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BFE: Bloodsport I PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urho Kekkonen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan throws a leg kick but Kekkonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jordan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kekkonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jordan. That did some damage!
Kekkonen throws a leg kick
and Jordan counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Kekkonen.
Jordan dives in and scores a takedown into Kekkonen's guard.
Kekkonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kekkonen has control of Jordan's left arm, preventing Jordan from doing any damage.
Kekkonen has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kekkonen is looking to sinch up a triangle. Jordan throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kekkonen's body to avoid the submission. Kekkonen has instead reached around Jordan's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kekkonen arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Urho Kekkonen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Enlacage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Bowlsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowlsby comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whoop That Trick kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ralph Enlacage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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131 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph Enlacage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Bowlsby!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enlacage tries to clinch
and Bowlsby counters with a stiff right hand.
Enlacage misses with a takedown attempt
and Bowlsby counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bowlsby winds up and cracks Enlacage with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Enlacage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bowlsby on the ground.
Bowlsby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bowlsby is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bowlsby thows a huge punch but Enlacage dodges it nicely.
Bowlsby keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bowlsby prevents Enlacage from improving his position.
Bowlsby lands strikes from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowlsby seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bowlsby lands a nice short elbow.
Bowlsby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Enlacage is in trouble now - Bowlsby has advanced to mount!
Bowlsby breaks from Enlacage's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bowlsby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Enlacage?
Bowlsby lands with some strikes.
Bowlsby has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Enlacage's face.
Bowlsby landing shots from mount.
Enlacage can't escape the position.
Bowlsby lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enlacage is trying to escape the mount.
Bowlsby is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bowlsby tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Enlacage is bucking up trying to escape but Bowlsby cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bowlsby content just to control the position here.
Bowlsby landing strikes from the mount and Enlacage is in trouble!
Bowlsby unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby controlling the pace for now.
Enlacage wants to control but Bowlsby is having none of it.
BOOM! Bowlsby connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bowlsby connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bowlsby takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Bowlsby has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bowlsby lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby with shots to the head and body - Enlacage looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bowlsby controlling from mount.
Enlacage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bowlsby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Enlacage?
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!
Bowlsby controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowlsby landing strikes from the mount and Enlacage is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Bowlsby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Enlacage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bowlsby defends it nicely.
Enlacage wants to clinch
and Bowlsby counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Enlacage is rocked!
Bowlsby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Enlacage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowlsby is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bowlsby landing strikes from the mount and Enlacage is in trouble!
BOOM! Bowlsby connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowlsby loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Enlacage scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bowlsby land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bowlsby stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Bowlsby!
Will Bowlsby really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Damnfield clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aquiles Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wait has chosen Truth as his entrance music. Aquiles Bergasmarchi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aquiles Bergasmarchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Wait!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wait throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bergasmarchi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wait's guard now.
Bergasmarchi pushing down on Wait's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bergasmarchi throwing shots but Wait is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bergasmarchi in particular looking to stall.
Bergasmarchi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wait prevents Bergasmarchi from taking his back.
Bergasmarchi controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Bergasmarchi but it's paid off an Wait is forced to tap! Nice work by Bergasmarchi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aquiles Bergasmarchi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rand Al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matas Zilaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Thor's entrance music is Hail the Dragon. A fine choice. Zilaitis has chosen P.O.D - Here Comes The BOOM as his entrance music. Matas Zilaitis looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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28
186 lbs
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18
170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rand Al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matas Zilaitis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zilaitis throws a nice looking combination but Al Thor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Thor circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Zilaitis drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Al Thor follows Zilaitis to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand Al Thor!
Rand Al Thor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Cassio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Cassio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Lebow!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lebow pinned against the cage. Lebow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lebow digs a good body shot into Cassio's ribs.
Cassio tries for a takedown but Lebow circles away easily
and Lebow counters with a leg kick.
Lebow drives through and clinches with Cassio against the cage.
Cassio wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Cassio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebow lands a nice elbow.
Lebow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cassio backwards.
Lebow is working Cassio over against the cage.
Lebow slowing the pace effectively.
Lebow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cassio's efforts to push away.
Cassio is trying to push Lebow away but Lebow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lebow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassio jumps guard but Lebow stands there with Cassio around his waist. Cassio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cassio wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassio fails to pull guard.
Cassio takes an elbow to the temple.
Lebow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cassio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cassio is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lebow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lebow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lebow utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lebow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lebow scores a nice knee to the body.
Lebow working Cassio over with knees to the body.
Lebow lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebow working Cassio over with knees to the body.
Lebow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lebow just leaning against Cassio, taking a breather.
Lebow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cassio backwards.
Lebow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lebow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lebow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cassio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lebow landing knees to the body.
Lebow lands a damaging elbow.
Lebow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lebow.
Lebow slowing the pace effectively.
Lebow lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lebow.
Lebow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cassio is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lebow.
Cassio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lebow scores a nice knee to the body.
Lebow crunches a lovely knee into Cassio's ribcage.
Lebow lands a body shot.
Lebow lands a shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lebow lands a nice elbow.
Lebow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lebow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Lebow.
Nice body punch from Lebow - that landed with a thud.
Lebow lands an elbow that stopped Cassio in his tracks for a moment.
Lebow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lebow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lebow crunches a lovely knee into Cassio's ribcage.
Lebow stalling the fight.
Cassio fails to pull guard.
Lebow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Lebow.
Cassio can't get the takedown.
Lebow lands an elbow just above Cassio 's eye.
Lebow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cassio up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lebow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lebow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cassio's head.
Lebow moves into range and clinches up with Cassio.
Lebow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lebow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cassio is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lebow.
Oh Cassio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lebow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lebow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lebow lands a knee to the body.
Cassio being controlled against the cage.
Josh Lebow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lebow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clinched against the cage, Lebow lands a big elbow that drops Cassio! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Cassio is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Lebow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Noblitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillip Noblitt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Art Lang's chin.
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216 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Art Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Noblitt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang misses with a takedown attempt
and Noblitt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lang's guard now.
Lang throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Noblitt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Phillip Noblitt hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Noblitt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Noblitt stops a takedown attempt from Lang.
Noblitt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lang uses from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noblitt is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lang has his hands clasped together but Noblitt extends an breaks Lang's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Noblitt.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phillip Noblitt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Storey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Storey!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shamrock gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shamrock wants to control but Storey is keeping him busy.
Storey tries to improve position but can't.
Shamrock is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Storey will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sloppy strikes there by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Storey is holding Shamrock down, trying to stall.
Shamrock happy to just control the position for now.
Storey tries to bench press Shamrock off him but Shamrock keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to stand but Storey is controlling his arm.
Storey tries to escape but Shamrock is in control.
Shamrock working away.
Storey taking a bit of punishment here - Shamrock scoring with strikes.
Storey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shamrock is trying to control. Storey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shamrock is controlling the pace.
Storey is looking to improve his position.
Shamrock trying to mount his opponent but Storey defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storey trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ken Shamrock just wasn't active enough.
Shamrock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Storey to the mat! Storey manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shamrock trying to stand up but can't free himself from Storey's guard.
Shamrock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Storey trying to keep a closed guard but Shamrock is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shamrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Storey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shamrock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Storey controls Shamrock momentarily but Shamrock frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shamrock throws a big elbow that misses.
Storey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shamrock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Storey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shamrock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shamrock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Storey can't keep his opponent in guard - Shamrock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard but Storey defending well.
Storey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four 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!
Storey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shamrock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Storey on the ground.
Storey looking for subs off his back but Shamrock has passed one foot through into half guard.
Storey is looking to control Shamrock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Storey avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storey might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shamrock haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Storey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shamrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Storey as he avoids it easily.
Storey lands with a nice body punch.
Shamrock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Storey lands a nice looking body shot.
Storey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Storey jabs at Shamrock's body.
Storey scores with a jab to the body.
Derek Storey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Storey.
Shamrock has Storey up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Storey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Storey lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Storey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Storey.
Storey trying to stall but Shamrock improves his position.
Storey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storey leaning against his opponent.
Storey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Storey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock has Storey pressed against the cage, preventing Storey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shamrock is trying to pull guard but Storey has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock looking to slow down the pace here.
Shamrock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Storey walks away with a smile on his face. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storey works over Shamrock's head and body with a nice combination.
Storey throws a low kick but Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Storey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storey lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Storey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Storey connects with a body shot.
Storey scores with a hook.
Jab by Storey.
Nice uppercut lands for Storey. That snapped Shamrock's head back.
Shamrock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shamrock is rocked!
Storey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Shamrock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Storey moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Shamrock! Storey continues to tee off on Shamrock, landing with a left and a right! Storey connects with a right hand that leaves Shamrock sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Storey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Derek Storey!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jehoshaphat Ben Asa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jehoshaphat Ben Asa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Asa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emelianenko pushes Ben Asa up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Ben Asa has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ben Asa to keep the fight standing.
Emelianenko successfully pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ben Asa passes Emelianenko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ben Asa is trying to work for a kimura but Emelianenko is defending well.
Ben Asa is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ben Asa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Asa tries to pass to full mount but Emelianenko defends it.
Ben Asa prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.
Emelianenko is positioning himself well to prevent Ben Asa advancing to mount.
Ben Asa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.
Ben Asa prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.
Ben Asa is keen to just control but Emelianenko is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Asa is working for a submission of some sort.
Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ben Asa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emelianenko wants to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko wants to control but Ben Asa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ben Asa is trying to control. Emelianenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ben Asa pinned against the cage. Ben Asa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ben Asa.
Ben Asa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ben Asa dives in and grabs Emelianenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes down on Ben Asa's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Emelianenko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Emelianenko looks winded!
Ben Asa manages to get back to half guard.
Ben Asa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ben Asa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ben Asa keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Ben Asa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Emelianenko defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ben Asa is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Asa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ben Asa works over Emelianenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Ben Asa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ben Asa is trying to get an arm triangle but Emelianenko is defending well.
Emelianenko struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ben Asa lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jehoshaphat Ben Asa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko shoots and misses
and Ben Asa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Emelianenko won't be happy with that.
Ben Asa advances to mount.
Ben Asa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ben Asa moves to back control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko prevents Ben Asa from getting a body triangle.
Ben Asa working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Emelianenko is doing well to defend. Ben Asa seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Emelianenko is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jehoshaphat Ben Asa!
Jehoshaphat Ben Asa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Redban has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Redban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Redban looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Redban can't do much from the bottom here.
Redban keeping his opponent close.
Anthony really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Redban. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anthony wants to control but Redban is keeping him busy.
Redban can't do much from the bottom here.
Redban is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Redban is not content to let Anthony control the position.
Redban is trying to maintain the position but Anthony is very close to passing his half guard.
Redban keeping hold of Anthony's head, controlling as best he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Redban drives through and clinches with Anthony against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban pulls Anthony into guard.
Redban will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Redban is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anthony is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Redban has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Anthony is looking to defend but Redban has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Anthony! Redban pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Anthony taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mike Redban!
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