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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mats Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madsen comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Heavy Metal Kings. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Josh Hanes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mats Madsen!
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, Josh Hanes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hanes scores with a takedown into Madsen's guard.
Hanes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Madsen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hanes, into his guard.
Hanes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Madsen tries to stand but Hanes is controlling from the bottom.
Madsen preventing the sweep.
Madsen stands up and waves to Hanes to follow him.
Madsen throws a nice looking combination but Hanes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Madsen misses.
Hanes shoots in looking for a takedown. Madsen tries to sprawl out of it but Hanes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Madsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Madsen stuffs the takedown.
Mats Madsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hanes.
Madsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanes looks gassed!
Hanes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Madsen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Josh Hanes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madsen lands a body shot.
Madsen lands a with a good body shot.
Madsen lands with a nice body punch.
Madsen lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hanes sprawling to the canvas. Madsen follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hanes hang on?
Hanes is rocked!
Madsen stands up from half guard.
Madsen rushes Hanes with punches - Hanes moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Hanes goes down! Madsen follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mats Madsen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Michels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sky Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by What a Rush. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard Michels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sky Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk tests Michels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Gerard Michels has been cut.
No luck for Michels with that takedown attempt.
Hawk lands a jab to the nose.
Hawk lands an uppercut, right on the button! Michels tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sky Hawk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Barbarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by The Dropkick Murphys-The Warriors Code. Conan Barbarian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Barbarian!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Barbarian with that takedown attempt.
Blaze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze scores with a three punch combo!
Blaze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbarian.
Barbarian moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.
Barbarian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blaze's guard.
Barbarian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blaze throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Blaze has a closed guard, preventing Barbarian from standing up.
Barbarian passes Blaze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze tries to get to full guard but Barbarian has control of the leg.
Blaze 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.
Blaze is pressing down on Barbarian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barbarian won't allow Blaze to sweep him here.
Blaze is looking for a triangle but Barbarian pushes his legs off easily.
Blaze working a defensive guard here.
Barbarian stands up and waves to Blaze to follow him.
Blaze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barbarian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blaze trying to control here.
Barbarian is pressing down on Blaze's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blaze is holding on for now.
Blaze tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Blaze trying to hold on to Barbarian's head to control him but Barbarian postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barbarian lands a nice short elbow.
Barbarian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blaze wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze gets back to full guard.
Barbarian is working Blaze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blaze has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barbarian off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Barbarian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Barbarian stands up and beckons Blaze to his feet.
Blaze wants to clinch
and Barbarian counters with a single leg into guard. Blaze didn't expect that.
Blaze 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.
Blaze trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barbarian puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Barbarian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blaze does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blaze gets full guard.
Barbarian won't allow Blaze to sweep him here.
Blaze has his foot on Barbarian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barbarian works his way back into a safe position though.
Blaze 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.
Barbarian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbarian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barbarian's best efforts.
Blaze works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbarian won't allow Blaze to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Barbarian dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barbarian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blaze!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze working to try and regain half guard.
Barbarian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barbarian avoids the attempt from Blaze to control.
Blaze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Conan Barbarian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbarian is going olschool here, as he tries to force Blaze to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Blaze shrugs it off.
Barbarian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blaze can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blaze is looking to get to half guard.
Barbarian is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Blaze can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Blaze sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barbarian is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Blaze manages to get to full guard.
Barbarian stands and steps away. Blaze gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Blaze misses with a takedown
and Barbarian counters with a shoot takedown. Blaze fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is looking for a triangle but Barbarian pushes his legs off easily.
Blaze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barbarian's guard.
Barbarian wants to stand and escape but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barbarian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barbarian raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze regains half guard.
Barbarian passes into side control, despite Blaze's attempt to control the position.
Barbarian working the body and head with strikes.
Blaze tries to improve position but can't.
Blaze taking punishment in the form of punches.
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.
Barbarian working the ground and pound.
Blaze sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blaze won't allow Barbarian to pass to mount.
Barbarian is working for a submission of some sort.
Blaze is looking to control Barbarian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blaze avoid being mounted?
Blaze looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Barbarian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blaze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbarian avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Blaze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbarian counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blaze's guard now.
Blaze wants to sweep here but Barbarian controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbarian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blaze's guard.
Blaze lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barbarian!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barbarian can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blaze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barbarian is looking to escape.
Barbarian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blaze tries to control but Barbarian wriggling away.
Blaze throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
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.
Blaze looking to control but Barbarian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blaze is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Barbarian has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Barbarian!
Barbarian is in close to Blaze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blaze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbarian is one step ahead there.
Blaze throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barbarian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze keeping full guard, as Barbarian tries to pass.
Barbarian trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Blaze looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Barbarian has picked Blaze up and slammed him! Blaze can't keep hold of the triangle and Barbarian manages to pass to side control!
Blaze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaze has his takedown stuffed
and Barbarian counters with a takedown into side control.
Barbarian working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbarian working away.
Blaze tries to bench press Barbarian off him but Barbarian keeps the position.
Johnny Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbarian working the ground and pound.
Barbarian working the ground and pound.
Blaze is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Blaze is trying to get back to half guard.
Conan Barbarian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbarian lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Barbarian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barbarian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Barbarian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy DeSouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeSouza comes to the cage accompanied by Randy Manny & The Tools. Ferguson has chosen Breaking Benjamin singing "You Fight Me" live for the crowd tonight!!!! as his entrance music. Kevin Ferguson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy DeSouza!
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, Kevin Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSouza keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but DeSouza pushes him off.
Nice shot by DeSouza.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but DeSouza pushes him off.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferguson tries to clinch but DeSouza is having none of it.
Ferguson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but DeSouza is avoiding it.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - DeSouza circles away.
DeSouza swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but DeSouza circles away.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
DeSouza fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but DeSouza is avoiding it.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but DeSouza keeps it at a distance.
Kevin Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for DeSouza.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but DeSouza pushes him off.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but DeSouza circles away and keeps his distance.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeSouza throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
DeSouza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kevin Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but DeSouza circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferguson tries to clinch but DeSouza moves out of range.
DeSouza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeSouza misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but DeSouza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but DeSouza circles away.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeSouza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson tries to clinch but DeSouza moves out of range.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeSouza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
DeSouza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeSouza swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeSouza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy DeSouza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - DeSouza circles away.
DeSouza misses with a looping left.
Ferguson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ferguson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but DeSouza pushes him off.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeSouza swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeSouza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Kevin Ferguson has been cut.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeSouza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
DeSouza keeps the fight on the outside.
DeSouza keeps the fight on the outside.
DeSouza looks for a takedown but Ferguson sprawls well.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but DeSouza circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza lands with an overhand left.
DeSouza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeSouza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeSouza keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from DeSouza.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - DeSouza circles away.
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeSouza.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
DeSouza thuds his right hand into Ferguson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch lands to the side of Ferguson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeSouza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy DeSouza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Ferguson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferguson tries to clinch but DeSouza moves out of range.
DeSouza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ferguson as he avoids it easily.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but DeSouza circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeSouza throws a hook to the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson slips under a jab from DeSouza.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but DeSouza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from DeSouza.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but DeSouza is avoiding it.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeSouza is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ferguson tries to clinch but DeSouza is having none of it.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSouza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but DeSouza pushes him off.
Ferguson tries to clinch but DeSouza is having none of it.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
DeSouza fails with a takedown attempt.
DeSouza swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
DeSouza throws a hook but Ferguson blocks it.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but DeSouza circles away.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeSouza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Good exchange - DeSouza coming out on top.
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.
Ferguson tries to clinch but DeSouza is having none of it.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but DeSouza pushes him off.
DeSouza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeSouza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but DeSouza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeSouza connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from DeSouza misses.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeSouza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeSouza keeps the fight on the outside.
DeSouza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferguson but Ferguson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy DeSouza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as DeSouza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferguson doesn't seem phased though.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but DeSouza keeps it at a distance.
DeSouza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferguson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but DeSouza circles away and keeps his distance.
DeSouza keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeSouza keeps the fight on the outside.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but DeSouza pushes him off.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but DeSouza circles away.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but DeSouza is avoiding it.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeSouza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but DeSouza circles away and keeps his distance.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randy DeSouza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - DeSouza circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big left from DeSouza misses.
Ferguson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
DeSouza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson gets caught flat footed, as DeSouza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy DeSouza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Ferguson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by DeSouza as he connects with a hook.
Ferguson tries to clinch but DeSouza is having none of it.
Ferguson fails to land the takedown.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but DeSouza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeSouza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferguson.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but DeSouza is avoiding it.
A jab from DeSouza misses.
DeSouza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
DeSouza lands a jab.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeSouza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
DeSouza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - DeSouza circles away.
DeSouza throws a hook but Ferguson blocks it.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but DeSouza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from DeSouza.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but DeSouza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeSouza throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeSouza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
DeSouza passes to side control.
DeSouza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no DeSouza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
DeSouza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeSouza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ferguson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ferguson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ferguson moves into full guard.
DeSouza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
DeSouza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ferguson looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeSouza is one step ahead there.
Ferguson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DeSouza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and DeSouza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferguson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ferguson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ferguson working for a triangle but DeSouza defends it easily.
DeSouza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ferguson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. DeSouza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
DeSouza stopping the sweep attempt from Ferguson.
Ferguson has his foot on DeSouza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. DeSouza works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson has his foot on DeSouza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. DeSouza works his way back into a safe position though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
DeSouza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeSouza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferguson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeSouza keeps the fight on the outside.
DeSouza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferguson is fending him off so far but DeSouza persists. Nope, Ferguson circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeSouza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeSouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy DeSouza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeSouza, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy DeSouza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Visa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Anderson!
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, Billy Visa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visa shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Visa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Visa misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Visa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mr Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Visa.
Visa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Visa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Visa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Visa is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Anderson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Visa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Subz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Subz comes to the cage accompanied by Speak - Stop The War. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Subz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Slade!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Subz!
It looks like Kane Slade has been cut.
Subz lands a slapping body shot.
Slade looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Subz and Slade goes tumbling to the canvas! Subz follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Slade is rocked!
Subz sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Slade! Oh, Slade is in big trouble! Subz lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jonny Subz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runar Soegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Runar Soegaard!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Soegaard misses with a head kick.
Soegaard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Soegaard misses with a straight left.
Soegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soegaard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie .
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Soegaard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Soegaard has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Soegaard.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Soegaard pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Soegaard wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soegaard is pressing down on Gracie 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soegaard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Soegaard pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soegaard has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Soegaard won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soegaard breaks from the clinch.
Runar Soegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soegaard tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Soegaard rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soegaard breaks the clinch.
Soegaard looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Soegaard tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie .
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Soegaard looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Soegaard looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Soegaard!
Gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Soegaard is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Soegaard controlling from the full mount.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Soegaard maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rickson Gracie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch combination from Soegaard misses.
Soegaard tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soegaard is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Soegaard misses with the combination.
Soegaard drops Gracie with a right and a left! Soegaard comes rushing in but Gracie regains his composure and manages to keep Soegaard in guard.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie wants to improve his position but instead Soegaard has moved into half guard.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soegaard trying to control the pace.
Gracie looking for subs from the bottom but Soegaard mounts him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Soegaard maintains control.
Soegaard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Soegaard has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Soegaard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soegaard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Soegaard controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Soegaard isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Soegaard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Soegaard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runar Soegaard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Soegaard lands with a right and another and another! Gracie is in big trouble! Soegaard lands again and this time it's lights out for Gracie ! A quality knockout there for Soegaard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Runar Soegaard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Your Nightmare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Your Nightmare will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Your Nightmare!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nightmare shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nightmare scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith regains half guard there - taking advantage of Nightmare's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is pressing down on Nightmare's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith 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.
Nightmare is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nightmare missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith lands a big elbow.
Nightmare can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith trying to control but Nightmare is having none of it.
Smith looking to finish Nightmare with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nightmare!
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!
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nightmare swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Nightmare that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nightmare taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nightmare is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Nightmare is rocked!
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nightmare looks a forlorn figure.
Nightmare is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nightmare seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nightmare keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nightmare looks gassed!
Smith goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nightmare turns into him and now he's in Smith's guard.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nightmare!
Smith trying to control but Nightmare is having none of it.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the attempt from Nightmare to control.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Nightmare is in trouble!
Nightmare working to try and regain half guard.
Nightmare takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nightmare in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nightmare hang on?
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nightmare has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Nightmare's head.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nightmare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nightmare shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Your Nightmare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a series of punches but Nightmare avoids them all with ease.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Nightmare doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Nightmare has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nightmare there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith cracks Nightmare with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nightmare avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nightmare swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nightmare tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nightmare counters by moving into the clinch.
Nightmare is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Nightmare into the cage.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nightmare with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nightmare is breathing heavily.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith rushes Nightmare with punches - Nightmare moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Nightmare goes down! Smith follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Smith!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Moye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes to the cage accompanied by ZERO ONNNNNEEEEEEEEE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Moye!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moye walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moye walks into a straight right hand from Mousasi.
Mousasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Moye.
Mousasi throws a right and a left that Moye avoids nicely.
A big left from Mousasi misses.
Moye ducks under a wild hook from Mousasi.
Moye throws a jab when Mousasi was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mousasi throws a hook but Moye blocks it.
Mousasi misses the shot to the body.
Moye fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moye has a takedown stuffed.
Moye shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mousasi's guard.
Mousasi wants to sweep here but Moye controlling him for the moment.
Mousasi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moye on the ground.
Mousasi keeping full guard, as Moye tries to pass.
Moye thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mousasi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Moye off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Moye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mousasi misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Mousasi misses.
A jab from Mousasi misses.
Mousasi throws out a loose jab but Moye uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mousasi.
Mousasi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moye tries to clinch there but Mousasi circles away.
Mousasi throws a series of punches but Moye moves out of range.
Mousasi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moye will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moye fails with a takedown attempt.
Gegard Mousasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Moye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four 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.
Nice defenses there by Moye.
Moye fails to land the takedown.
Moye tries to clinch there but Mousasi circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moye doesn't manage to clinch there - Mousasi circles away.
Mousasi misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moye is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mousasi.
Nice defenses there by Moye.
Mousasi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mousasi throws a good cross that connects.
Moye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mousasi lands a two punch combo.
Moye looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Moye seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to kick Moye off but Moye keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mousasi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moye postures up.
Mousasi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moye is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mousasi 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moye gets a takedown into half guard.
Moye is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mousasi sees it coming and defends easily.
Moye is breathing heavily.
Moye is thwarting Mousasi's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to get back to full guard but Moye takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Moye has control of Mousasi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mousasi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Moye jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mousasi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mousasi and Moye has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mousasi is looking to regain half guard here but Moye keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi gets back to half guard.
Mousasi is trying to stand up here but Moye is controlling him well.
Moye passes to side control.
Moye is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mousasi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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 Gegard Mousasi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good shot there by Mousasi.
Mousasi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab by Mousasi.
Mousasi scores with the left hand. Moye knows he should have avoided that one.
Mousasi misses with a straight left.
Moye wants to clinch up but Mousasi keeps it at a distance.
Mousasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moye walks into a left hand.
Moye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Mousasi as Moye shoots in.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mousasi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mousasi throws a series of punches but Moye avoids them all with ease.
Mousasi scores with a punch to the head.
Mousasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Moye ducks right into an uppercut from Mousasi.
A cross from Mousasi lands.
Moye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mousasi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Derek Moye has been cut.
Mousasi throws a hook to the side of Moye's head but Moye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mousasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moye will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gegard Mousasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Moye.
Mousasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Moye is just out of range.
Mousasi lands with a straight right. Moye didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moye moves away.
Moye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moye misses the body punch
and Mousasi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gegard Mousasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mousasi lands with a shot to the body.
Moye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mousasi.
Mousasi throws a series of punches but Moye moves out of range.
Moye shoots and misses
enabling Mousasi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gegard Mousasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mousasi!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mousasi throws a hook to the side of Moye's head but Moye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moye clinches but Mousasi breaks the clinch
and Mousasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Moye tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mousasi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mousasi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moye counters by clinching up.
Mousasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moye closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mousasi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Moye's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mousasi throws a looping overhand right but Moye ducks down to avoid it.
Mousasi scores with a body shot.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mousasi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mousasi lands with an overhand left.
Mousasi misses with a hook. Moye ducked under it nicely.
Gegard Mousasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Moye ducks under a wild hook from Mousasi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi throws a hook but Moye blocks it.
Mousasi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moye wants to clinch
and Mousasi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mousasi throws out the jab.
Mousasi misses with an uppercut. Moye saw that one coming.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mousasi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moye was well out of range. Poor timing from Mousasi.
Moye needs to keep his hands up - Mousasi had a free shot at his head there.
Mousasi dips to his left and cracks Moye with an uppercut!
Mousasi loads up on a big right hand but Moye slips the punch.
Moye moves out of range of the strikes.
Moye tries to clinch but Mousasi moves away
enabling Mousasi to counter with a crisp jab.
Moye doesn't manage to clinch there - Mousasi circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moye.
Moye with a poor takedown
and Mousasi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mousasi misses the jab.
Mousasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moye.
Moye moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a few strikes there.
Moye fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mousasi misses its intended target.
Moye tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moye shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mousasi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moye is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mousasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mousasi thuds his right hand into Moye's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moye with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mousasi counters with a series of strikes. Moye will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi had his way with Derek Moye in that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Moye's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Moye gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mousasi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mousasi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mousasi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mousasi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moye has his takedown stuffed
and Mousasi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moye is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mousasi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mousasi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mousasi misses.
Moye blocks a jab.
Moye tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mousasi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mousasi misses the jab.
Mousasi misses with a few strikes there.
Mousasi missing with a left hand there. Moye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moye misses the body punch
and Mousasi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mousasi throws a right hand that Moye ducks under and follows up with a left that Moye also avoids with ease.
Moye wants to clinch
and Mousasi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moye looks to clinch
and Mousasi counters with a series of strikes. Moye will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mousasi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mousasi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mousasi misses the target.
Moye tries to clinch but Mousasi moves away
and Mousasi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Mousasi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moye with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mousasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gegard Mousasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Moye.
Mousasi cracks Moye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moye darts in trying to clinch
and Mousasi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moye darts in trying to clinch
and Mousasi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mousasi throws a one two combo.
Moye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mousasi manages to avoid it.
Mousasi misses with a body shot.
Moye tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mousasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Mousasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mousasi, 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 George Francis scores the fight 50:43
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:43
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Mousasi!
Gegard Mousasi retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
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230 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Williams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Velasquez lands in his opponent's guard.
Velasquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Velasquez pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Velasquez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Velasquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Velasquez 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.
Velasquez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Velasquez blocks the strikes from Williams.
Velasquez with the ground and pound but Williams uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Velasquez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Velasquez wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Velasquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Velasquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
Williams keeping full guard, as Velasquez tries to pass.
Velasquez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Velasquez trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Velasquez fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Velasquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Velasquez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a right hand that Velasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velasquez also avoids with ease.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams wants to stand up but Velasquez is controlling him.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Velasquez is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Velasquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big left from Williams misses.
Horrible takedown by Velasquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams tries to work over Velasquez's front leg with a kick but Velasquez checks it.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams with a hook.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Velasquez throws a head kick that half lands.
Velasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Velasquez.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velasquez manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velasquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Velasquez dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Velasquez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Williams catches Velasquez right on the button with a cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Velasquez - that will leave a mark!
Kain Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Velasquez with that takedown attempt.
Velasquez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Velasquez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Velasquez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Velasquez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Velasquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Velasquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Velasquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rob Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a right hand that Velasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velasquez also avoids with ease.
Velasquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Velasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Williams misses with a combination
and Velasquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Williams's guard now.
Rob Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Velasquez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Velasquez is proving a slippery customer.
Velasquez trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Velasquez is stalling in the full guard.
Velasquez cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Velasquez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kain Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Velasquez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Velasquez tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Velasquez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kain Velasquez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kain Velasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Williams!
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