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ICON-LV 1 Christmas Collision PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Zukaryian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Todd!
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, Kurt Zukaryian!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zukaryian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Todd counters with a shoot takedown. Zukaryian fights it but they end up in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Todd wants to control from the top but Zukaryian keeps moving.
Zukaryian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zukaryian keeping moving, preventing Todd from controlling successfully.
Todd is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Zukaryian has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Todd is looking to defend but Zukaryian has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Todd! Zukaryian pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Todd taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kurt Zukaryian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscralo De Santiuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vedran Milosevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vedran Milosevic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscralo De Santiuya!
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, Vedran Milosevic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milosevic lands with a cross.
It looks like Oscralo De Santiuya has been cut.
De Santiuya misses with a series of wild punches.
De Santiuya closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Santiuya decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
De Santiuya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milosevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milosevic shoots in looking for a takedown. De Santiuya tries to sprawl out of it but Milosevic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Santiuya manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Santiuya tries to clinch but Milosevic is having none of it.
Oscralo De Santiuya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Santiuya feints and as Milosevic raises his hands in defense, De Santiuya changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Milosevic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Santiuya is controlling him.
De Santiuya preventing the sweep.
De Santiuya controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
De Santiuya trying to control the position from guard on top but Milosevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milosevic pushes De Santiuya off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santiuya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milosevic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milosevic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Santiuya, pushing him back against the cage.
De Santiuya trying to control the position but instead, Milosevic has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Santiuya into the cage.
Milosevic is trying to break free.
Milosevic tries to break free but De Santiuya pushes him back against the cage.
Milosevic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milosevic managing to block the knees to the body from De Santiuya.
De Santiuya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milosevic is looking to break free of the clinch but De Santiuya has double underhooks.
Milosevic tries to break the clinch but De Santiuya is controlling the position.
De Santiuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milosevic.
De Santiuya trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santiuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Milosevic avoids it.
Milosevic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Milosevic scores with a hook to the body.
Milosevic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Santiuya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Milosevic misses with an elbow strike.
De Santiuya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Milosevic pulls De Santiuya into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santiuya wants to control from the top but Milosevic keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santiuya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Milosevic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Santiuya's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Santiuya decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
De Santiuya looks to clinch
and Milosevic counters with a shoot takedown. De Santiuya fights it but they end up in guard.
Milosevic looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santiuya pushes Milosevic off and scrambles back to his feet.
Milosevic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milosevic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Milosevic working hard to break the clinch.
Milosevic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Santiuya stalling in the clinch but Milosevic improves position.
Milosevic breaks from the clinch.
Milosevic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Santiuya tries to clinch but Milosevic moves out of range.
Milosevic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Santiuya on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Santiuya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milosevic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Santiuya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic shoots in and drives through. De Santiuya sprawls well.
Oscralo De Santiuya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vedran Milosevic.
Milosevic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Santiuya, pushing him back against the cage.
De Santiuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Milosevic avoids it.
Milosevic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milosevic tries to clinch there but De Santiuya circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santiuya lets loose with a powerful body kick. Milosevic will feel that in the morning.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Santiuya tries to clinch there but Milosevic circles away.
Milosevic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Santiuya looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Milosevic throws a combination. De Santiuya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Santiuya tries to clinch up
and Milosevic counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Santiuya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Santiuya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milosevic clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vedran Milosevic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscralo De Santiuya's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Milosevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Santiuya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Milosevic instigates a clinch.
Milosevic lands a body punch.
A short left from Milosevic.
Milosevic has De Santiuya pushed against the cage.
Milosevic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Santiuya misses with a hook to the body
and Milosevic counters with a straight right hand.
Milosevic clinches.
De Santiuya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milosevic closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Santiuya circles away.
Milosevic gets caught flat footed, as De Santiuya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santiuya stands up from guard. Let's bang!
De Santiuya tries to clinch up.
De Santiuya misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Milosevic.
De Santiuya closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Santiuya looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
De Santiuya decides to stand up, so the ref orders Milosevic to his feet.
De Santiuya moves into range and clinches up with Milosevic.
A short right from Milosevic on the inside.
Milosevic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Santiuya wants to clinch.
De Santiuya shoots in and bounces Milosevic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Milosevic has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. De Santiuya has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Milosevic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Santiuya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Milosevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milosevic swats away the attempt to clinch by De Santiuya.
De Santiuya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Santiuya shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Santiuya showed some decent athleticism there.
Milosevic is trying to maintain the position but De Santiuya is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Santiuya haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Oscralo De Santiuya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Santiuya is trying to control. Milosevic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Milosevic trying to hold on to De Santiuya's head to control him but De Santiuya postures up.
De Santiuya tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Milosevic.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Milosevic can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Santiuya content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oscralo De Santiuya wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Milosevic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Milosevic.
Oscralo De Santiuya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milosevic misses with a takedown attempt - De Santiuya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oscralo De Santiuya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vedran Milosevic.
Milosevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Santiuya moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santiuya wants to break free but Milosevic has control.
De Santiuya is trying to maintain a safe position but Milosevic gets an underhook and turns De Santiuya into the cage.
Milosevic scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milosevic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milosevic closes the distance and clinches up with De Santiuya, looking for a takedown. Milosevic pushes De Santiuya against the cage but De Santiuya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Santiuya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milosevic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Santiuya tries to clinch up but Milosevic circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Milosevic.
Milosevic is breathing heavily.
De Santiuya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Milosevic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Santiuya thinking.
Milosevic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Santiuya defends it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Milosevic blocks a jab.
Milosevic shoots in for a takedown but De Santiuya shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscralo De Santiuya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oscralo De Santiuya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Santiuya gets caught flat footed, as Milosevic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Milosevic tries to stand but De Santiuya is controlling from the bottom.
Milosevic stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and De Santiuya has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Milosevic manages to get his head free but now De Santiuya has transitioned to an armbar! Milosevic grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from De Santiuya! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oscralo De Santiuya!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mother Russia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitry Belov!
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, Dante Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Mishima misses the target.
Mishima swings widly with a right hand
and Belov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mishima won't be happy with that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mishima is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Belov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Belov has hold of Mishima's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mishima manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Belov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov cracks Mishima with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Belov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mishima avoids a series of strikes thrown by Belov.
Mishima really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belov controlling his opponent.
Belov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov wants to finish this one by submission but Mishima is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Belov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belov cracks Mishima with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Belov controlling from the full mount.
Mishima defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Belov.
Belov tries to control but Mishima wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Belov raining down shots from the mount!
Mishima is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mishima is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mishima is in a horrible position here. Belov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mishima?
Belov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mishima bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Belov and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Belov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Coors Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Coors Light!
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, Joe Castro!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Light with that takedown attempt.
Light closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Castro to the mat! Castro manages to get full guard.
Light throws a strike but Castro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Light works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castro throws an elbow that misses. Light uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Castro's guard. Nice move by Light!
Castro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Castro has control of Light's left arm, preventing Light from doing any damage.
Castro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light landing some decent shots from guard.
Castro trying to keep a closed guard but Light is proving a slippery customer.
Light wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Light throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Light manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castro is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light gets a double leg takedown into Castro's guard.
Light throws a big elbow that misses.
Light wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Castro keeping full guard, as Light tries to pass.
Light trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Light missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light stopping the sweep attempt from Castro.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Coors Light.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Light defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Castro.
Light gets a double leg takedown into Castro's guard.
Light stops Castro from standing up.
Light throwing strikes but missing.
Light chips away with some ground and pound.
Light trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro keeping full guard, as Light tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Castro working a defensive guard here.
Castro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Light trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Castro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Light is controlling him.
Castro looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Light closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Castro quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coors Light dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Light shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Light throws a right hand that Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that Castro also avoids with ease.
Light gets a clinch.
Castro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Light managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
Light breaks from the clinch.
Coors Light is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Light or perhaps it was just good defense by Castro which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coors Light. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Light.
Castro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Light swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Light is defended easily by Castro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Light's waist but Light gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castro off to one side.
Light throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Light shoots for a double leg takedown but Castro sprawls well. He's pushed Light's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Light paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coors Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Light is defended easily by Castro.
Light circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro is looking to clinch but Light is avoiding it.
Light drives through with a takedown into Castro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Castro is adopting a defensive guard.
Castro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Light throwing strikes but missing.
Light preventing the sweep.
Castro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Light is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light gets to his feet. Castro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Castro forces Light back against the cage and clinches.
Castro landing knees to the body.
Light tries for a takedown. No joy.
Light is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Castro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Light takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Light throws a head kick but Castro moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Light is defended easily by Castro.
Castro gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro jumps guard.
Castro wants to stand but Light is controlling the position.
Castro managing to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Light trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro is controlling Light's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Castro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Castro shoots in looking for a takedown. Light tries to sprawl out of it but Castro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Light manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Light misses.
Light keeps the fight on the outside.
Castro leaves Light with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Light closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castro circles away.
Light darts in looking for a takedown but Castro gets double underhooks and turns Light into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coors Light. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Light can't break the clinch.
Light wants to break free but Castro has control.
Castro manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Castro wants to stand but Light is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castro is on top in guard.
Castro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coors Light overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castro looking to sit in guard and control but Light gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Light throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
Light passes Castro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Castro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Light.
Castro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Castro wants to control but Light is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light prevents Castro from improving his position.
Light lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Light is looking to take a break and control but Castro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castro wants to get back to his feet.
Light thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Light thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castro's head.
Light stalling away here and it's allowed Castro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Light accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Light wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro working a defensive guard here.
Light drops back looking for a leg! Castro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castro manages to kick Light off! Light jumps back into Castro's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Light working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Coors Light.
I think Light has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tonitsu Jijutsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iron. 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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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Tonitsu Jijutsu!
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, Dario Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jijutsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Jijutsu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jijutsu fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva avoids the body shot from Jijutsu.
Silva tries to clinch but Jijutsu moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch there but Jijutsu circles away.
Jijutsu misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jijutsu.
Silva tries to clinch but Jijutsu is having none of it.
Jijutsu misses with a two punch combination.
Jijutsu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jijutsu misses with a series of wild punches.
Jijutsu misses with a few strikes there.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jijutsu.
Jijutsu swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jijutsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Jijutsu moves out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Jijutsu circles away.
Jijutsu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jijutsu.
Silva tries to clinch but Jijutsu is having none of it.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Jijutsu had a free shot at his head there.
Silva closes the distance but Jijutsu moves to the side
and Jijutsu counters with a two punch combo.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jijutsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Jijutsu's knee but Jijutsu avoids it well.
Jijutsu thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva tries to clinch there but Jijutsu circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva keeps control of Jijutsu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jijutsu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jijutsu blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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!
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jijutsu is defending well for now.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jijutsu.
Jijutsu trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jijutsu into the cage.
Silva has Jijutsu pressed against the cage, preventing Jijutsu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jijutsus head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jijutsu's face.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Jijutsu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Jijutsu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jijutsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Jijutsu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jijutsu avoids it.
Jijutsu tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Jijutsu gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jijutsu's defenses.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva looks winded!
Jijutsu managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to stall but Jijutsu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jijutsu tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jijutsu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jijutsu is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jijutsu has his back to the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jijutsu is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Silva 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.
Jijutsu lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Dario Silva has been cut.
Silva wants to clinch up but Jijutsu keeps it at a distance.
Tonitsu Jijutsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jijutsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A nice combination there by Jijutsu.
Jijutsu throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Jijutsu lands a jab-cross combination.
Jijutsu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tonitsu Jijutsu is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jijutsu pushes him off.
Jijutsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Jijutsu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jijutsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jijutsu keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jijutsu pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch but Jijutsu moves away
and Jijutsu counters with a two punch combo.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Jijutsu circles away.
Jijutsu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Jijutsu misses.
Jijutsu lands with a shot to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jijutsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jijutsu pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch
and Jijutsu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva tries to clinch there but Jijutsu circles away.
Jijutsu misses with the combination.
Silva is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jijutsu.
Jijutsu tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jijutsu misses with a head kick.
Jijutsu throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jijutsu throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Jijutsu scores with a nice head shot.
Jijutsu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva rushes Jijutsu and presses him up against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jijutsu managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Jijutsu is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jijutsu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Jijutsu 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.
Jijutsu tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Jijutsu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jijutsu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jijutsu blocks it with crossed arms.
Jijutsu working hard to break the clinch.
Jijutsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Dario Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jijutsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jijutsu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jijutsu is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Jijutsu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jijutsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jijutsu is defending well for now.
Jijutsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jijutsu stalling.
Jijutsu is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Jijutsu just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Jijutsu avoids the damage to the body.
Jijutsu can't break the clinch.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonitsu Jijutsu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dario Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva tries to clinch up
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jijutsu throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Jijutsu throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Jijutsu lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jijutsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jijutsu throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Jijutsu is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Jijutsu won't want to take too many of those.
Jijutsu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva working Jijutsu over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jijutsu tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Jijutsu is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jijutsu's efforts to push away.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Jijutsu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jijutsu blocks an elbow strike.
Jijutsu is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jijutsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Jijutsu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Jijutsu is trying to break free.
Jijutsu tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Jijutsu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Jijutsu in his tracks for a moment.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jijutsu's defenses.
Jijutsu pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jijutsu working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Jijutsu tries to tie him up.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jijutsu is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jijutsu is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Jijutsu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Jijutsu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva working Jijutsu over with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Jijutsu avoids the damage to the body.
Jijutsu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Jijutsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jijutsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jijutsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Jijutsu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dario Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dario Silva!
Our winner, Dario Silva, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corner Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Tito Jackson!
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, Corner Bum!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bum goes for a double leg but Jackson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jackson continues to drive forward.
Bum told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bum gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bum throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bum throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson jumps guard but Bum stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bum gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bum has Jackson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bum pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jackson tumbling to the mat - Bum dives into Jackson's 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!
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bum defends well.
Jackson wants to stand but Bum is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is pulling down on Bum's head to control his posture.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Bum isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bum trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bum looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bum to the mat! Bum manages to get full guard.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Bum blocks nicely.
Jackson stands up over Bum, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Bum keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bum has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Bum blocks nicely.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Bum's brow.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Bum is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bum manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Bum's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson 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.
Bum wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson stands up over Bum, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson trying to control but Bum is working from the bottom.
Jackson postures up in Bum's guard and throws a big left but Bum blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Jackson 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.
Bum is looking to clinch.
Bum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Bum.
Bum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bum misses with a head kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bum enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bum manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson postures up in Bum's guard and throws a big left but Bum blocks it.
Jackson works over Bum with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson 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.
Bum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Tito Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Bum is breathing heavily.
Bum has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bum trying to control the position here.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bum's head.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Bum keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson is working Bum over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Bum's brow.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson postures up in Bum's guard and throws a big left but Bum blocks it.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson is working Bum over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Bum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Bum!
Jackson pulls Bum in close to his closed guard and prevents Bum from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jackson wants to stand up but Bum is controlling him.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bum not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Bum as Jackson shoots in.
Bum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson is working for takedown but Bum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bum prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Bum to the mat.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bum from controlling successfully.
Bum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson pulls Bum in close to prevent any damage.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bum from controlling successfully.
Corner Bum has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bum tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum misses with the combination.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson presses Bum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jackson cracks Bum with a big elbow.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bum, who protects the arm well.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson prevents Bum from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bum is looking for a sweep.
Jackson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bum sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jackson grinds an elbow into Bum's temple.
Bum wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson taking a break here but Bum is having none of it and regains half guard.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bum's face.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bum can do to turn this around?
Bum is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson scoring with strikes but Bum is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson breaks from Bum's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Corner Bum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bum hang on?
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bum?
Tito Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Frank Dennis 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... Tito Jackson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Down - Hail The Leaf. Herb Green has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herb Green!
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, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green dodges the punch combination from Lee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Herb Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Green slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Green dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Green dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is not content to let Green control the position.
Green is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Green has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Green thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Green staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Green dominated that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Green lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Green passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Herb Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Green has control of Lee's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lee regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Green there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Green is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Green looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Green controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We've been hearing that Green has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Green working for a submission but Lee is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Green dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Green throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee checks a low kick from Green.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Green throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Green only half commits.
Jab from Lee.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Green tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Green tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lee wants to stand but Green is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Green manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Green misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Green lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee checks a low kick from Green.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Green rather than just go for the knockout.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Lee throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Green throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Green looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Green misses.
Rock Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Green wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Green is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Herb Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Green with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Green content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green 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 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Green!
Herb Green decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agnar Gorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Weiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bud Weiser has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
210 lbs
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200 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agnar Gorm!
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, Bud Weiser!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gorm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Weiser lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gorm backs up against the cage.
Weiser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorm.
Weiser moves out of range as Gorm throws a body kick.
Gorm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gorm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Gorm misses its intended target.
Gorm swings for the body but Weiser moves out of range.
Weiser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorm shoots in looking for a takedown. Weiser tries to sprawl out of it but Gorm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weiser manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Weiser defends it nicely.
Weiser tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiser tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weiser listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Weiser shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gorm eats them both and turns towards Weiser to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Weiser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gorm tries to land a leg kick but Weiser saw it coming and moves away.
Gorm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weiser.
Gorm dodges the punch combination from Weiser.
Gorm looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bud Weiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorm takes one to the side of the head.
Weiser lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiser throws a nice looking combination but Gorm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weiser is looking to clinch but Gorm is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gorm shoots in looking for a takedown. Weiser tries to sprawl out of it but Gorm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weiser manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agnar Gorm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weiser wants to clinch.
Weiser tries to clinch up but Gorm circles away and keeps his distance.
Weiser lands with a kick to the temple. Gorm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Weiser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weiser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gorm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorm thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiser lands a jab.
Weiser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gorm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weiser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bud Weiser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weiser with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Weiser scores with a four punch combination!
Gorm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Weiser scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gorm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorm looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Weiser looks winded!
Gorm is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Weiser defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gorm is working for a submission of some sort.
Gorm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gorm is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorm lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gorm lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Weiser dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gorm misses with a head kick.
Weiser darts in and clinches Gorm up against the cage.
Gorm tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gorm tries for a takedown but Weiser manages to get underhooks.
Gorm tries to score a body lock takedown but Weiser shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agnar Gorm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weiser prevents a takedown attempt there.
Weiser manages to break the clinch.
Agnar Gorm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weiser stuffs the takedown.
Weiser throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gorm.
Weiser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weiser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gorm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weiser.
Weiser uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Weiser.
Gorm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weiser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorm shoots for a double leg takedown but Weiser sprawls well. He's pushed Gorm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Weiser displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Weiser rushes Gorm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weiser working hard to break the clinch.
Gorm tries for a takedown but Weiser manages to get underhooks.
Weiser gets underhooks to prevent Gorm's takedown attempt.
Weiser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gorm is looking to take this one to the mat.
Weiser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gorm has him pressed against the cage.
Gorm changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Weiser fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Weiser has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooh!!! Weiser has knocked Gorm down with a huge combo! Weiser steps away and waves a wobbly Gorm back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gorm is rocked!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Gorm got wobbled bad by a big combination! Weiser presses forward with punches and knees until Gorm stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Gorm closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bud Weiser!
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