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TFC 37 - Tension PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Thomason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomason is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die. Mathias Thomason is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathias Thomason!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Thomason does no damage.
Thomason avoids the head kick by Cage.
A good leg kick by Cage.
Thomason throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Cage lands with an overhand left.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomason.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Thomason.
Thomason on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cage. Cage obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomason shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense.
Thomason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cage throws a predictable looking body shot
so Thomason counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thomason gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thomason throwing strikes from guard but Cage blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Thomason from controlling successfully.
Thomason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thomason wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Thomason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomason wants to pass the guard but Cage is keeping the position.
That's two 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.
Cage is pulling down on Thomason's head to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Thomason takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cage misses with a double jab.
Thomason walks into a jab.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomason misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomason throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cage makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thomason really felt that one!
Thomason looks gassed!
Thomason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomason.
Johnny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Cage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomason doesn't seem phased though.
Thomason shoots for a double leg takedown but Cage sprawls well. He's pushed Thomason's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomason with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathias Thomason.
Cage lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomason swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cage counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Cage.
Cage throws a wild body kick that Thomason sees coming a mile off.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomason has his takedown stuffed
and Cage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cage throws a shot to the body.
Thomason with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cage counters with an inside leg kick.
Cage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomason looks for a takedown but Cage sprawls well.
Cage dips to his left and cracks Thomason with an uppercut!
Cage lands with a right hand.
Thomason looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cage!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomason wants to control the pace but Cage is squirming around nicely.
Thomason tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage tries to lock up and control but Thomason gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cage - that will leave a mark!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Thomason misses with a low kick.
Thomason on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cage. Cage obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomason. Thomason circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice takedown defense from Cage. No joy for Thomason on that attempt.
Thomason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomason avoids the body shot from Cage.
Thomason takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomason is breathing heavily.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Thomason's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomason tries for a takedown but Cage circles away easily
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomason thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomason takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage cracks Thomason with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mathias Thomason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cage connects with a body shot.
Cage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomason falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cage counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomason shoots in but Cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathias Thomason.
Thomason misses with a takedown attempt - Cage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomason fails to land with a series of punches.
Cage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
Cage misses with an uppercut. Thomason saw that one coming.
Cage lands a nice hook to Thomason's body. Thomason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cage lands a right hook to the body.
Thomason shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense.
Cage avoids the body shot from Thomason.
Thomason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomason takes one to the side of the head.
Thomason throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cage's waist but Cage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomason off to one side.
Thomason tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomason on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomason misses with a wild body shot.
Cage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomason has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cage.
Cage swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Thomason misses.
Thomason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomason gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Thomason checks a low kick from Cage.
Cage punishes Thomason's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomason takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomason shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomason drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomason trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage is pulling down on Thomason's head. It's preventing any offense from Thomason, at least for the moment.
Thomason trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage has control of Thomason's left arm, preventing Thomason from doing any damage.
Cage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cage tries to get out of the position.
Thomason trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomason. That did some damage!
Thomason doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomason thinking.
Thomason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomason misses with a takedown attempt
and Cage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomason shoots and misses
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathias Thomason.
Cage throws a head kick that misses
and Thomason counters with a nice leg kick.
Thomason is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cage rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomason has his takedown stuffed
and Cage counters with a good low kick that Thomason was not able to check.
Cage tries to bum rush Thomason with a series of wild strikes but Thomason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
Cage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomason.
Thomason digs a good hook to Cage's body.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomason.
Cage lands a with a good body shot.
Thomason tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cage is looking to land body kicks.
Thomason throws a hook to the side of Cage's head but Cage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomason.
Cage feints and then cracks Thomason's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomason down.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomason.
Thomason walks into a stiff left hand from Cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cage keeps Thomason at a distance using the push kick.
Thomason closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cage. Thomason shrugs it off though.
Thomason avoids the head kick by Cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Cage's corner calls for a 1-2. Cage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomason.
Nice straight punches there by Cage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cage.
A punch combination from Cage misses.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Thomason fails with the takedown.
Thomason throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cage's waist but Cage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomason off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cage.
Thomason decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thomason trying to control from half guard but Cage is working away.
Thomason might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cage kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Thomason tries to pass to full mount but Cage defends it.
Thomason is tying to control. Cage wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomason slows the pace down in half guard.
Cage is trying to control but can't.
Mathias Thomason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomason is trying to work for a kimura but Cage is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Thomason has a takedown stuffed.
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cage, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Porradeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hebert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Porradeiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Porradeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Hebert!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hebert scores with a spinning back kick!
Paulo Porradeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hebert connects with a solid leg kick.
Hebert with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hebert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Porradeiro scores a takedown into full mount!
You get the feeling that Hebert really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Porradeiro is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hebert can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hebert is trying to stand up.
Porradeiro is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hebert has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hebert!
Porradeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hebert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porradeiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hebert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hebert stands up from Porradeiro's guard - Hebert perhaps looking for a knockout.
Porradeiro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Porradeiro lands in his opponent's guard.
Porradeiro is breathing heavily.
Hebert is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Porradeiro fails to pull guard.
Porradeiro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hebert pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Porradeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porradeiro jumps guard but Hebert stands there with Porradeiro around his waist. Porradeiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hebert manages to break the clinch.
Porradeiro has a takedown stuffed.
Porradeiro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Paulo Porradeiro has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Hebert.
Porradeiro shoots in but Hebert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Porradeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hebert but Hebert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hebert lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck for Porradeiro with that takedown attempt.
Porradeiro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hebert!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hebert is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porradeiro with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hebert is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Porradeiro with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hebert has given up his back here. Will Porradeiro look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Hebert wants to get back to his feet.
Porradeiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porradeiro working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hebert trying to get back to his feet but Porradeiro is in full control for now.
Porradeiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hebert is trying to get back to his feet but Porradeiro has full control of the position and if anything, Hebert has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hebert is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Porradeiro gets his way!
Porradeiro is persistently looking for the submission but Hebert is defending it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hebert is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Porradeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Porradeiro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Porradeiro shoots in looking for a takedown. Hebert tries to sprawl out of it but Porradeiro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hebert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hebert lands with a kick to the temple. Porradeiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Porradeiro scores with a takedown into Hebert's guard.
Hebert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Porradeiro is controlling him.
Hebert is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porradeiro advances position into side control!
Porradeiro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Porradeiro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hebert has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Porradeiro but great work by Hebert.
Hebert stands up and beckons Porradeiro to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Hebert.
A good leg kick by Hebert.
Hebert dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Porradeiro. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hebert.
Hebert lands a nice leg kick that just misses Porradeiro's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hebert.
Paulo Porradeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hebert.
Porradeiro shoots in looking for a takedown. Hebert tries to sprawl out of it but Porradeiro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hebert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hebert cracks the inside of Porradeiro's front leg.
Hebert lands a head kick. Porradeiro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hebert chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Porradeiro shoots in looking for a takedown. Hebert tries to sprawl out of it but Porradeiro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hebert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Porradeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hebert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Porradeiro shoots in for a takedown but Hebert shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hebert feints and then cracks Porradeiro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Porradeiro down.
Hebert scoring well with a low kick there.
Hebert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Porradeiro scores with a takedown into Hebert's guard.
Porradeiro advances to half guard.
Porradeiro prevents Hebert from standing back up.
Porradeiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Porradeiro is looking for a kimura but Hebert is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Porradeiro to get the leverage.
Porradeiro is working for a submission of some sort.
Hebert pushes Porradeiro off looking to stand but Porradeiro dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porradeiro thows a huge punch but Hebert dodges it nicely.
Hebert is looking to escape.
Hebert is in trouble now - Porradeiro has advanced to mount!
Porradeiro wants to take Hebert's back here but Hebert is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hebert is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Porradeiro seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Hebert is holding on tight.
Porradeiro jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hebert manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hebert is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Porradeiro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Hebert will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paulo Porradeiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Porradeiro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Porradeiro showed some decent athleticism there.
Paulo Porradeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hebert looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hebert on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hebert is trying to stand back up but Porradeiro is controlling him
Porradeiro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hebert!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hebert is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porradeiro wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Hebert takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hebert is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Porradeiro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Porradeiro won't let Hebert get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hebert is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Porradeiro fails to take his opponent's back.
Hebert is in a horrible position here. Porradeiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Porradeiro goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hebert is on top in guard.
Hebert would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Porradeiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Porradeiro working for a triangle but Hebert defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hebert wants to get up but he can't break Porradeiro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Porradeiro tries to strike from the bottom.
Hebert decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice takedown defense from Hebert. No joy for Porradeiro on that attempt.
Hebert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crunch! Hebert slams his shin into Porradeiro's torso.
Porradeiro fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Porradeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hebert scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hebert moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hebert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hebert, right into the meat.
Porradeiro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hebert shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Porradeiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hebert's waist but Hebert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Porradeiro off to one side.
Porradeiro has a takedown stuffed.
Hebert moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Porradeiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hebert tries to avoid it but Porradeiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hebert to the ground. Hebert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Porradeiro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Porradeiro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hebert!
You get the feeling that Hebert really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paulo Porradeiro.
I think Porradeiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paulo Porradeiro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeb Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeb Rush has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Powers's chin.
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247 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeb Rush !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powers, right into the meat.
Powers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rush .
Rush moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Powers goes down! Can Rush finish him!?
Powers is rocked!
It looks like Matt Powers has been cut.
Powers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Powers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rush trying to control but Powers is working from the bottom.
Rush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Powers looking for a sweep. Not yet Powers, not yet.
Powers seems to have got his legs back now.
Rush stands and steps away. Powers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rush .
Nice defenses there by Powers.
Rush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powers.
Rush blocks a head kick by Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rush . That did some damage!
Matt Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rush looks gassed!
Powers slips under a jab.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch but Rush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rush darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Powers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Powers blocks a head kick by Rush .
Powers avoids the head kick by Rush .
Rush misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Powers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers lands a slapping body shot.
Powers avoids the head kick by Rush .
Rush is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Powers hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zeb Rush !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hells Bells By ACDC. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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274 lbs
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272 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Kurt Blanks!
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, Ricky Steele!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele stuffs the takedown.
Blanks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steele but Steele pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steele throws a right and a left that Blanks avoids nicely.
Blanks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steele finds it's way round the side to connect with Blanks's head.
Blanks tries to clinch up but Steele circles away and keeps his distance.
Blanks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele lands a nice hook to Blanks's body. Blanks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blanks slips a jab from Steele.
Blanks shoots in for a double leg but Steele sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Blanks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blanks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Steele.
Steele has managed to clinch.
Blanks decides to pull guard.
Steele has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blanks is proving hard to escape from.
Steele is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blanks working for a triangle but Steele defends it easily.
Blanks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steele can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blanks keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blanks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steele passes into half guard.
Steele tries to pass to full mount but Blanks defends it.
Steele wants to stand but Blanks has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Steele content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Blanks missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks moves into full guard.
Blanks has a closed guard, preventing Steele from standing up.
Steele stands up and waves to Blanks to follow him.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele throws a head kick but Blanks moves out of range.
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blanks.
Steele looks gassed!
Blanks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steele as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Blanks with that takedown attempt.
Blanks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blanks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blanks throwing strikes but missing.
Blanks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blanks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blanks lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanks advances to half guard.
Blanks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steele has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blanks is working away from the top position though.
Blanks seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Steele dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blanks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steele throws a head kick but Blanks moves out of range.
Blanks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele misses with a body shot.
No luck for Blanks with that takedown attempt.
Blanks closes the distance and clinches up with Steele, looking for a takedown. Blanks pushes Steele against the cage but Steele circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Blanks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blanks pushes Steele up against the cage in a clinch.
Steele can't break the clinch.
Blanks pulls guard.
Steele stands up from Blanks's guard - Steele perhaps looking for a knockout.
Blanks shoots in but Steele avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Steele as Blanks shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele tries to bum rush Blanks with a series of wild strikes but Blanks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Blanks or perhaps it was just good defense by Steele which made him look bad.
Blanks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steele's waist but Steele gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blanks off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurt Blanks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele clinches up against the cage.
Blanks tries a knee to the head but Steele blocks it.
Steele is pressed up against the cage. Blanks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steele down to the mat. Steele avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Steele throws a series of punches but Blanks avoids them all with ease.
Steele takes a swing at Blanks's ribcage but misses.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Blanks moved out of range.
Blanks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks tries to free his leg and advance position but Steele is retaining full guard.
Blanks advances to half guard.
Blanks has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Steele defend it? Blanks steps over the head and cranks it - Steele is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Blanks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kurt Blanks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Pimpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pimpin has chosen I'm Destructive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Pimpin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimpin misses with a wild combination.
Rua scores with a takedown into Pimpin's guard.
Pimpin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pimpin wants to sweep but no luck.
Pimpin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pimpin wants to stand and escape but Rua is having none of it.
Rua 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.
Pimpin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Pimpin is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rua shoots in but Pimpin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pimpin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rua shoots in and bounces Pimpin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Pimpin is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimpin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pimpin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pimpin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rua off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pimpin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pimpin's guard.
Pimpin looks gassed!
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Pimpin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua landing with the ground and pound.
Rua wants to control from the top but Pimpin keeps moving.
Rua stands and throws Pimpin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rua working the head with strikes.
Rua in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pimpin taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimpin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pimpin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rua working the ground and pound.
Pimpin throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Pimpin wants to get back to his feet.
Pimpin stops Rua from passing to mount.
Rua works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pimpin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rua is looking to improve his position.
Rua is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pimpin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pimpin's back!
Rua lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Pimpin holding both Rua 's hands and preventing any damage.
Rua has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pimpin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimpin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rua's arms.
Rua looking for the RNC.
Pimpin turns into Rua and is now in his guard.
Pimpin tries to stand but Rua is controlling from the bottom.
Rua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pimpin's guard.
Rua passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Rua not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is thwarting Pimpin's attempts to control the position.
Pimpin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pimpin.
Rua passes Pimpin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rua seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pimpin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rua scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pimpin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pimpin is trying to stand back up but Rua is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pimpin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rua is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rua landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nauricio Rua dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pimpin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Pimpin.
Pimpin wants to get back to his feet but Rua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rua wants to control from the top but Pimpin keeps moving.
Nauricio Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rua advances position into side control!
Rua tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rua has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pimpin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rua but great work by Pimpin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is trying to improve his position.
Rua connects with an elbow from the bottom.
Pimpin is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pimpin decides to stand back up. Pimpin steps back and let's Rua get back to his feet.
Rua darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rua has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rua has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pimpin's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua landing punches.
Pimpin is bucking up trying to escape but Rua cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pimpin taking shots to the head.
Rua landing strikes from the mount and Pimpin is in trouble!
Rua is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pimpin is surviving well by controlling Rua's body position as best he can.
Rua looking to control but Pimpin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rua prevents Pimpin from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Rua.
Rua cracks Pimpin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pimpin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pimpin regains half guard.
Rua takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is keen to just control but Pimpin is a slippery customer.
Pimpin wants to get back to his feet.
Rua missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua works his way into full mount!
Rua is working for a guillotine from mount but Pimpin frees his head quite easily.
Rua thowing shots but they're missing.
Rua is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pimpin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rua in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimpin is in a horrible position here. Rua smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rua looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rua cracks Pimpin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pimpin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pimpin is rocked!
Rua with shots to the head and body - Pimpin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pimpin is still in real trouble! Can Rua finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pimpin tries to reverse the position but Rua maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Rua.
Rua lands a big shot to the head and Pimpin winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nauricio Rua!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jax Briggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
226 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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23
286 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexei Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin slips a jab and a cross from Briggs.
Karelin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Briggs's guard.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Briggs is retaining full guard.
Karelin is working hard here to advance position.
Karelin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Briggs is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Briggs has escaped and now he's on top!
Karelin wants to hit a switch here but Briggs passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Karelin there!
Briggs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Karelin?
Karelin is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs with a couple of short strikes.
Karelin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karelin takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Briggs's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jax Briggs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleto Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and michael johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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22
207 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cleto Rodriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, michael johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriquez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for johnson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
johnson wants to get back to his feet.
johnson is squirming around, avoiding Rodriquez's attempts to control the action.
johnson tries to buck Rodriquez off but he can't manage it.
Rodriquez wants to finish this one by submission but johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rodriquez.
johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rodriquez wants to control the pace but johnson is squirming around nicely.
johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rodriquez wants to control the pace but johnson is squirming around nicely.
johnson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rodriquez wants to finish this one by submission but johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rodriquez.
johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez working for a guillotine from mount but johnson is in no mood to give up.
Rodriquez looking to control but johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodriquez working for a guillotine from mount but johnson is in no mood to give up.
Rodriquez is working for a guillotine from mount but johnson frees his head quite easily.
Rodriquez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rodriquez is breathing heavily.
Rodriquez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rodriquez looking to control and managing it successfully.
johnson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rodriquez.
Rodriquez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rodriquez wants to control the pace but johnson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rodriquez is working for a guillotine from mount but johnson frees his head quite easily.
Rodriquez looking to secure an arm triangle but johnson defends it well.
Rodriquez with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Rodriquez tries to control but johnson wriggling away.
johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriquez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodriquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
johnson is trying to escape the mount but Rodriquez keeps good control and instead manages to take johnson's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez looking to break johnson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. johnson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rodriquez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
johnson trying to get back to his feet but Rodriquez is in full control for now.
Rodriquez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. johnson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften johnson for a finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriquez working for a choke but johnson is defending well.
johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriquez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. johnson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften johnson for a finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
johnson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rodriquez's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleto Rodriquez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
johnson misses with a double jab.
Rodriquez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rodriquez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rodriquez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rodriquez has hold of johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rodriquez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
You get the feeling that johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rodriquez has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! johnson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cleto Rodriquez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Freddy Fernandez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Mendez lands a nice hook to Fernandez's body. Fernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mendez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mendez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fernandez has momentary wrist control but Mendez slips an elbow through the middle.
Fernandez is rocked!
Mendez is in close to Fernandez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Fernandez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Fernandez covers up, he's hurt! Mendez keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Mendez and the ref steps in to end the fight! Mendez can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Mendez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brass Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borg Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Rooster. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brass Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borg Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borg Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanson blocks the elbow strike.
Knuckles trying to land knees to the body.
Hanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knuckles tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
Knuckles lands a shot to the body.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but Knuckles has him pressed against the cage.
Hanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Knuckles has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knuckles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knuckles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson drops Knuckles with a left right combo! Hanson follows him down to the ground into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson decides to stand back up. Hanson steps back and let's Knuckles get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Knuckles stumbling backwards into the cage! Knuckles bounces back off the cage towards Hanson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Hanson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Hanson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Borg Hanson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Hughes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We're Not Gonna Fall. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hughes gets the takedown into side control.
Hughes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hughes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Barnes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hughes but great work by Barnes.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
Hughes sneaks back into half guard.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
Hughes tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Hughes moves into full guard.
Hughes working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Barnes has passed into half guard!
Hughes trying to hold on to Barnes's head to control him but Barnes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Pat Hughes has been cut.
Barnes throws a push kick but Hughes slaps the foot to one side.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
Hughes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hughes trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to escape but Hughes is in control.
Hughes wants to control for a moment but Barnes uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hughes gets full guard.
Hughes controls Barnes momentarily but Barnes frees himself.
Hughes wants to improve his position but instead Barnes has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Barnes pushes past his half guard into mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Hughes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A choreographed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes shoots in but no luck this time.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brad Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hughes scores with a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hughes trying to move into half guard but instead Barnes has managed to sweep!
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes wants to stand but Hughes is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hughes is looking for a triangle here but Barnes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hughes is trying to get back to half guard.
Hughes trying to control but Barnes flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hughes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hughes to take his back!
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes breaks Barnes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Hughes pushing down on Barnes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hughes is working for a submission of some sort.
Hughes is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four 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.
Barnes pushes Hughes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brad Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Hughes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes which made him look bad.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
Hughes defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hughes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes is pushing down on Barnes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barnes is fighting to maintain full guard but Hughes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hughes trying to advance position but Barnes counters by regaining guard.
Hughes has gone for a leg lock! Barnes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hughes's guard.
Barnes stands and steps away. Hughes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barnes tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Barnes clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Hughes's cut.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnes throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes fails with the takedown.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
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.
Barnes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes passes Barnes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pat Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barnes defends it well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
Hughes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Barnes had his way with Pat Hughes in that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Hughes's cut.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barnes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barnes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hughes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hughes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hughes looking to control but instead Barnes has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barnes has one foot on Hughes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Hughes with that takedown attempt.
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.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hughes checks a low kick from Barnes.
Pat Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brad Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
A jab from Barnes misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Hughes shoots in.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Barnes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Barnes!
Brad Barnes is the new middleweight champion!
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