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GAMMA #12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Maino (Ft. T-Pain)- All The Above as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Finch moves into range and clinches up with Gonzalez.
Finch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gonzalez uses from the top position.
Finch keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Gonzalez wants to get up but he can't break Finch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Finch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonzalez is controlling him.
Gonzalez tries to stand but Finch is controlling from the bottom.
Finch trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez wants to get up but he can't break Finch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Finch trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzalez is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez clinches but Finch breaks the clinch
and Finch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to stand back up but Finch is controlling him
Finch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gonzalez trying to get back to full guard but Finch takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzalez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Finch lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Finch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Finch scoring with strikes but Gonzalez is staying in there.
Finch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzalez is looking to escape.
Gonzalez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Finch breaks from Gonzalez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez is working to get back to half guard.
Finch unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch controlling from mount.
Gonzalez is working to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez looks gassed!
Gonzalez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gonzalez tries to buck Finch off but Finch takes his back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Finch. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Finch keeps control of the position as Gonzalez tries to break free.
Finch controlling the position well here. Gonzalez rolled but Finch kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gonzalez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to get the hooks in deep but Gonzalez pushed the leg off.
Gonzalez tries to break free.
Finch is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet.
Finch keeps control of the position as Gonzalez tries to break free.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Finch misses with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzalez trying to get back to his feet but Finch is in full control for now.
Gonzalez is really stuck here.
Finch looking to break Gonzalez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gonzalez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Finch will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gonzalez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Gonzalez showing good submission defense here.
Gonzalez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Finch.
Finch lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Gonzalez.
Finch struggling to keep hold of the position.
Finch lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Finch dominated that round.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Ryan Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Finch moves out of range.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzalez letting Finch take a breather here.
Finch tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzalez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Finch jumps into guard, dragging Gonzalez to the mat.
Finch trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gonzalez throws a big right hand that misses.
Finch wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Finch is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gonzalez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gonzalez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Finch 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.
Finch keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Finch is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Finch keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez clinches but Finch breaks the clinch
and Finch counters with a head kick.
Finch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Finch decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gonzalez to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Gonzalez or perhaps it was just good defense by Finch which made him look bad.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Finch makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gonzalez really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Finch checks it
and Finch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to full guard.
Finch stalling.
Finch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Finch.
Finch working for a guillotine from mount but Gonzalez is in no mood to give up.
Finch is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Finch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Finch with that takedown attempt.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gonzalez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Finch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Finch wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Finch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gonzalez is looking to stand back up but Finch counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gonzalez.
A lull in the action here.
Finch stands up.
Finch has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Finch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzalez tries to stall but Finch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzalez as Finch shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown attempt from Finch. Finch gets slowly back to his feet.
Finch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Finch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez really wants to buck Finch off and get back to his feet.
Gonzalez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Finch tries to control but Gonzalez wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Finch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Finch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Finch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
An inside leg kick lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Finch looking for a takedown.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finch clinches.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Finch with that takedown attempt.
Finch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Finch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Finch lands an elbow.
Gonzalez is not content to let Finch control the position.
Gonzalez is trying to buck Finch off.
Finch passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gonzalez!
Gonzalez is bucking up trying to escape but Finch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gonzalez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Gonzalez is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch avoiding Gonzalez 's attempts to control his hands.
Finch keeps control of the position as Gonzalez tries to break free.
Gonzalez trying to get back to his feet but Finch is in full control for now.
Gonzalez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Finch.
Gonzalez is trying to break free.
Finch is riding his opponent, not letting Gonzalez buck him off.
Finch lands shots from the back.
Finch looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Finch is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Gonzalez has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Finch has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Gonzalez taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Finch doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Finch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank lasue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Convents (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Convents has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank lasue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Convents!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lasue tries to clinch but Convents moves out of range.
Convents instigates a clinch.
Convents breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Convents closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Convents breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Convents clinches up with lasue and pushes him back against the cage.
Convents has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but lasue regains guard immediately.
Convents missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
lasue looking for a sweep. Not yet lasue, not yet.
Convents wants to stand but lasue has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Convents in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
lasue wants to sweep here but Convents controlling him for the moment.
Convents really doesn't want to stay on the ground with lasue. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
lasue not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
lasue utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
lasue throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
lasue clinches but Convents breaks the clinch
and Convents decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in lasue's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Convents lands a couple of digs.
lasue tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Convents would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
lasue trying to control the position.
Convents trying to control the position from guard on top but lasue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Convents wanted to stand there but lasue had control of the position.
Convents must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Convents pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. lasue is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Convents looks gassed!
Convents drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and lasue dives on top into guard.
lasue wants to control from the top but Convents keeps moving.
Convents scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lasue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
lasue throws a series of strikes that have Convents backpedaling.
lasue tries for a takedown but Convents sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
lasue tries to clinch
and Convents counters with a nice double leg into side control. lasue won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
lasue wants to control but Convents postures up.
Convents stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Convents clinches but lasue breaks the clinch
and lasue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Convents has taken the fight to the clinch.
Convents breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
lasue avoids the head kick by Convents.
lasue clinches but Convents breaks the clinch
and Convents counters with a good low kick that lasue was not able to check.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Convents! lasue is out on his feet! Convents rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - lasue is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! lasue is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Convents!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smitty Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marques Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Smitty Jones!
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, Marques Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ellison misses with a few strikes there.
Ellison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones tries to clinch but Ellison is having none of it.
Ellison swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Ellison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Ellison or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones clinches up with Ellison and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ellison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Ellison blocks with his arms.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones forces Ellison back against the cage and clinches.
Ellison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Ellison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Ellison is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Ellison manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ellison controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ellison is one step ahead there.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Ellison defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ellison trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Ellison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ellison wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ellison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones tries to clinch
and Ellison moves into the clinch.
Ellison blocks the elbow strike.
Ellison slows down the pace here.
Ellison breaks from the clinch.
Ellison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ellison makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
No joy there for Ellison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ellison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ellison works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ellison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ellison's back!
Jones has the hooks in. Ellison is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ellison covers up after that shot from Jones.
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!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones scores with strikes from the back.
Jones is working the ground and pound. Can Ellison escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Ellison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Ellison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Ellison. Ellison gets slowly back to his feet.
Ellison wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ellison closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Ellison pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ellison instigates a clinch.
Ellison breaks the clinch.
Ellison tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones pushes Ellison up against the cage in a clinch.
Ellison breaks from the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Ellison moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Ellison.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellison sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ellison has a takedown stuffed.
Smitty Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marques Ellison.
Ellison tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Ellison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ellison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ellison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Ellison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Ellison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Ellison on the inside.
Good body shot from Ellison.
Good body shot from Jones.
Ellison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ellison is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ellison.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Ellison's ribcage.
Ellison manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ellison!
A cross from Ellison lands.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ellison looking for a takedown.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones trying to stall but Ellison improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ellison blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Ellison blocks an elbow strike.
Ellison managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellison tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ellison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ellison changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones wants to clinch.
Ellison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ellison thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ellison works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellison raining down shots from the mount!
Ellison looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ellison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Marques Ellison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison working Jones over with strikes here.
Ellison lands a big elbow.
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!
Ellison scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Jones is rocked!
Jones regains half guard.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ellison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ellison's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ellison hold on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Ellison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ellison tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smitty Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to clinch but Ellison moves away
and Ellison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ellison cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones closes the distance but Ellison moves to the side
and Ellison counters with a series of strikes that sends Jones to the canvas! Ellison follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Ellison wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ellison manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison is trying to work for a sweep but Jones has mounted him!
Jones scoring with strikes but Ellison is staying in there.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Ellison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ellison is rocked!
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ellison is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones breaks from Ellison's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones prevents Ellison from getting the reversal.
Ellison tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ellison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones working Ellison over with strikes here.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Ellison is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Smitty Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Ellison is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ellison tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Ellison wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smitty Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ellison 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marques Ellison!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Vincent Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacharius Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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230 lbs
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253 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph Vincent Gapuz!
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, Zacharius Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pendragon misses.
Gapuz tries for a takedown but Pendragon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pendragon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gapuz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pendragon's guard.
Pendragon looks gassed!
Gapuz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pendragon is rocked!
Gapuz wants to stand but Pendragon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gapuz wants to control from the top but Pendragon keeps moving.
Gapuz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gapuz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pendragon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gapuz passes Pendragon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gapuz trying to control from half guard but Pendragon is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pendragon is looking to control Gapuz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pendragon avoid being mounted?
Gapuz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gapuz has control of Pendragon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pendragon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gapuz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pendragon is looking to escape.
Gapuz landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gapuz raining down shots from the mount!
Pendragon is trying desperately to improve position.
Pendragon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gapuz looking to secure an arm triangle but Pendragon defends it well.
Gapuz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pendragon's face.
Pendragon is still in real trouble! Can Gapuz finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to lock up and control but Gapuz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pendragon seems to have recovered his senses.
Pendragon regains half guard.
Gapuz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gapuz stops Pendragon from getting back to his feet.
Gapuz slips a nice elbow through Pendragon's hands, connecting with Pendragon's forehead.
Pendragon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pendragon has control of Gapuz's left arm, preventing Gapuz from doing any damage.
Gapuz wants to stand but Pendragon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pendragon keeping moving, preventing Gapuz from controlling successfully.
Pendragon can't keep his opponent in guard - Gapuz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gapuz is tying to control. Pendragon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pendragon wants to improve his position but Gapuz is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pendragon tries to kick Gapuz off but Gapuz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gapuz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pendragon tries to clinch but Gapuz moves out of range.
Pendragon pushes Gapuz up against the cage in a clinch.
Pendragon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pendragon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pendragon tries to pull guard but Gapuz holds him up against the cage and eventually Pendragon drops back down to his feet.
Gapuz tries to pull guard but Pendragon won't allow it.
Gapuz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pendragon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Vincent Gapuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pendragon can't break the clinch.
Gapuz wants a takedown but no success here.
Gapuz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pendragon tries to break the clinch but Gapuz is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pendragon.
Pendragon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gapuz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pendragon prevents it.
Pendragon stops a takedown attempt from Gapuz.
Pendragon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pendragon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pendragon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gapuz or not.
Gapuz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pendragon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pendragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gapuz wants to clinch.
Pendragon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gapuz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pendragon won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon stops Gapuz from passing to mount.
Pendragon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gapuz wants to control but Pendragon is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Vincent Gapuz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gapuz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pendragon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gapuz actively working from the bottom here.
Gapuz actively working from the bottom here.
Gapuz looking for submissions off his back.
Ralph Vincent Gapuz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gapuz wants to get back to his feet.
Gapuz trying to control here.
Pendragon blocks the strikes from Gapuz.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
Gapuz gets full guard.
Pendragon postures up in Gapuz's guard and throws a big left but Gapuz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gapuz pulls Pendragon in close to prevent any damage.
Gapuz is trying to keep Pendragon in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gapuz is on top in guard.
Pendragon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pendragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gapuz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pendragon.
Pendragon closes the distance and clinches.
Pendragon tries to land knees in the clinch but Gapuz avoids the damage to the body.
Pendragon is trying to maintain a safe position but Gapuz gets an underhook and turns Pendragon into the cage.
Gapuz is looking to control Pendragon's arms but Pendragon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gapuz has his back to the cage.
Gapuz leaning against his opponent.
Gapuz goes for a takedown attempt but Pendragon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gapuz closes the distance and clinches up with Pendragon, looking for a takedown. Gapuz pushes Pendragon against the cage but Pendragon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon feints and as Gapuz raises his hands in defense, Pendragon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pendragon being controlled here momentarily.
Pendragon is stalling in the full guard.
Gapuz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gapuz is on top in 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!
Gapuz trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gapuz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gapuz is pushing down on Pendragon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pendragon is fighting to maintain full guard but Gapuz has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon wants to get back to full guard.
Pendragon is trying to stand up here but Gapuz is controlling him well.
Gapuz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gapuz trying to control from Pendragon's half guard. Pendragon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pendragon wants to sweep but no luck.
Gapuz looking to pass the guard.
Pendragon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gapuz is controlling him.
Gapuz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gapuz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pendragon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gapuz has Pendragon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pendragon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Vincent Gapuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pendragon is pressed up against the cage. Gapuz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pendragon down to the mat. Pendragon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gapuz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pendragon but Pendragon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pendragon wants to clinch up but Gapuz keeps it at a distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gapuz.
Gapuz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pendragon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gapuz has hold of Pendragon's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pendragon seems comfortable defending it but Gapuz has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pendragon is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pendragon is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gapuz couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ralph Vincent Gapuz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Reddic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trygve Graudheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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232 lbs
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250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Reddic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trygve Graudheim!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graudheim looks to land a body kick but Reddic moved away.
Graudheim tries a head kick but it misses.
Reddic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graudheim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reddic at a distance.
Reddic shoots in for a takedown but Graudheim shows good takedown defense.
Graudheim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Graudheim looks to land a combination. Reddic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Graudheim scores with a sloppy right hand. Reddic should have avoided that one.
Reddic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Graudheim connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Graudheim.
Graudheim lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reddic clinches up with Graudheim and pushes him back against the cage.
Graudheim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reddic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Graudheim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reddic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Graudheim looking for a takedown.
Jeremy Reddic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trygve Graudheim.
Reddic is looking to control Graudheim's arms but Graudheim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reddic has his back to the cage.
Reddic really is a fat lump.
Graudheim is working for takedown but Reddic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reddic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graudheim tries to score a body lock takedown but Reddic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Graudheim looks gassed!
Graudheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reddic shoots for a double leg takedown but Graudheim sprawls well. He's pushed Reddic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Graudheim throws a poor cross that misses
and Reddic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Graudheim tries to bum rush Reddic with a series of wild strikes but Reddic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graudheim misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reddic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graudheim misses with a straight right.
Graudheim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Graudheim takes a swing at Reddic's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Graudheim. No joy for Reddic on that attempt.
Reddic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reddic is looking to clinch but Graudheim is avoiding it.
Reddic shoots in but no luck this time.
Graudheim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reddic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Graudheim!
Graudheim working to try and regain half guard.
Reddic controlling the pace for now.
Reddic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Graudheim is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Graudheim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Graudheim sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Reddic is trying to control the action in half guard but Graudheim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Graudheim flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Reddic is trying to control the action in half guard but Graudheim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Graudheim punching from the bottom.
Graudheim tries to roll over but Reddic keeps him under control.
Graudheim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Graudheim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Reddic shoots for a takedown but Graudheim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Graudheim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reddic wants to clinch.
Graudheim throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reddic walks into a straight right hand from Graudheim.
Graudheim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reddic counters with a shoot takedown. Graudheim fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reddic won't allow Graudheim to get back to his feet.
Graudheim punching to the body, from the bottom.
Graudheim has a closed guard, preventing Reddic from standing up.
Graudheim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trygve Graudheim dominated that round.
That's time! Reddic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reddic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to de liver by Graudheim. Beautiful body shot.
Graudheim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reddic's head.
Graudheim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reddic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reddic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reddic is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graudheim just misses with a punch to the body.
Reddic swinging wilding here.
Graudheim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graudheim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reddic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reddic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Graudheim is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Graudheim sizes up Reddic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graudheim throws the left hand but Reddic avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graudheim scores with a nice right hand.
Graudheim throws a poor cross that misses
and Graudheim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reddic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graudheim counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Reddic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graudheim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reddic.
Reddic seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab-cross combination lands for Graudheim and sends Reddic crashing to the mat! Graudheim follows him down to the mat - Reddic regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Graudheim is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Graudheim thows a huge punch but Reddic dodges it nicely.
Graudheim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graudheim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reddic's head.
Graudheim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reddic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Graudheim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reddic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Graudheim.
Graudheim with a nice head shot there.
Graudheim is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reddic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Graudheim looking to sit in guard and control but Reddic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reddic stopping the sweep attempt from Graudheim.
Reddic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Graudheim is working an open guard so Reddic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reddic looks for a takedown but Graudheim sprawls well.
Graudheim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reddic is looking to stand up but Graudheim isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim connects with a couple of short punches.
Reddic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graudheim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graudheim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graudheim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Graudheim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graudheim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reddic has control of Graudheim's left arm, preventing Graudheim from doing any damage.
Reddic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Graudheim manages to get himself to full guard.
Reddic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Graudheim, up you get!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Graudheim.
Graudheim scores with a couple of short elbows.
Reddic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reddic is looking to regain half guard here but Graudheim keeps moving and retains side control.
Reddic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Reddic wants to control but Graudheim postures up.
Reddic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Graudheim postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reddic is trying to get back to half guard.
Trygve Graudheim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reddic struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reddic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Graudheim.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reddic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeremy Reddic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graudheim just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trygve Graudheim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Reddic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Graudheim lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Graudheim misses.
Reddic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Graudheim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Reddic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Graudheim is not content to let Reddic control the position.
Graudheim is trying to get back to full guard.
Reddic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Graudheim manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A left and a right from Graudheim both land. Nice combination.
Graudheim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trygve Graudheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graudheim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reddic doesn't seem bothered though.
Graudheim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reddic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reddic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graudheim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reddic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graudheim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab-cross combination lands for Graudheim and sends Reddic crashing to the mat! Graudheim follows him down to the mat - Reddic regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graudheim working the head and body with strikes.
Reddic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Graudheim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddic is trying to stand back up but Graudheim is controlling him
Reddic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graudheim.
Graudheim prevents Reddic from improving his position.
Graudheim throwing shots but Reddic is blocking nicely.
Graudheim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reddic defending well though.
Reddic kicks Graudheim off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Reddic does no damage.
Graudheim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graudheim throws a head kick that misses
and Reddic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Graudheim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graudheim blocks an elbow strike from Reddic.
Graudheim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reddic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim lands with a straight right. Reddic didn't see that one coming.
Good shot there by Graudheim.
Graudheim connects with a crisp jab.
Graudheim throws an off balance right hand
and Reddic counters with a single leg into guard. Graudheim didn't expect that.
Graudheim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reddic manages to get himself to full guard.
Reddic controls Graudheim momentarily but Graudheim frees himself.
Reddic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graudheim chips away with some ground and pound.
Graudheim postures up in Reddic's guard and throws a big left but Reddic blocks it.
Graudheim prevents Reddic from getting back to his feet.
Reddic working a defensive guard here.
Graudheim won't allow Reddic to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reddic controls Graudheim momentarily but Graudheim frees himself.
Graudheim throwing strikes but missing.
Reddic pushes Graudheim off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reddic connects with a nice looking jab.
Reddic tries to close the distance and clinch but Graudheim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Graudheim!
Graudheim misses with a lunging right hand
and Reddic counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reddic tries to score a body lock takedown but Graudheim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Graudheim can't get the takedown.
Jeremy Reddic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reddic has had enough of the clinch but Graudheim keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reddic.
Graudheim tries for a takedown but Reddic manages to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trygve Graudheim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Graudheim winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trygve Graudheim!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbadon Godraker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alister Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godraker's entrance music is Death March. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abbadon Godraker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alister Knight!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Godraker is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Knight hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abbadon Godraker!
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