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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Voronkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voronkoff has chosen System of a Down-Aerials as his entrance music. Andrey Voronkoff is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Voronkoff!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronkoff stuffs the takedown.
Hogan shoots in but Voronkoff avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Voronkoff.
Hogan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Voronkoff tries to avoid it but Hogan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Voronkoff to the ground. Voronkoff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan shoots for a double leg takedown but Voronkoff sprawls well. He's pushed Hogan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hogan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Voronkoff counters with a stiff right hand.
Voronkoff closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hogan to the mat! Hogan manages to get full guard.
Voronkoff trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hogan's guard.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Voronkoff works over Hogan with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronkoff has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hogan is proving hard to escape from.
Voronkoff trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Voronkoff 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan is looking to stand up but Voronkoff isn't so interested in that idea.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Voronkoff from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrey Voronkoff.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Voronkoff.
Voronkoff lands a decent elbow from side control.
Voronkoff wants to stand but Hogan has his arm trapped.
Voronkoff trying to control the action but Hogan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff landing a few strikes.
Hogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hogan tries to get out of the position.
Voronkoff tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hogan's legs.
Hogan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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!
Hogan is looking to regain half guard here but Voronkoff keeps moving and retains side control.
Voronkoff tries to score with some ground and pound. Hogan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Voronkoff.
Voronkoff is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hogan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Voronkoff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hogan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Voronkoff sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hogan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hogan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff has hold of Hogan's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hogan seems comfortable defending it but Voronkoff has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hogan is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hogan is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Voronkoff couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrey Voronkoff!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrey Voronkoff thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyawang Lhad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasheed Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lhad comes to the cage accompanied by Iced Earth - Anthem. Wallace has chosen Gin and Juice Snoop D ogg as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gyawang Lhad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rasheed Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses with a combination
and Lhad counters with an outside leg kick.
Wallace looks to land a right hand but Lhad moved out of range.
Lhad lands a head kick. Wallace smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wallace throws a combination. Lhad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Gyawang Lhad has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lhad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lhad is looking to clinch.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Rasheed Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lhad.
Lhad moves into the clinch.
Lhad fails to pull guard.
Lhad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallace just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gyawang Lhad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lhad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wallace's defenses.
Lhad lands an elbow just above Wallace 's eye.
It looks like Rasheed Wallace has been cut.
Lhad lands an elbow inside.
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!
Lhad tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lhad lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wallace wants to stand up but Lhad is controlling him.
Lhad has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wallace is proving hard to escape from.
Wallace wants to stand and escape but Lhad is having none of it.
Lhad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lhad prevents Wallace from getting back to his feet.
Wallace has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lhad off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Wallace misses with a double jab
and Lhad counters by clinching up.
Wallace looks winded!
Lhad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lhad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lhad wants to take the fight to the mat but Wallace manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lhad gets control of Wallace's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lhad will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lhad wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace wants to get up but he can't break Lhad's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lhad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lhad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lhad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lhad controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lhad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wallace hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gyawang Lhad dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lhad gets a clinch.
Lhad lands a nice elbow.
Lhad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lhad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Lhad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to avoid it but Lhad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wallace to the ground. Wallace escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lhad shoots in but no luck this time.
Lhad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wallace's guard.
Lhad stops Wallace from standing up.
Lhad is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lhad prevents Wallace from getting back to his feet.
Lhad is looking to work some ground and pound but Wallace has wrist control.
Wallace has a closed guard, preventing Lhad from standing up.
Lhad controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gyawang Lhad just wasn't active enough.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and Lhad counters with a three punch combo that has Wallace backing up. Wallace nods at Lhad to acknowledge the strikes.
Wallace stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gyawang Lhad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lhad tries for a takedown but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lhad clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lhad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lhad tries to pull guard but Wallace holds him up against the cage and eventually Lhad drops back down to his feet.
Lhad lands an elbow that stopped Wallace in his tracks for a moment.
Lhad fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lhad tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lhad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lhad jumps guard.
Wallace wants to stand but Lhad has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lhad wants to stand but Wallace is controlling the position.
Lhad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lhad seems keen to control Wallace's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gyawang Lhad.
Lhad pushes Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
Lhad lands an elbow that stopped Wallace in his tracks for a moment.
Lhad is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wallace pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gyawang Lhad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lhad jumps into guard, dragging Wallace to the mat.
Wallace stands up from Lhad's guard - Wallace perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace takes a swing at Lhad's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gyawang Lhad dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big left from Wallace misses.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lhad circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wallace throws a right hand that Lhad ducks under and follows up with a left that Lhad also avoids with ease.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lhad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lhad shoots in and gets a takedown into Wallace's guard.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet but Lhad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lhad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lhad sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace has a closed guard, preventing Lhad from standing up.
Lhad controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gyawang Lhad has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lhad counters with a head kick that drops Wallace!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lhad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wallace has momentary wrist control but Lhad slips an elbow through the middle.
Wallace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lhad is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lhad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lhad lands a couple of elbows.
Rasheed Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lhad is looking to stand up but Wallace won't let him.
Gyawang Lhad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lhad controls the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gyawang Lhad just wasn't active enough.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Gyawang Lhad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wallace misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and Lhad counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
Lhad feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lhad sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lhad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lhad slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gyawang Lhad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lhad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gyawang Lhad!
A victorious Gyawang Lhad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugme Ineedlove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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284 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugme Ineedlove!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Ineedlove counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ineedlove keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Ineedlove's shoulder, as Ineedlove tries to avoid the shot.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ineedlove's hands.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ineedlove.
It looks like Jimmy Hall has been cut.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ineedlove lands a shoulder strike.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Ineedlove.
Hall is stalling here.
Ineedlove throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ineedlove.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ineedlove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ineedlove prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ineedlove lands a nice knee to the body.
Ineedlove works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Ineedlove lands with a light punch inside.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ineedlove throws a head punch that misses.
Hall taking a breather.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ineedlove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jimmy Hall's cut is getting worse.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ineedlove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jimmy Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall tries a body shot but Ineedlove blocks it.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hall is struggling to control the position.
Ineedlove misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ineedlove scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jeez, Jimmy Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hall trying to stall but Ineedlove improves his position.
Ineedlove lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ineedlove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ineedlove.
Hall working aggressively here.
Ineedlove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ineedlove's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall misses with a looping left.
Ineedlove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Ineedlove moved out of range.
Ineedlove ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Ineedlove's shoulder, as Ineedlove tries to avoid the shot.
Ineedlove dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Ineedlove blocks a jab.
Hall tries to clinch but Ineedlove is having none of it.
Ineedlove bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall swings for the body but Ineedlove moves out of range.
Ineedlove with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Ineedlove moved out of range.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Ineedlove ducks down to avoid it.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws the left hand but Ineedlove avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Ineedlove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall misses with a shot to the body
and Ineedlove connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Ineedlove's shoulder, as Ineedlove tries to avoid the shot.
Hall misses with a shot to the body
and Ineedlove counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Hall misses
and Ineedlove counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall wants to clinch up but Ineedlove keeps it at a distance.
Jimmy Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall misses with a body punch
and Ineedlove counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hall thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ineedlove counter with a right hand.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Ineedlove counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Ineedlove tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ineedlove wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall has Ineedlove pressed against the cage, preventing Ineedlove from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall is leaning against Ineedlove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ineedlove blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ineedlove.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ineedlove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Ineedlove.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ineedlove lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hugme Ineedlove!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Methuselah Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture has chosen wait, nvmnd! thats just the tapping of his cane as he walks. as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Methuselah Couture was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Methuselah Couture!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture looks to land a combination but Mattos avoids it well.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Mattos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Couture punishes Mattos 's body with a nice straight punch.
Couture will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown. Mattos tries to sprawl out of it but Couture keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mattos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mattos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couture throws a big shot that misses.
Couture misses with a hook. Mattos ducked under it nicely.
Couture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Couture tries for a takedown but Mattos circles away easily
and Mattos counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Mattos takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Mattos .
Mattos thows a body shot but no joy.
Mattos thows a body shot but no joy.
Couture defending well as Mattos loads up on a big left hand.
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
Methuselah Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Couture lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Couture is looking to clinch but Mattos is avoiding it.
Couture tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Couture staying out of range there.
Couture throws an overhand right that lands on Mattos 's shoulder, as Mattos tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Couture, right into the meat.
Couture dives in and scores a takedown into Mattos 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture pushing down on Mattos 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mattos is looking for a sweep. Couture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Couture is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mattos reverses the position - he's now on top in Couture's guard.
Couture can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mattos controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is looking for a triangle but Mattos pushes his legs off easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Couture holds on and takes a little breather.
Couture is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mattos wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to keep a closed guard but Mattos is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Moyses Mattos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mattos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Mattos .
Moyses Mattos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mattos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mattos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Methuselah Couture has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture throws a jab when Mattos was well out of range.
Couture works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mattos punishes Couture's body with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Couture.
Mattos checks a low kick from Couture.
Couture throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Moyses Mattos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Methuselah Couture's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
Couture takes a swing at Mattos 's ribcage but misses.
Couture tries to keep at a distance but Mattos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mattos lands a hook that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Good body shot from Mattos .
Mattos tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Mattos back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mattos .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mattos tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Mattos back against the cage.
Couture misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mattos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Mattos lands a nice uppercut.
Mattos breaks from the clinch.
Mattos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture misses with a low kick.
Mattos jabs Couture right on the nose. Couture blinks but takes it well.
Mattos keeps the fight on the outside.
Mattos throws a nice looking combination but Couture bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mattos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Couture counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mattos 's knee momentarily.
Good work by Mattos as he checks the leg kick.
Mattos misses with a body shot.
Couture misses with a hook.
Mattos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Couture lands a leg kick that knocks Mattos off balance momentarily.
Mattos just misses with a punch to the body.
Mattos looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture cracks Mattos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mattos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Couture on the side of the head.
Mattos throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Mattos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Mattos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Couture, pushing him back against the cage.
Mattos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couture prevents a body shot from Mattos .
Couture tries to throw a body punch but Mattos avoids it by throwing Couture back against the cage.
Mattos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mattos throws a right hand that Couture ducks under and follows up with a left that Couture also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Mattos misses the target.
Couture tries to score with a low kick but Mattos moves his leg out of the way.
Couture lands a leg kick that knocks Mattos off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
A big right from Couture misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Couture darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Couture finds it's way through Mattos 's defenses.
Mattos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mattos .
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Couture tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mattos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mattos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Mattos misses with a body punch.
Couture misses with the head strike.
Mattos tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Mattos back against the cage.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos manages to break the clinch.
Couture misses with an uppercut. Mattos saw that one coming.
Mattos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Couture thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mattos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Couture swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mattos .
Couture moves to clinch but Mattos breaks away
and Mattos counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Mattos slips a straight right by Couture.
Mattos misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mattos takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Mattos throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Mattos tries to bum rush Couture with a series of wild strikes but Couture uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moyses Mattos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Methuselah Couture's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Couture connects with a solid leg kick.
Couture darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Couture trying to control the action but Mattos is working from the bottom.
Mattos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Couture's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Couture's back!
You can see the frustration on Couture's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos avoiding Couture 's attempts to control his hands.
Good control from Mattos .
Couture looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mattos .
Couture has hold of Mattos 's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Methuselah Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Couture.
Couture trying to control the hands but Mattos breaks the grip.
Moyses Mattos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Couture throws an off balance right hand
and Mattos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Mattos misses
and Couture counters with a straight right hand.
Mattos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mattos looks to land a combination but Couture avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mattos misses the shot to the body.
Couture lands a jab to the nose.
Mattos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Mattos .
Mattos misses with a wild body shot.
Mattos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mattos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Couture is defended easily by Mattos .
Mattos swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mattos moves away.
Moyses Mattos is winning the standup battle so far.
Mattos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Couture at a distance.
Mattos misses the body punch
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mattos is looking to wear down Couture with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mattos counters with a left to the body.
Couture fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mattos avoids it really well and circles away.
Couture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Moyses Mattos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Methuselah Couture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mattos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Couture throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Moyses Mattos .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mattos , 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moyses Mattos !
A victorious Moyses Mattos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deshawn Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaban Demidov (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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277 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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281 lbs
27 - 20 - 0 |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deshawn Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaban Demidov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace looks for a takedown but Demidov sprawls well.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but Demidov shows good takedown defense.
Wallace fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Demidov to the ground. Wallace is now in Demidov's guard.
Demidov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wallace engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Demidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Demidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Deshawn Wallace wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but Demidov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deshawn Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Demidov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wallace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Demidov is fending him off so far but Wallace persists. Nope, Demidov circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Demidov is trying to maintain the position but Wallace is very close to passing his half guard.
Wallace not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control from half guard but Demidov is working away.
Wallace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wallace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wallace content to control rather than advance.
Wallace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wallace wants to control but Demidov is keeping him busy.
Wallace is pressing down on Demidov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Demidov is holding on for now.
Wallace is looking for a kimura here.
Wallace is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Demidov!
Wallace tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
Wallace misses with a head shot.
Demidov tries to hold on but Wallace postures up.
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!
Wallace takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wallace looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wallace lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deshawn Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaban Demidov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Demidov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wallace shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wallace showed some decent athleticism there.
Wallace thows a huge punch but Demidov dodges it nicely.
Wallace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wallace trying to control from half guard but Demidov is working away.
Wallace is pressing down on Demidov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Demidov is holding on for now.
Wallace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Demidov defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov won't allow Wallace to pass to mount.
Demidov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wallace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wallace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wallace wants to work for an arm triangle but Demidov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Demidov is looking for a sweep. Wallace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wallace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The cut above Kaban Demidov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Demidov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wallace 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! Demidov is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Deshawn Wallace!
A relieved looking Deshawn Wallace thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brusso Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, canceled forever 125. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brusso Do!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Barnett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Do doesn't seem phased though.
Barnett misses with a straight left.
Barnett takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Do. No joy for Barnett on that attempt.
Barnett loads up on a big right hand but Do slips the punch.
Barnett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Do is looking to score with low kicks.
Do moves out of range of the strikes.
Do keeps Barnett at a distance using the push kick.
Do looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Do is looking to clinch but Barnett is avoiding it.
Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett lands a jab.
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!
A head kick by Do misses
and Barnett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett throws a lazy uppercut
and Do counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Barnett blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Do.
Do shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Do throws an elbow but misses.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Do throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Do creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnett's defenses.
It looks like Ruiner Barnett has been cut.
Do blocking some punches.
Barnett is looking to break free of the clinch but Do has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barnett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Do's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do blocks an uppercut.
Barnett avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Barnett blocks an elbow strike from Do.
Barnett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Do stops a takedown attempt from Barnett.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Do lands a nice elbow.
Barnett blocks an elbow strike from Do.
Barnett avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Barnett swings wildly with an uppercut but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Do blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Do gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do lands a nice uppercut.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Do.
Do throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Do blocks a body shot from Barnett.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Do just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnett's brow.
Barnett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Do or not.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett dodges an elbow strike from Do.
Do connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnett's face.
Do blocks an uppercut.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Do misses with an elbow over the top.
Barnett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Do.
With the fighters up against the cage, Do throws an elbow but misses.
Barnett avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Barnett avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do landing knees to the head.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnett blocks an elbow strike from Do.
Do misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do connects with a knee to the head.
Ruiner Barnett's cut is getting worse.
Do lands a knee to the head.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brusso Do dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruiner Barnett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Do lands with a good body shot.
Barnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do closes the distance and pushes Barnett back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnett.
Do throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brusso Do seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Barnett gets through Do's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnett tries to work over Do's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Do is defending well for now.
Barnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Barnett blocks with his arms.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Barnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Do blocks a body shot from Barnett.
Barnett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barnett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnett has Do pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Do manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Barnett is blocking nicely.
Barnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Barnett wants to stall.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnett avoids it.
Do misses with a punch to the body.
Barnett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnett breaks the clinch.
Ruiner Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to land a leg kick but Barnett is out of range.
Do moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett checks a low kick from Do.
Barnett throws a wild body kick that Do sees coming a mile off.
Do throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Do tries to clinch up.
Brusso Do is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do throws a nice head kick!
Barnett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Do.
Barnett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Do stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a body shot.
Barnett gets a takedown into half guard.
Barnett wants to control but Do is keeping him busy.
Barnett prevents Do from improving his position.
Do is refusing to be controlled, as Barnett sits in half guard.
Barnett wants to pass to mount but Do is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Do keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Do regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barnett throws a strike but Do rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barnett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Ruiner Barnett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruiner Barnett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Do. That's going to slow Barnett down.
A head kick misses from Do.
Do blocks a jab.
Do misses with a body kick.
Do misses with a body kick.
Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Do has managed to clinch.
Barnett avoids a wild elbow strike from Do.
Barnett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnett takes an elbow to the temple.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Do connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Do pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Barnett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barnett takes an elbow to the temple.
Do lands an elbow that stopped Barnett in his tracks for a moment.
Do connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnett's face.
Do landing knees to the head.
Do lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barnett blocks it with crossed arms.
Do blocks a body shot from Barnett.
Barnett wants a takedown.
Barnett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ruiner Barnett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Do throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Do throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnett can't break the clinch.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett working aggressively here.
Do tries a knee to the head but Barnett blocks it.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett lands an uppercut.
Do lands an elbow inside that Barnett shrugs off.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Do creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Do lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Do throws an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Barnett blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barnett blocks the elbow strike.
Barnett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Do is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Do lands an elbow inside that Barnett shrugs off.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett blocks the elbow strike.
Do crunches a lovely knee into Barnett's ribcage.
Barnett avoids a wild elbow strike from Do.
With the fighters up against the cage, Do throws an elbow but misses.
Do creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Barnett is blocking nicely.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Do misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Do can't fight it off and eventually Barnett manages to take the fight to the floor. Do looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Do keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Do manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnett manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brusso Do comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Do has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brusso Do!
Brusso Do bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blood Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdose comes to the cage accompanied by Powerthirst. Bane has chosen Bad Blood as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
284 lbs
29 - 19 - 0 |
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26
272 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blood Bane!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Blood Bane has been cut.
Overdose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bane.
Overdose feints a jab promting Bane to slip. Overdose then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bane slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Overdose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bane misses the jab.
Overdose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overdose connects with a jab.
Overdose misses with an uppercut. Bane saw that one coming.
Bane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bane misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overdose thuds his right hand into Bane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bane throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Overdose does no damage.
Overdose wants to clinch but Bane slips to the side
and Overdose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bane throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Overdose counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Overdose.
Overdose misses with a body punch.
Overdose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Overdose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bane misses with a punch on the inside.
Bane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Overdose lands a left hand.
Overdose misses with a body punch.
Overdose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bane is trying to maintain a safe position but Overdose gets an underhook and turns Bane into the cage.
Overdose lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bane fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overdose misses with a body punch.
Overdose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdose lands a nice shot to the body.
Overdose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bane working aggressively here.
Overdose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bane's elbow.
Bane pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bane.
Overdose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bane lands with a left to the head.
Overdose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Overdose.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Overdose.
Bane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overdose.
Overdose tries a body shot but Bane blocks it.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
Overdose lands a shot to the body.
Overdose is pushing Bane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Overdose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Overdose tries to work over Bane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Overdose backwards.
Bane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Bane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overdose prevents Bane from breaking the clinch.
Bane tries to stall but Overdose uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane misses with the head strike.
Overdose takes a shot to the head.
Bane misses with a body punch.
Bane prevents a body shot from Overdose.
Overdose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Overdose tries a body shot but Bane blocks it.
Bane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bane has a couple of punches blocked by Overdose.
Overdose tries to work over Bane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Bane.
Overdose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Overdose tries to work over Bane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Overdose lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Overdose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alistair Overdose will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blood Bane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Overdose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Overdose wants to clinch.
Bane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bane darts in and clinches Overdose up against the cage.
Bane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Overdose misses with a punch on the inside.
Overdose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Overdose cracks Bane with a nice body shot.
Overdose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Overdose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Overdose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bane backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Overdose as Bane tries to tie him up.
Overdose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Bane.
Overdose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bane backwards.
Bane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Overdose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Overdose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bane slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Bane fails to land.
Overdose is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Overdose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bane misses with a punch on the inside.
Overdose lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bane is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane misses with the head strike.
Bane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bane.
Overdose lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Bane fails to land.
A short right from Overdose.
That has opened up Blood Bane's cut even more.
Overdose struggles to land a body shot inside as Bane controls his hands.
Bane throws a punch but it's blocked by Overdose.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
Alistair Overdose has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Overdose backwards.
Bane breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdose misses with a low kick.
Overdose connects with a right hand. Bane shakes it off.
Nice body kick from Bane.
Alistair Overdose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bane misses with a low kick.
Overdose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Overdose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bane.
Bane throws out a loose jab but Overdose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overdose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bane loads up on a big right hand but Overdose slips the punch.
Overdose misses with a wild combination.
Overdose misses with a straight right.
Overdose tries to clinch
and Bane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Overdose's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Bane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane looks to land a right hand but Overdose moved out of range.
Bane slips a straight right by Overdose.
Bane throws a leg kick that misses.
Overdose is looking to slow Bane down with leg kicks.
Overdose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Overdose swings wildly with an uppercut but Bane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bane prevents a body shot from Overdose.
Overdose misses with a punch on the inside.
Bane pushes Overdose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overdose misses with some punches.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bane connects with an inside leg kick.
Bane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Overdose misses.
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 Alistair Overdose will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blood Bane's cut.
That's time! Overdose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bane.
Bane is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Overdose. That did some damage!
Bane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overdose misses with a two punch combination.
Overdose on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch lands to the side of Overdose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bane throws a head kick that misses.
Bane throws a leg kick that misses.
Bane sends Overdose crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bane is motioning to the referee to let Overdose up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Overdose is rocked!
Bane finds Overdose's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Overdose flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Bane lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Overdose will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blood Bane!
Blood Bane looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Do you surrender your dreams?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Power Ranger Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red's entrance music is Click Click Boom! - Saliva. A fine choice. Power Ranger Red looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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25
270 lbs
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35
218 lbs
22 - 21 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Power Ranger Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Miller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Red misses its intended target.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Red's waist but Red gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Power Ranger Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Miller.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Red is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Red circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Red throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miller working the ground and pound but Red is defending the strikes.
Red takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red prevents Miller from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Red is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miller working the ground and pound but Red is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Miller stalls from top position.
Miller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Red is breathing heavily.
Red managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miller.
Red takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Red is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miller connects with a decent elbow.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Red keeps working.
Miller throws an elbow but Red slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Red is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Red dodges the ground and pound from Miller.
Miller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Red has escaped the position, nice work there.
Miller controls the position from side control.
Red knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Red down.
Miller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Red keeps working.
Red is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Miller tries to score with some ground and pound. Red controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Miller trying to control the position but Red is working away.
Miller scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries for a kimura but Red is defending well.
Miller tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Miller lands a nice forearm strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller working the head with strikes.
It looks like Power Ranger Red has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Red dodges the ground and pound from Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Power Ranger Red's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice jab there from Red.
Red defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller shoots in but Red avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Red. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Power Ranger Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Miller.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Power Ranger Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller walks into a left hand.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Red saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters circling - Red throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Red throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
Good exchange - Red coming out on top.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Red throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Red which made him look bad.
Red throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Red as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
A head kick from Red lands but Miller takes it in his stride.
Red stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Red!
Red lands a jab to the head.
Red throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Red to the mat! Red manages to get full 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!
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Red blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Red utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Miller stands up over Red, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miller 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller is stalling in the full guard.
Miller is in close to Red's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miller is in close to Red's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Red is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Red blocks nicely.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Red blocks nicely.
Red avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller drops back looking for a leg! Red is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Red manages to kick Miller off! Miller jumps back into Red's guard.
Miller chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Power Ranger Red's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller tries to clinch up but Red circles away and keeps his distance.
Red misses with a few strikes there.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Red pinned against the cage. Red gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Red's waist but Red gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Red fails to land with a series of punches.
Red swinging wildly here.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Red sprawls well.
Power Ranger Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Miller.
Miller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Miller slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Red misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by Red.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Red shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Red swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Red. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Red.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Miller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Miller landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller landing a few strikes.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red parries the strikes from Miller easily there. Miller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Red to escape.
Miller misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Miller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Miller misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Red is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miller connects with a decent elbow.
Miller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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 looks up at the clock and then as Red takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miller smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Power Ranger Red's cut is getting worse.
Miller working the head with strikes.
Miller scoring with punches and elbows.
Power Ranger Red's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Miller slows the pace down.
Miller throws an elbow but Red slips to the side and avoids it well.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Miller. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Miller misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Miller looks up at the clock and then as Red takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miller smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Miller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jeez, Power Ranger Red's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Power Ranger Red's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Miller!
James Miller made sure to mention his sponsor, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor A million ankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think A million ankle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to punchout. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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30
285 lbs
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264 lbs
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World class 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
39 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor A million ankle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Li!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses with a low kick.
Li misses with a body kick.
A million ankle checks the leg kick.
Li clinches with his opponent.
A million ankle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A million ankle scores with a shot to the side of Li's head.
Li is trying to force a seperation but A million ankle has the dominant position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Li tries to break free but A million ankle pushes him back against the cage.
Li blocks an elbow strike from A million ankle.
Li working A million ankle over with knees to the body.
A million ankle has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A million ankle tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
A million ankle tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.
A million ankle has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
A million ankle has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A million ankle taking a breather.
A million ankle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A million ankle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A million ankle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Li backwards.
A million ankle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li looking to stall.
A million ankle looking to throw knees to the head but Li is blocking nicely.
A million ankle breaks from the clinch.
Li throws a low kick but A million ankle avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
A million ankle checks a low kick from Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Li pushes A million ankle up against the cage in a clinch.
A million ankle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li tries to break the clinch but A million ankle is controlling the position.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and A million ankle avoids it.
Li is trying to break the clinch but A million ankle is controlling him.
A million ankle takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Fedor A million ankle has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
A million ankle tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but A million ankle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from A million ankle.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A million ankle managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li is trying to break free.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A million ankle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A million ankle blocks an elbow strike from Li.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Li taking a breather.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li connects with the punch.
A million ankle slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Li does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li pushes A million ankle away with a front kick.
Li misses with a leg kick.
Bruce Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li throws a body kick that misses.
Li buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A million ankle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Li looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt A million ankle.
Li fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt A million ankle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor A million ankle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li throws a solid leg kick but A million ankle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Li.
Nice jab there from Li.
A million ankle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Li.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Li.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li feints and then cracks A million ankle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow A million ankle down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Li throws a head kick but A million ankle moves out of range.
Li throws a leg kick but A million ankle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Li bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Li throws a head kick but A million ankle moves out of range.
A million ankle blocks a leg kick.
Li lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but A million ankle circles away quickly and effectively.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A million ankle checks a low kick from Li.
Li pivots, looking for a leg kick but A million ankle is out of range and Li settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a low kick but A million ankle moves out of range easily.
A million ankle avoids the head kick by Li.
Li fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but A million ankle is out of range.
Li lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as A million ankle backs up against the cage.
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!
Li lets loose with a powerful body kick. A million ankle will feel that in the morning.
Li lands a leg kick that knocks A million ankle off balance momentarily.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li misses with a low kick.
Li lands a glancing blow to the side of A million ankle's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
A million ankle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li misses with a straight right.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Li! A million ankle is out on his feet! Li rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - A million ankle is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! A million ankle is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Li!
Bruce Li thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edilson Rubiera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copout comes to the cage accompanied by you throw knee, i go home. Rubiera has chosen ratamahatta as his entrance music. Cro Copout has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
285 lbs
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285 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edilson Rubiera!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copout moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Edilson Rubiera has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rubiera.
Rubiera throws a combination that misses
and Copout counters with a left to the body.
Copout scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubiera slips a straight right by Copout.
Rubiera shoots in looking for a takedown but Copout manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rubiera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rubiera feints and then cracks Copout's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Copout down.
Rubiera needs to keep his hands up - Copout had a free shot at his head there.
Rubiera fakes the leg kick and cracks Copout in the body.
Rubiera shoots for a double leg takedown but Copout sprawls well. He's pushed Rubiera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Copout moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No luck for Rubiera with that takedown attempt.
Cro Copout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edilson Rubiera.
Copout tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout scores with a nice right hand.
Rubiera throws a front kick aimed at Copout's knee but Copout avoids it well.
Copout is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rubiera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Copout.
Copout displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubiera throws out the jab.
Rubiera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Copout's waist but Copout gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rubiera off to one side.
Rubiera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copout manages to avoid it.
Rubiera shoots for a double leg takedown but Copout sprawls well. He's pushed Rubiera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rubiera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Copout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubiera.
Rubiera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Copout pushes Rubiera up against the cage in a clinch.
Copout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rubiera.
Copout gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rubiera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubiera is trying to stall.
Rubiera throws a punch but it's blocked by Copout.
A short right from Copout on the inside.
Rubiera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Copout prevents it.
Copout scores with a hook to the body.
Rubiera tries to score a body lock takedown but Copout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rubiera looks winded!
Rubiera struggles to land a body shot inside as Copout controls his hands.
Copout prevents the takedown attempt.
Rubiera can't break the clinch.
Rubiera breaks from the clinch.
Rubiera throws a head kick that misses.
Copout keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout connects with a body shot.
Copout uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rubiera has time to react.
Rubiera throws a head kick that misses.
Edilson Rubiera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copout swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rubiera.
That has opened up Edilson Rubiera's cut even more.
Copout shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Copout showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Copout sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rubiera defending well though.
Copout drops an elbow to the side of Rubiera's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Copout throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rubiera is looking to improve his position.
Rubiera looking for submissions off his back.
Copout is nestled in close to Rubiera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Copout connects with a nice short shot to Rubiera's temple.
Rubiera gets back to full guard.
Copout wants to control from the top but Rubiera keeps moving.
Rubiera wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Copout throws a big elbow that misses.
Copout scoring with some ground and pound.
The cut above Edilson Rubiera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Copout preventing the sweep.
Copout controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Copout pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rubiera is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Copout won't allow Rubiera to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cro Copout dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edilson Rubiera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rubiera, right into the meat.
Rubiera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rubiera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rubiera scoring well with a low kick there.
Copout misses with a body shot.
Copout is looking to clinch.
Rubiera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Copout.
Nice defenses there by Rubiera.
Copout checks a leg kick nicely.
Copout slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Copout blocks a head kick by Rubiera.
Copout lands with a nice body punch.
Copout paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rubiera on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Copout.
Rubiera drives through with a takedown into Copout's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rubiera wants to pass the guard but Copout is keeping the position.
Rubiera is fighting to break Copout's control of his arms but Copout is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rubiera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rubiera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Copout wants to get back to his feet but Rubiera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rubiera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubiera misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rubiera misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Copout is trying to get back to half guard.
Rubiera grinds an elbow into Copout's temple.
Copout is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rubiera tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout is trying to control Rubiera's posture but Rubiera avoids it.
An elbow from Rubiera crashes against the mat.
Rubiera throws an elbow but Copout slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rubiera trying to control the position but Copout is working away.
Copout can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubiera tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Copout is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Copout is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rubiera has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rubiera advances to full mount.
Copout is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Rubiera.
Edilson Rubiera has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copout is bucking up trying to escape but Rubiera cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edilson Rubiera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edilson Rubiera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rubiera misses with a two punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rubiera.
Rubiera shoots in looking for a takedown. Copout tries to sprawl out of it but Rubiera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Copout manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Copout gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Copout is working Rubiera over against the cage.
Rubiera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Copout.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Copout trying to stall but Rubiera improves his position.
Rubiera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubiera is looking to break free of the clinch but Copout has double underhooks.
Copout throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rubiera blocks it with crossed arms.
Copout misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Copout digs a right hand underneath Rubiera's ribcage. Rubiera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rubiera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Copout throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rubiera is trying to push Copout away but Copout has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Copout throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubieras head.
Copout lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Copout.
Edilson Rubiera's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Copout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Copout lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Copout lands with a left to the head.
Copout stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Copout connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rubiera's face.
Copout pushes Rubiera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Copout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout lands with a right to the head.
Copout lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edilson Rubiera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cro Copout!
A very excited looking Cro Copout rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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