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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Ryzhkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sione Makatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 lbs
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290 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Ryzhkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sione Makatua!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makatua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryzhkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Makatua.
Makatua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryzhkov moves out of range as Makatua strikes.
A swing and a miss from Makatua.
Ryzhkov sizes up Makatua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Makatua tries to bum rush Ryzhkov with a series of wild strikes but Ryzhkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makatua throws a series of punches but Ryzhkov moves out of range.
Makatua misses with a few strikes there.
Makatua throws out a loose jab but Ryzhkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ryzhkov.
A swing and a miss from Makatua.
Makatua throws a shot from downtown. Ryzhkov moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makatua misses with a looping left.
Ryzhkov lands a really nice looking cross but Makatua seems unphased.
Makatua moves away from the strike by Ryzhkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makatua throws a combination that misses
and Ryzhkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makatua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryzhkov thuds a left hand into Makatua's body.
Makatua avoids the body shot from Ryzhkov.
Makatua looks to throw the jab but Ryzhkov is out of range.
Ryzhkov moves into the clinch.
Makatua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makatua avoiding damage.
Makatua is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryzhkov gets an underhook and turns Makatua into the ropes.
Ryzhkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Makatua won't allow it.
Ryzhkov blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makatua.
It looks like Andrey Ryzhkov has been cut.
Makatua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makatua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ryzhkov can't break the clinch.
Makatua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makatua throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryzhkov.
Makatua misses with the head strike.
Makatua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Makatua lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryzhkov is trying to break the clinch but Makatua has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makatua stalls.
Makatua throws a head punch that misses.
Makatua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryzhkov prevents a body shot from Makatua.
Makatua slows down the pace here.
Ryzhkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Makatua fails to land.
Ryzhkov tries to circle away but Makatua has him pinned against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makatua lands a right hand.
Makatua stalling in the clinch.
Makatua is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryzhkov gets an underhook and turns Makatua into the ropes.
Makatua is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ryzhkov has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sione Makatua.
A jab from Ryzhkov finds it's way through Makatua's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makatua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryzhkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ryzhkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makatua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Makatua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrey Ryzhkov'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.
Makatua misses with a straight left.
Makatua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryzhkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Makatua misses.
A big left from Makatua misses.
Oooooh!!! Makatua has knocked Ryzhkov down with a huge combo! Makatua steps away and waves a wobbly Ryzhkov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ryzhkov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryzhkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makatua.
Oh Ryzhkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makatua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makatua misses with a wild body shot.
Makatua misses with a right hand
and Ryzhkov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ryzhkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Ryzhkov blocks an uppercut.
Makatua lands with a light punch inside.
Andrey Ryzhkov's cut is getting worse.
Makatua is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryzhkov gets an underhook and turns Makatua into the ropes.
Makatua drops Ryzhkov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ryzhkov is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Makatua trying to control the position but instead, Ryzhkov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makatua into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Makatua fails to land.
Makatua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makatua working aggressively here.
Makatua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andrey Ryzhkov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Makatua prevents Ryzhkov from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makatua.
Makatua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryzhkov backwards.
Ryzhkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makatua swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryzhkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makatua is trying to stall.
Makatua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Makatua can't find room to land a body shot as Ryzhkov controls the action.
Ryzhkov is trying to push Makatua away but Makatua has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Makatua stalls.
Makatua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makatua missing with a left hand there. Ryzhkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makatua avoids the body shot from Ryzhkov.
Makatua misses with a double jab.
A big right from Makatua misses.
Ryzhkov blocks a jab.
Ryzhkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makatua.
Ryzhkov tries to clinch up but Makatua circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryzhkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makatua.
Ryzhkov stuns Makatua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ryzhkov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryzhkov can't break the clinch.
Makatua gets through Ryzhkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jeez, Andrey Ryzhkov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ryzhkov slows down the pace here.
Makatua misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makatua throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryzhkov.
A head punch on the inside from Makatua fails to land.
Ryzhkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Makatua scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrey Ryzhkov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sione Makatua!
Sione Makatua decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Tsosie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Ganesha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganesha has chosen Ganesha Pramana as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Tsosie!
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, Lord Ganesha!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsosie throws a lazy uppercut
and Ganesha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Connor Tsosie has been cut.
Tsosie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ganesha walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tsosie drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ganesha swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tsosie's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lord Ganesha!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lord Ganesha waved his t-shirt featuring Pirates Powder's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qfc Latifah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latifah has chosen Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here as his entrance music. Thomas Silver has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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247 lbs
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254 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Silver!
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, Qfc Latifah!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latifah staying out of range there.
Latifah tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Latifah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver misses the jab.
Latifah dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Latifah.
Latifah should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Latifah swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Latifah misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Silver.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Latifah moves away from the strike by Silver.
Nice straight punches there by Latifah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Latifah.
Latifah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Thomas Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Latifah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silver moves out of range as Latifah strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latifah swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Latifah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver throws a sloppy body shot
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Latifah takes one to the chin there.
Latifah tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Latifah has eaten all the pies!
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Latifah ducks down to avoid it.
Latifah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Latifah scrambles back to his feet.
Latifah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver slips a straight right by Latifah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Latifah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Latifah throws a hook but Silver avoids it easily.
Latifah throws a big shot that misses.
Latifah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Latifah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Latifah cracks Silver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Latifah swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Latifah uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Latifah.
Nice shot by Silver.
It looks like Qfc Latifah has been cut.
Silver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silver throws a good cross that connects.
Silver misses with a hook. Latifah ducked under it nicely.
Latifah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Latifah is out of range.
Silver lands a left and a right that send Latifah crashing to the mat, dazed. Silver thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silver's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Latifah is rocked!
Silver sends Latifah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Silver is motioning to the referee to let Latifah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Latifah is still on wobbly legs! Can Silver finish him?
Silver looks to land a right hand but Latifah moved out of range.
Latifah connects with a body shot.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Latifah misses with an uppercut.
Latifah looks up at the clock. Bad move! Silver lands a right hand from hell, dropping Latifah. Silver pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Silver!
A less than humble Thomas Silver misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Green has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Leben!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leben sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leben uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Leben looks to clinch
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leben wants to clinch
and Green counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Green.
Green scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leben tries to clinch up
and Green counters with a low kick, right behind Leben 's knee.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Green throws a hook but Leben avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leben attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Christian Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Green getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leben.
Green takes a swing at Leben's ribcage but misses.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Green is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Leben tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Green thumps Leben with a low kick.
Leben has managed to clinch.
Leben looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leben as Green tries to tie him up.
Green being controlled against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leben throws an elbow but misses.
Green dodges an elbow strike from Leben.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leben effectively controlling the action here.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
Leben creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leben misses with an elbow strike.
Leben throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Green stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leben - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws an elbow that misses.
Leben is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
Leben taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leben throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Green blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leben throws an elbow but misses.
Leben lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jeff Green has been cut.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green avoiding damage as Leben throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Green as the two fighters clinch.
Leben taking a breather.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
Leben stalling.
Green blocks the elbow strike.
Leben is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leben tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
Leben misses with an elbow strike.
Leben is stalling here.
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 Jeff Green will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Green'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.
Leben tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green throws out a powerful jab.
Jeff Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Leben needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
Green clobbers Leben with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leben closes the distance but Green moves to the side
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Leben is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Leben.
Green jabs Leben right on the nose. Leben blinks but takes it well.
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leben.
Green scores with a hook.
Leben tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leben wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Leben avoids it.
Leben tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leben.
Green looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green throws a push kick but Leben slaps the foot to one side.
Leben tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Green.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Leben moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Leben has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
Green misses with the head strike.
Green avoids the elbow strike from Leben, against the ropes.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leben trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leben into the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Leben just misses with a elbow thrown towards Green's brow.
Leben misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Green.
Green wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leben has him pressed against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leben throws an elbow but misses.
Green blocks an elbow strike from Leben.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks the elbow strike.
Leben looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leben.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leben throws an elbow but misses.
Leben throws an elbow but it misses.
Green is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Green looking to slow down the pace here.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Green stalling in the clinch but Leben improves position.
Green avoids the elbow strike from Leben, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Leben lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment.
Leben pushes off an throws an elbow but Green leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Leben lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Green avoids a wild elbow strike from Leben.
Green avoids a wild elbow strike from Leben.
The referee calls for Leben to work.
Leben tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Leben throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leben throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leben has Green pressed against the ropes, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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 Jeff Green will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Green's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Leben is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
Leben is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green misses with a straight left.
Green connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leben's hands.
Green connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green scores with a jab.
Leben is looking to clinch.
Leben looks to clinch
and Green counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green throws a low kick but Leben moves out of range easily.
Leben uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leben's head.
Leben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leben tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Leben is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leben wants to clinch.
Leben takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leben takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leben tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leben fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leben wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Green darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leben uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Leben defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Leben wants to clinch.
Leben clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the ropes.
Leben throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leben stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leben throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leben pushes off an throws an elbow but Green leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The referee calls for Green to work.
Leben has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leben'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leben blocking some punches.
Leben is trying to stall.
Green taking a breather.
Leben throws an elbow but it misses.
Leben is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green avoids the elbow strike from Leben, against the ropes.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Jeff Green!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jeff Green!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Jeff Green!
Jeff Green wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jeff Green 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reno Raines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raines comes to the ring accompanied by The Gambler. Reno Raines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reno Raines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raines closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Doe is not content to let Raines control the position.
Raines is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Doe defends it well.
Raines is trying to control. Doe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raines slips a nice elbow through Doe's hands, connecting with Doe's forehead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Doe actively working from the bottom here.
Doe is looking to improve his position.
Raines content to control rather than advance.
Raines wants to control but Doe is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raines sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doe defending well though.
Doe trying to control but Raines postures up.
Raines misses with a head shot. Doe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Raines is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Doe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Doe has escaped and now he's on top!
Doe wants to control from the top but Raines keeps moving.
Doe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Raines is trying to get back to half guard.
Doe 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.
Raines avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Doe.
Doe advances to full mount.
Doe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Raines because Doe loaded up on that one.
Doe is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Raines to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Raines shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raines tries to lock up and control but Doe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Raines is working to get back to half guard.
Doe is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Raines is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Doe!
John Doe decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Grimshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Grimshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimshaw shoots in for a double leg but Gabriel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grimshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimshaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ground and pound from Gabriel.
Gabriel is trying to control the action in half guard but Grimshaw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gabriel wants to pass the guard but Grimshaw is defending well.
Gabriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grimshaw has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gabriel is working away from the top position though.
Gabriel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grimshaw's head.
Gabriel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimshaw regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grimshaw has his foot on Gabriel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gabriel works his way back into a safe position though.
Gabriel throws a big right hand that misses.
Gabriel tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimshaw is retaining full guard.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimshaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gabriel has gone for a leg lock! Grimshaw slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gabriel's guard.
Gabriel wants to sweep here but Grimshaw controlling him for the moment.
Gabriel is looking for a triangle but Grimshaw pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimshaw looking to pass the guard.
Grimshaw wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
Grimshaw postures up.
Gabriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Grimshaw from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabriel looking for a triangle here. Grimshaw is fighting it but it looks tight! Gabriel pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Grimshaw is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jacques Gabriel!
Our winner, Jacques Gabriel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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