split fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Split shoots for a takedown but Lowman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Split throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lowman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Split is in Lowman's guard.
Lowman can't keep his opponent in guard - Split advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Split is trying to work for a kimura but Lowman is defending well.
Split seems to be working for a kimura but Lowman defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Split works his way into full mount!
Lowman is working to get back to half guard.
Split working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowman tries to hold on but Split pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Banana Split showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lowman leaves Split with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lowman leaves Split with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lowman throws a shot from downtown. Split moves away and avoids it.
Lowman misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Split as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Split shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lowman as he avoids it easily.
Slater Lowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Banana Split.
Split lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Split fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Split shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lowman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Split.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Split.
Split dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Split rushes Lowman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lowman misses with a knee to the head.
Split can't get the takedown.
Lowman looking to slow down the pace here.
Lowman prevents the takedown attempt.
Split drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lowman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lowman looking to throw knees to the head but Split is blocking nicely.
Split turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Split manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Split prevents Lowman from escaping the position.
Split thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Split is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lowman looks calm but he's in trouble here. Split gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lowman is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Split lets go of the hold and Lowman can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Banana Split!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Miller!
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, Forrest Gump!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller drives through with a takedown into Gump's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Miller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump wants to stand up but Miller is controlling him.
Miller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Miller seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gump for as long as he can get away with.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.
Gump is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miller is controlling him.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gump is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump being controlled here, momentarily.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Gump is keeping the position.
Miller won't allow Gump to sweep him here.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Darren Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Gump does it's job there.
Sloppy strikes from Gump. Those never looked like landing.
Gump tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Gump misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miller gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump is trying to escape the position but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gump gets back to half guard.
Miller passes to side control.
The referee asks Miller politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Miller prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller advances to full mount.
Miller punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gump wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gump looks gassed!
Miller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gump in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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.
Miller is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gump can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Miller content just to control the position here.
Gump squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Miller with good strikes from the mount here!
Gump is in a horrible position here. Miller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gump is trying desperately to improve position.
Miller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller prevents Gump from getting the reversal.
Gump is trying to stand.
Miller looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gump wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller with a couple of short strikes.
Gump swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gump to the ground. Miller is now in Gump's guard.
Miller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
Gump can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miller controls the pace.
Miller has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Darren Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gump is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miller is controlling him.
Gump is breathing heavily.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Darren Miller.
Gump tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Miller controlling the action here.
We're going to have a standup here because Darren Miller wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gump tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump thows a body shot but no joy.
Gump pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gump prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gump up against the cage.
Miller works on Gump's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump stops a takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Gump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller is trying to drag Gump to the mat but Gump just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gump is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Gump's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gump fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gump with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gump's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gump wants to get back to his feet but Miller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miller 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Miller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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. Miller connects with a nice short shot to Gump's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Miller dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Gump is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Gump thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gump.
Darren Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gump throws a one two combo.
Gump misses with a few strikes there.
Gump fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miller scores with a takedown into Gump's guard.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miller is in close to Gump's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gump takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Darren Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gump gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gump can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miller controls the pace.
Miller forces his way into half guard.
Miller stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller winds up and cracks Gump with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gump wants to get back to his feet.
Miller trying to control the pace.
Miller prevents Gump from standing back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miller is nestled in close to Gump, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Miller seems content to control.
Gump is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Darren Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller dives in and scores a takedown into Gump's guard.
Miller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Miller working some strikes from top position.
Miller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gump can't keep his opponent in guard - Miller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gump is trying to stand back up but Miller is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller is nestled in close to Gump, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Forrest Gump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gump can do to turn this around?
Darren Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Miller darts in and clinches Gump up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller tightens his grip and picks Gump up, before dumping him to the ground. Gump manages to land in guard.
Darren Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien De Valmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glory Of The Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastien De Valmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glory Of The Golden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Valmont throws a nice looking combination but Golden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Golden is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Valmont sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Valmont clinches up with Golden and pushes him back against the cage.
Golden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Valmont stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Valmont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Valmont lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Valmont gets through Golden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from De Valmont - that landed with a thud.
Golden looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Valmont lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golden backwards.
De Valmont lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golden is rocked!
De Valmont lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Golden is still on wobbly legs! Can De Valmont finish him?
De Valmont lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Golden to his knees! De Valmont keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastien De Valmont!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Fourie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Masdival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Fourie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Masdival!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fourie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Masdival, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Masdival misses its intended target.
Fourie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Masdival manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fourie shoots for a takedown but Masdival saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fourie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Masdival counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Fourie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masdival lands a high kick!
Fourie slips a jab and a cross from Masdival.
Fourie closes the distance but Masdival moves to the side
and Masdival counters with a leg kick.
Masdival throws a head kick that misses.
Masdival throws a leg kick which misses Fourie's front leg but catches the back leg as Fourie tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fourie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Masdival did well to prevent Fourie getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fourie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fourie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Masdival is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Fourie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Slocum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Slocum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bader!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader shoots in but Slocum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bader closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slocum circles away.
Bader fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dick Slocum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Bader.
Slocum throws out a powerful jab.
Slocum throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bader.
It looks like Tom Bader has been cut.
Slocum fails to land with a series of punches.
Slocum throws a right and a left that Bader avoids nicely.
Slocum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Slocum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bader.
Bader shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slocum defends it nicely.
Bader slips a jab and a cross from Slocum.
The crowd cheers as Slocum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bader doesn't seem phased though.
Slocum misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slocum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bader.
Slocum throws a combination. Bader tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Slocum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slocum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slocum stuffs the takedown.
Bader looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bader takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slocum connects with a right hand. Bader shakes it off.
Slocum lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Slocum lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slocum.
Bader closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slocum circles away.
Slocum lands a nice hook to Bader's body. Bader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slocum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slocum dips to his left and cracks Bader with an uppercut!
Dick Slocum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slocum scores with a body shot.
Bader walks into a straight right hand from Slocum.
Slocum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Slocum. Beautiful body shot.
Slocum drops Bader with a beautiful combination! Bader stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Slocum is looking for the KO!
Bader is rocked!
That has opened up Tom Bader's cut even more.
Slocum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bader is still on wobbly legs! Can Slocum finish him?
Slocum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Slocum is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bader on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slocum lands with a big right hook that stumbles Bader - he's out on his feet here! Slocum follows up with another monster hook that separates Bader from consciousness! Bader falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Slocum stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dick Slocum!
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