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Tradition LXVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morton Scapular (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scapular has chosen Adelitas Way | Invincible as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morton Scapular!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scapular shoots in for a takedown but Ruiz shows good takedown defense.
Ruiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scapular takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruiz connects with a body shot that sends Scapular's belly button to the back.
Ruiz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scapular's head.
Scapular scores with a shot to the body.
Scapular throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scapular throws a leg kick but Ruiz checks it.
Scapular clinches.
Ruiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Scapular blocking some punches.
Ruiz pushes Scapular back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scapular misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Scapular.
It looks like Erik Ruiz has been cut.
Ruiz working aggressively here.
Scapular tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruiz's elbow.
Ruiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiz gets through Scapular's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruiz.
Ruiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruiz working aggressively here.
Scapular blocking some punches.
Scapular tries to throw a body punch but Ruiz avoids it by throwing Scapular back against the cage.
Ruiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scapular backwards.
It looks like Morton Scapular has been cut.
A short right from Ruiz.
Scapular doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruiz takes a shot to the head.
Ruiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scapular tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruiz.
Scapular takes a shot to the head.
Scapular throws a head punch that misses.
Scapular blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruiz.
Scapular blocks an uppercut.
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!
Scapular struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruiz controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiz fails to land.
Ruiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Scapular controls his hands.
Ruiz blocking some punches.
Ruiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruiz lands a left hand.
Scapular stalling in the clinch but Ruiz improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruiz.
Ruiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruiz has a couple of punches blocked by Scapular.
Ruiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Scapular uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruiz tries to throw a body punch but Scapular avoids it by throwing Ruiz back against the cage.
Scapular misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scapular lands a right hand.
Ruiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scapular's elbow.
Scapular tries to throw a body punch but Ruiz avoids it by throwing Scapular back against the cage.
Scapular tries to work over Ruiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scapular's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scapular is trying to stall.
Ruiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scapular's coach down at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID255K) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Scapular's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Scapular looking to slow down the pace here.
Ruiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Scapular.
Ruiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ruiz.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiz fails to land.
Ruiz just leaning against Scapular, taking a breather.
Ruiz working aggressively here.
Ruiz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruiz.
Ruiz working aggressively here.
Ruiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ruiz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiz fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scapular can't find room to land a body shot as Ruiz controls the action.
Ruiz stalls.
A short right from Ruiz on the inside.
Ruiz can't find room to land a body shot as Scapular controls the action.
Scapular throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruiz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scapular wants to stall.
Scapular tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruiz's elbow.
Scapular lands with a left to the head.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
Scapular is working Ruiz over against the cage.
Ruiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz tries to throw a body punch but Scapular avoids it by throwing Ruiz back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Ruiz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ruiz misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scapular! But no joy.
Scapular throws the left hand but Ruiz avoids the punch easily.
Scapular lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruiz at a distance.
Ruiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scapular can do to turn this around?
Scapular uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruiz.
Scapular connects with a nice looking jab.
Scapular swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scapular throws a lazy right hand but Ruiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scapular digs a good body shot into Ruiz's ribs.
Ruiz swings widly with a right hand
and Scapular makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Ruiz.
Scapular throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruiz defending well as Scapular loads up on a big left hand.
Scapular misses with an uppercut.
Morton Scapular seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scapular throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Ruiz.
A slow jab from Scapular misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scapular scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Scapular moves out of range as Ruiz strikes.
Ruiz blocks a jab.
Scapular lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scapular moves away from the strike by Ruiz.
Ruiz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ruiz.
Ruiz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Scapular catches Ruiz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scapular misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruiz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Scapular to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ruiz has Scapular pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scapular stays in close to Ruiz's body and controls the position.
Scapular trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruiz has control of Scapular's left arm, preventing Scapular from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Scapular counters with a nice uppercut.
Erik Ruiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scapular tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scapular ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruiz moves away.
It looked like Ruiz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Scapular lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ruiz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scapular misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ruiz counter with a right hand.
Scapular's corner calls for a 1-2. Scapular obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz jabs at Scapular's body.
Ruiz misses with a double jab.
Scapular misses with a straight right.
Scapular takes a swing at Ruiz's ribcage but misses.
Ruiz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Ruiz lands a right hook to the body.
Ruiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scapular.
Scapular appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ruiz tries to bum rush Scapular with a series of wild strikes but Scapular uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scapular lands with an overhand left.
Scapular takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scapular swings for the body but Ruiz moves out of range.
Scapular misses the shot to the body.
Scapular lands a jab to Ruiz's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morton Scapular showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Scapular fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scapular misses with a left hand
and Ruiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Scapular throws a hook but Ruiz blocks it.
Ruiz missing with a left hand there. Scapular was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scapular! But no joy.
Ruiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scapular.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scapular! But no joy.
Scapular swings for the body but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruiz misses with a right hand
and Scapular counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scapular 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 Ruiz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruiz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scapular.
Scapular scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scapular scores with a hook to the body. Ruiz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scapular takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scapular ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruiz moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz moves out of range of the leg kick from Scapular.
Scapular doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruiz circles away.
It looked like Ruiz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scapular counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scapular.
Scapular missing with a left hand there. Ruiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scapular misses with a low kick.
Scapular is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ruiz's half guard.
Ruiz keeping hold of Scapular's head, controlling as best he can.
Ruiz tries to get to full guard but Scapular has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruiz is controlling Scapular's trapped leg to prevent Scapular from advancing to side control.
Ruiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scapular.
Ruiz swings for the body but Scapular moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scapular! But no joy.
Scapular shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruiz as he jumps to the side.
Ruiz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruiz throws an off balance right hand
and Scapular counters with a nice body shot.
Ruiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scapular paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scapular swings for the body but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Erik Ruiz's cut is getting worse.
Scapular misses with an uppercut.
Scapular fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
Scapular loads up on a big right hand but Ruiz slips the punch.
Scapular misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Ruiz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruiz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A countering left hand to the body from Scapular misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruiz cracks a nice hook into Scapular's ribs.
Ruiz swings widly with a right hand
and Scapular counters with a left to the body.
Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scapular.
Ruiz swings for the body but Scapular moves out of range.
Ruiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scapular.
Ruiz slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morton Scapular comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scapular 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morton Scapular!
Morton Scapular decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owen Whipple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Faber!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Faber is working for a submission of some sort.
Faber not doing much here.
Faber is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Faber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whipple on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whipple is trying to get back to full guard.
Faber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Whipple sees it coming and defends easily.
Whipple wants to get back to his feet.
Faber slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whipple has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Faber trying to control from half guard but Whipple is working away.
Well, if Faber is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Faber prevents Whipple from improving his position.
Whipple gets full guard.
Faber looking to sit in guard and control but Whipple gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Whipple from controlling successfully.
Whipple scoring with some ground and pound.
Whipple pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faber is keeping the position for now.
Whipple got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Whipple has managed to get both his arms back between Faber's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whipple working some strikes from top position.
Our spies down at at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center inform us that Faber has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Whipple working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whipple pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faber is keeping the position for now.
Whipple trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
Faber throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Whipple tries to free his leg and advance position but Faber is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whipple throws a strike but Faber rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to free his leg and advance position but Whipple is retaining full guard.
Whipple 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.
Whipple really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Faber wants to control from the top but Whipple keeps moving.
Whipple wants to get back to his feet but Faber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whipple has his foot on Faber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faber works his way back into a safe position though.
Faber stays in close to Whipple's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whipple looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whipple manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Faber manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Faber 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.
Faber drives through with a takedown into Whipple's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Faber sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Whipple's guard.
Whipple is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faber pulls his head out easily.
Whipple is defending against the submission attempts here by Faber.
Whipple looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Whipple is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronaldo Faber!
Ronaldo Faber was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Owen Whipple stepped up to the mic, saying 'I guess I'm just not that good. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Moleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moleman comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z - Run This Town. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Moleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Moleman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Moleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez connects with a high kick.
Gonzalez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moleman stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Moleman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonzalez.
Moleman slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moleman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moleman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonzalez is controlling him well.
Gonzalez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Moleman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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216 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Decimus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire misses with a kick to the body.
Meridius with the counter takedown but Zaire avoids it easily.
Meridius blocks the body kick.
Meridius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Meridius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zaire tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Meridius is in Zaire's guard.
Zaire wants to sweep here but Meridius controlling him for the moment.
Meridius wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
My spies in Atlas MMA Gym inform me that Meridius has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Meridius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius trying to control but Zaire is working from the bottom.
Zaire trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius trying to control but Zaire is working from the bottom.
Zaire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Meridius wants to pass the guard but Zaire is keeping the position.
Zaire managing to control the position.
Zaire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Meridius is aware though and is defending well.
Meridius wants to pass the guard but Zaire is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zaire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meridius won't allow Zaire to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zaire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaire stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zaire wants it to stay on the feet.
Zaire scores with a leg kick.
Meridius goes for a double leg but Zaire avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zaire continues to drive forward.
Abdullah Zaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Decimus Meridius.
Zaire stuffs the takedown.
Meridius bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Meridius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Zaire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zaire is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries to move to mount but Zaire blocks the move with his legs.
Zaire is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Meridius looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zaire manages to get to full guard.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Meridius from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meridius trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meridius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zaire is trying to keep Meridius in close.
Zaire looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zaire is adopting a defensive guard.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Meridius from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Decimus Meridius will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zaire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Meridius.
Meridius shoots in but no luck this time.
Zaire misses with a head kick.
Meridius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zaire circles away.
Meridius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaire swivels and escapes.
Abdullah Zaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Decimus Meridius.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Meridius moved away.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! Zaire slams his shin into Meridius's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meridius circles away quickly and effectively.
Meridius has a takedown stuffed.
Zaire scores with a jab. Meridius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Zaire half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zaire scores with a kick to the midsection.
Meridius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zaire sprawls well. Zaire wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meridius gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaire.
Meridius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaire.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Zaire gets a clinch.
Zaire manages to break the clinch.
Zaire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meridius's sensitive parts.
Meridius slips under a jab.
Abdullah Zaire is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaire has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zaire lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Zaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meridiuss head.
Zaire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meridius letting Zaire take a breather here.
Meridius can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Zaire.
Zaire gets through Meridius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meridius can do to turn this around?
Zaire manages to break the clinch.
Zaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zaire here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Meridius steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zaire. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zaire.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Meridius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zaire lands with a nice body kick.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meridius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Zaire.
Meridius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Meridius.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaire. That's going to slow Meridius down.
Zaire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaire lands a big head kick that sends Meridius tumbling to the mat! Zaire takes a step backwards and waves Meridius back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Meridius is rocked!
It looks like Decimus Meridius has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meridius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meridius is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaire finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Meridius out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdullah Zaire!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and St Pre James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that St Pre James was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, St Pre James!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion misses with a head kick.
James steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Orion.
Orion is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
We've been informed that James has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Orion scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Orion throws a push kick but James slaps the foot to one side.
Orion stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Orion lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Orion swings away with a leg kick that misses.
James shapes to counter with a head kick.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orion lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orion tries to land a body kick
letting James counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orion.
Orion connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Orion misses.
James feints the counter takedown.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
And James tries to counter it with a takedown but Orion pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Orion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Orion finds it's way through James's defenses.
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orion.
Orion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James is rocked!
James bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Orion comes at him with an uppercut from hell! James falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! James was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cole Orion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauri Pekkarinen 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Bueller!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen moves into the clinch.
Bueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen throws a head punch that misses.
Pekkarinen lands with a right to the head.
Bueller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pekkarinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bueller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pekkarinen walks away with a smile on his face. Bueller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bueller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pekkarinen sprawls well. Pekkarinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bueller gets slowly back to his feet.
Pekkarinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Pekkarinen does no damage.
Pekkarinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bueller misses with a wild combination.
Bueller darts in and clinches Pekkarinen up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bueller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pekkarinen misses with a body punch.
Bueller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pekkarinen to keep the fight standing.
Lauri Pekkarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Bueller.
Bueller prevents a body shot from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen presses Bueller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pekkarinen lands a body shot.
Pekkarinen gets through Bueller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueller wants to get back to striking at distance but Pekkarinen won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bueller.
A hook to the body from Pekkarinen.
Bueller looks winded!
Pekkarinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pekkarinen lands a nice uppercut.
Bueller breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bueller is rocked!
Bueller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it.
Bueller is still on wobbly legs! Can Pekkarinen finish him?
Pekkarinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueller leaves his chin hanging out and Pekkarinen seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bueller crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lauri Pekkarinen!
Lauri Pekkarinen 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kanye West - Homecoming kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Roberts!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwuma just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chukwuma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roberts.
Chukwuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Chukwuma swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Chukwuma misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Chukwuma.
An inside leg kick lands from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Chukwuma misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Roberts misses.
Roberts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts lands with a good body shot.
Chukwuma is breathing heavily.
Roberts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chukwuma sprawling to the canvas! Chukwuma rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Roberts finish him?!
It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Chukwuma is avoiding it.
Are you kidding me?! Roberts ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Chukwuma clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Roberts!
An out of breath Ray Roberts thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikki Dub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as William Avery enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikki Dub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Avery!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dub lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Avery misses.
Dub misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Avery scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Avery misses.
Dub throws a nice looking combination but Avery bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dub avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dub looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dub throws a hook to the side of Avery's head but Avery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dub thuds a left hand into Avery's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dub.
Avery looking to score a takedown here. Dub is defending well but Avery drives through and ends up in Dub's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dub pulls Avery in to control the position.
Dub has momentary wrist control but Avery slips an elbow through the middle.
Avery is stalling in the full guard.
Dub controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dub is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dub has escaped and now he's on top!
Avery throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery pulls Dub in close to prevent any damage.
Dub has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Avery is on top in guard.
Dub avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery is pushing down on Dub's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dub is fighting to maintain full guard but Avery has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dub looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dub avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Avery.
Ground and pound from Avery.
Avery is taking a breather. Dub says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Avery missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Avery is taking a breather. Dub says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Avery has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dub won't allow Avery to pass to mount.
Dub is defending against the submission attempts here by Avery.
Avery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery controlling the pace.
Dub avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Avery.
Avery content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Avery seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Avery is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Avery is looking for a kimura but Dub is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Avery to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery controlling the pace.
Avery throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dub to regain full guard.
Avery controlling from the top position.
Dub utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Avery postures up in Dub's guard and throws a big left but Dub blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Avery dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Avery decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dub is looking to control Avery's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dub avoid being mounted?
Dub knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Avery on the ground.
Avery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Avery seems to be working for a kimura but Dub defends the submission attempt.
Avery trying to control the pace.
Dub is looking for a sweep. Avery is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dub has managed to free his arm - good work.
Avery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dub's head.
Avery seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Avery is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dub has managed to free his arm - good work.
Avery seems to be working for a kimura but Dub defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Avery is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dub is defending against the submission attempts here by Avery.
Avery is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dub in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dub is squirming around, avoiding Avery's attempts to control the action.
Avery putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Avery misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Avery moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dub has worked his arm free - good work by Dub!
Dub prevents Avery from improving position.
Avery is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dub knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dub parries the strikes from Avery easily there. Avery is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dub to escape.
Avery is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dub looks calm but he's in trouble here. Avery gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dub is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Avery lets go of the hold and Dub can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William Avery!
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