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IMMAC 1 The Beginning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steel Will (ranked 5123 p4p, 5082 weight class) and Aro Niemi (ranked 595 p4p, 591 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steel Will!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aro Niemi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Will fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niemi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Will's hands.
Will throws out a loose jab but Niemi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Will throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niemi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Will gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Niemi.
Niemi jabs Will to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Niemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Niemi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Will is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niemi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Niemi cracks Will with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A lazy left from Niemi finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niemi swinging wildly here.
Niemi scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi blocks a jab.
Niemi lands a right hook to the body.
Will looks up at the clock. Bad move! Niemi lands a right hand from hell, dropping Will. Niemi pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aro Niemi!
Aro Niemi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Lad (ranked 5091 p4p, 5085 weight class) and Marcus Ukkola (ranked 592 p4p, 589 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Ukkola!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkola lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Ukkola misses.
Lad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ukkola looks to score with a jab to the body but Lad is just out of range.
Lad is looking to counter the offense by Ukkola and move into the clinch.
Ukkola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lad's head backwards.
Ukkola lands a nice hook to Lad's body. Lad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ukkola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Ukkola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lad throws a hook but Ukkola blocks it.
Ukkola thuds a left hand into Lad's body.
Lad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ukkola throws out a loose jab but Lad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Ukkola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ukkola jabs Lad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A cross from Ukkola lands.
Lad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooooh!!! Ukkola has knocked Lad down with a huge combo! Ukkola steps away and waves a wobbly Lad back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Lad is rocked!
 It looks like Big Lad has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad wants to clinch up but Ukkola keeps it at a distance.
Oh Lad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ukkola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lad darts in and clinches Ukkola up against the cage.
Lad seems to have got his legs back now.
Lad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ukkola misses with a punch on the inside.
Ukkola tries to throw a body punch but Lad avoids it by throwing Ukkola back against the cage.
Ukkola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Lad working aggressively here.
Ukkola working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ukkola.
Ukkola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ukkola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ukkola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ukkola tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
Ukkola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ukkola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad prevents a body shot from Ukkola.
Lad has Ukkola pressed against the cage.
Lad blocks a body shot from Ukkola.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ukkola.
Lad just leaning against Ukkola, taking a breather.
Lad just leaning against Ukkola, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Ukkola fails to land.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A bit of stalling here from Lad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ukkola throws a head punch that misses.
Ukkola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ukkola has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Lad letting Ukkola take a breather here.
Ukkola has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
Ukkola misses with some punches.
Ukkola swings wildly with an uppercut but Lad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Ukkola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Lad's cut.
That's time! Lad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ukkola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lad was well out of range. Poor timing from Ukkola.
Lad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lad slips a jab from Ukkola.
Lad doesn't manage to clinch there - Ukkola circles away.
Ukkola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ukkola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ukkola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ukkola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ukkola lands a jab.
Ukkola scores with a body shot.
Ukkola lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcus Ukkola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad gets a clinch.
Ukkola tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
Lad looking to slow down the pace here.
Ukkola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcus Ukkola seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkola misses with a punch to the body.
Ukkola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ukkola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ukkola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ukkola misses with a body punch.
Ukkola misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ukkola fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ukkola fails to land.
Ukkola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Ukkola can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkola struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Ukkola swings wildly with an uppercut but Lad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ukkola.
Lad breaks the clinch.
Lad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ukkola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lad misses with the head strike.
Lad controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukkola can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
Ukkola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ukkola swings wildly with an uppercut but Lad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ukkola struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Ukkola tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ukkola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ukkola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ukkola is trying to maintain a safe position but Lad gets an underhook and turns Ukkola into the cage.
Lad misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ukkola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ukkola tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad prevents a body shot from Ukkola.
Lad blocks a body shot from Ukkola.
Ukkola misses with some punches.
Ukkola misses with a body punch.
Ukkola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ukkola has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
Ukkola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ukkola has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lad prevents a body shot from Ukkola.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Ukkola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Big Lad's cut.
That's time! Lad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Lad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ukkola, pushing him back against the cage.
Ukkola working aggressively here.
Ukkola throws a head punch that misses.
Ukkola misses with some punches.
Ukkola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lad.
Ukkola lands with a short shot to the head.
Ukkola struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Ukkola tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkola misses with some punches.
Ukkola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkola struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Ukkola misses with some punches.
Ukkola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ukkola swings wildly with an uppercut but Lad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ukkola up against the cage.
Lad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ukkola up against the cage.
Lad has a couple of punches blocked by Ukkola.
Big Lad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Lad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ukkola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ukkola has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
Ukkola swings wildly with an uppercut but Lad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ukkola tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad blocking some punches.
Ukkola misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad prevents a body shot from Ukkola.
Ukkola struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ukkola struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ukkola.
Lad leaning against his opponent.
Marcus Ukkola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ukkola has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
Lad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ukkola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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.
Ukkola misses with a punch on the inside.
Ukkola lands with a short shot to the head.
Lad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Ukkola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ukkola has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Ukkola!
Marcus Ukkola bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ultra Crush (ranked 5032 p4p, 5087 weight class) and Timo Forssell (ranked 419 p4p, 428 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ultra Crush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Forssell!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crush defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Forssell.
Forssell shoots and misses
letting Crush counter with a right hand.
Forssell shoots in and bounces Crush off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crush is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forssell advances position into side control!
Forssell tries for a kimura but Crush is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush wants to control but Forssell postures up.
Crush is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Forssell off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Forssell right now.
Forssell just trying to survive but Crush is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Will Crush go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Crush keeps control of the position as Forssell tries to break free.
Forssell is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forssell staying busy and making it hard for Crush to control.
Crush is really struggling to control Forssell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Forssell is trying to break free.
Forssell looking very determined here, making life difficult for Crush.
Forssell trying to control but not successfully.
Forssell is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forssell trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Crush keeps control of the position as Forssell tries to break free.
Forssell trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Crush's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Forssell is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forssell looking very determined here, making life difficult for Crush.
Crush doesn't have the hooks in and Forssell manages to turn into his guard.
Forssell wants to pass the guard but Crush is keeping the position.
Forssell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Crush looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Crush looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Crush!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Forssell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ultra Crush will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crush ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Forssell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crush avoids it really well and circles away.
Forssell with a poor takedown
and Crush counters with a nice uppercut.
Forssell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crush was covering up waiting for the punch and Forssell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crush is on top in guard.
Forssell 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forssell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crush defends well.
Forssell keeping moving, preventing Crush from controlling successfully.
Forssell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crush preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Forssell pulls Crush in to control the position.
Forssell looking for a sweep. Not yet Forssell, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Forssell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Forssell controls Crush momentarily but Crush frees himself.
Forssell is looking to cinch up a triangle. Crush throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Forssell's body to avoid the submission. Forssell has instead reached around Crush's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Forssell arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Timo Forssell!
Timo Forssell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eli Rob (ranked 5030 p4p, 5086 weight class) and Kimi Enqvist (ranked 418 p4p, 427 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimi Enqvist!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rob takes one on the button.
Enqvist slips a straight right by Rob.
Enqvist is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rob with a body shot.
Enqvist scores with a body shot.
Enqvist bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rob's head backwards.
Nice straight punches there by Enqvist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Enqvist.
Rob is rocked!
Rob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Rob is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kimi Enqvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enqvist throws a good cross that connects.
Enqvist lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Rob up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Enqvist from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Rob's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimi Enqvist!
A less than humble Kimi Enqvist misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Na Tae Woo (ranked 5001 p4p, 5088 weight class) and Ispa Hakkinen (ranked 417 p4p, 426 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Na Tae Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Hakkinen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakkinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hakkinen with a poor takedown
enabling Tae Woo to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakkinen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Tae Woo's face as Hakkinen controls the position.
Tae Woo prevents Hakkinen from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakkinen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tae Woo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hakkinen's guard! Nice work there by Tae Woo!
Hakkinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Hakkinen has an active guard here but Tae Woo has managed to pass into half guard.
Hakkinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakkinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tae Woo wants to control but Hakkinen is keeping him busy.
Hakkinen moves into full guard.
Hakkinen looking for a guillotine here but Tae Woo defends easily.
Hakkinen is pulling down on Tae Woo's head. It's preventing any offense from Tae Woo, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hakkinen has his foot on Tae Woo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tae Woo works his way back into a safe position though.
Hakkinen pulls Tae Woo in close to his closed guard and prevents Tae Woo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hakkinen keeping moving, preventing Tae Woo from controlling successfully.
Hakkinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tae Woo is one step ahead there.
Tae Woo is sitting in close to Hakkinen's body. Hakkinen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tae Woo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tae Woo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hakkinen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ispa Hakkinen!
Ispa Hakkinen 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Frank (ranked 5089 p4p, 4996 weight class) and Alex Chambers (ranked 503 p4p, 491 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frank circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice cross by Frank.
Chambers misses with a body punch
and Frank counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A left lands for Frank.
Frank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frank scores with a body shot.
Chambers takes one to the side of the head.
Frank throws a shot to the body.
Frank uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chambers clinches up with Frank and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
Frank is trying to break free.
Frank is trying to pull guard but Chambers has him pressed against the cage.
Frank has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chambers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
Chambers jumps guard and drags Frank to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Frank has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chambers managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chambers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chambers wants to sweep here but Frank controlling him for the moment.
Chambers pulls Frank in to control the position.
Let's hope that Chambers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice cross by Frank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers misses with a shot to the body
and Frank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frank lands a nice looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frank.
Frank takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frank lands with a shot to the body.
Frank dodges the punch combination from Chambers.
Frank lands with a hook. Chambers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Frank works Chambers's body with a nice hook.
Frank is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frank scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Frank slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frank was well out of range. Poor timing from Chambers.
Chambers drives through with a takedown into Frank's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chambers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chambers slips nicely into half guard.
Chambers wants to pass the guard but Frank is defending well.
Chambers is trying for a kimura here. Frank looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Chambers wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Chambers!
In his post fight interview, Alex Chambers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Estes (ranked 5090 p4p, 4967 weight class) and Evan Freeman (ranked 569 p4p, 560 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Estes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up with Estes, looking for a takedown. Freeman pushes Estes against the cage but Estes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Estes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Estes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Estes stops a takedown attempt from Freeman.
David Estes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Freeman.
Freeman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Estes prevents it.
Estes lands with a right to the head.
Freeman wants to take the fight to the mat but Estes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Freeman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Estes prevents it.
Freeman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Estes after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Freeman.
Freeman has Estes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Estes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Freeman can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Estes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Freeman wants to take the fight to the mat but Estes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Estes is pushing Freeman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Estes lands a hook that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Freeman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Estes after a bit of a struggle.
Freeman looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Freeman can't get the takedown.
Estes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Estes as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Estes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Estes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Freeman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Estes is looking for a sweep.
Freeman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman is trying to get an arm triangle but Estes is defending well.
Freeman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Estes, who protects the arm well.
Freeman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Estes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Freeman wants to control but Estes is keeping him busy.
Freeman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Freeman has hold of Estes's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Estes seems comfortable defending it but Freeman has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Estes is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Estes is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Freeman couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evan Freeman!
After the fight, Evan Freeman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Soto (ranked 5002 p4p, 5031 weight class) and Danny Taylor (ranked 576 p4p, 582 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alonzo Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taylor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Soto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Soto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Soto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taylor trying to remain calm as Soto controls from the top position.
Soto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Soto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Taylor, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto tries to move into full mount but can't pass Taylor's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Taylor looks calm but he's in trouble here. Soto gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Taylor is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Soto lets go of the hold and Taylor can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alonzo Soto!
Alonzo Soto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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