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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Moller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Concrete has chosen Frontline as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Johnny Concrete enters the cage!
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrick Moller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Concrete!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Concrete misses with a few strikes there.
Concrete tries to clinch up but Moller circles away and keeps his distance.
Moller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moller is looking to score with low kicks.
Concrete tries to clinch but Moller is having none of it.
Concrete fails with an attempt to clinch.
Concrete moves in looking to clinch but Moller pushes him off.
Moller cracks Concrete with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moller lands a head shot.
Moller cracks Concrete with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Concrete looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Moller finish him?
Concrete is rocked!
Concrete bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Moller comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Concrete falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Concrete was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fredrick Moller!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Donggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaimana Peleke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donggler comes to the cage accompanied by Passion Fruit - The Rigga Ding Dong Song. Peleke has chosen Redemption Song as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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223 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dong Donggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaimana Peleke!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peleke misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Donggler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peleke throws a series of punches but Donggler avoids them all with ease.
Donggler clinches up with Peleke and pushes him back against the cage.
Peleke tries to circle away but Donggler has him pinned against the cage.
Peleke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peleke wants to break free but Donggler has control.
Donggler prevents Peleke from breaking the clinch.
Peleke working aggressively here.
Donggler lands with a right to the head.
Peleke is trying to break free.
Donggler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Donggler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peleke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donggler lands a nice shot to the body.
Donggler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donggler is pressed up against the cage. Peleke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Donggler down to the mat. Donggler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peleke throws a head kick that misses.
Peleke tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peleke avoids the body shot from Donggler.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peleke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donggler lands a takedown into guard.
Donggler throwing strikes from guard but Peleke blocks nicely.
Peleke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Donggler forces his way into half guard.
Donggler 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.
Donggler winds up and cracks Peleke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Donggler working Peleke over with strikes.
Donggler is trying to control. Peleke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peleke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Donggler lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Donggler.
Peleke is rocked!
It looks like Kaimana Peleke has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donggler lands a big elbow - Peleke is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Donggler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dong Donggler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malakai Dei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dei comes to the cage accompanied by Kryptonite. Newman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Truth Is. Malakai Dei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malakai Dei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ali Newman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Newman.
It looks like Malakai Dei has been cut.
Newman throws a right hand that Dei ducks under and follows up with a left that Dei also avoids with ease.
Newman drops Dei with a beautiful combination! Dei stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Newman is looking for the KO!
Dei is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newman lands with a right and another and another! Dei is in big trouble! Newman lands again and this time it's lights out for Dei! A quality knockout there for Newman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ali Newman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Crouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakan Loob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Crouch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakan Loob!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loob.
Crouch shoots in for a double leg but Loob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crouch dodges the punch combination from Loob.
Crouch shoots in for a double leg but Loob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Loob shoots in for a double leg but Crouch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crouch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crouch wants it to stay on the feet.
Jacob Crouch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakan Loob.
Loob fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Crouch. That snapped Loob's head back.
Loob swinging wilding here.
Loob misses with a wild combination.
Loob checks a leg kick.
No luck for Loob with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loob has his takedown stuffed
and Crouch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crouch looks to land a combination but Loob avoids it well.
Loob fails with the takedown.
Loob misses with a wild combination.
Crouch slips a jab and a cross from Loob.
Loob throws a right and a left that Crouch avoids nicely.
Loob misses with a combination
and Crouch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hakan Loob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loob looks gassed!
Loob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crouch throws a hook but Loob blocks it.
Loob swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Loob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loob throws a series of punches but Crouch moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Crouch with that takedown attempt.
Loob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crouch catches Loob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Loob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crouch.
Loob feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Crouch wants to get back to his feet but Loob is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crouch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loob on the ground.
Crouch 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crouch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Loob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crouch wants to get back to his feet but Loob is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loob has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crouch uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Loob misses with a body shot.
Loob misses with a takedown
letting Crouch counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Loob.
Loob drops Crouch with a nice combination! Loob dives into Crouch's guard, looking to finish!
Crouch is rocked!
It looks like Jacob Crouch has been cut.
Crouch looking to control.
Oh Crouch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crouch has momentary wrist control but Loob slips an elbow through the middle.
Loob drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loob jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Loob stands up and waves to Crouch to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crouch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crouch seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loob won't allow Crouch to get back to his feet.
Loob landing with the ground and pound.
Loob stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Loob misses with a double jab
and Crouch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Loob.
Loob scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakan Loob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Crouch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Loob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crouch is fending him off so far but Loob persists. Nope, Crouch circles away and we're back to standing.
Loob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crouch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crouch throws a head kick that misses.
Loob misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Crouch.
Jacob Crouch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loob swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crouch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loob tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crouch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Loob somewhat.
Jacob Crouch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakan Loob.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crouch sizes up Loob with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crouch lands with a nice combination. Loob backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crouch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loob throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crouch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loob looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loob is defended easily by Crouch.
Loob misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Crouch.
Loob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Loob wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab lands there for Loob.
Loob cracks Crouch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loob throws a right hand that Crouch ducks under and follows up with a left that Crouch also avoids with ease.
Loob misses with a series of wild punches.
Loob dives in and grabs Crouch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crouch pushes down on Loob's head and hops out.
Loob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Loob throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crouch was covering up waiting for the punch and Loob finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Loob throws a big right hand that misses.
Crouch pulls Loob in close to prevent any damage.
Loob trying to control the position from guard on top but Crouch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crouch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loob.
Crouch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Loob sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crouch's guard.
Loob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Loob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crouch is not content to let Loob control the position.
Loob escapes and gets back to his feet.
Loob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crouch circles away quickly and effectively.
Crouch throws an overhand right that lands on Loob's shoulder, as Loob tries to avoid the shot.
Crouch throws a one two combo.
Loob misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crouch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Loob staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loob.
Some wild striking there from Loob.
Loob throws a nice looking combination but Crouch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loob fails with a takedown attempt.
Loob keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Loob fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Loob is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Crouch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Crouch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Crouch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Loob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crouch is fending him off so far but Loob persists. Nope, Crouch circles away and we're back to standing.
Loob walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Loob shoots and misses
and Crouch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crouch not doing much here.
Crouch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Loob for as long as he can get away with.
Crouch stands up and beckons Loob to join him on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loob looks to land a combination but Crouch avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loob fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacob Crouch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakan Loob.
Crouch dives in and grabs Loob's left leg, looking for a takedown. Loob pushes down on Crouch's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Crouch. No joy for Loob on that attempt.
Loob misses with a wild combination.
Crouch throws a series of punches but Loob moves out of range.
Loob shoots in for a takedown but Crouch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Loob shoots for a double leg takedown but Crouch sprawls well. He's pushed Loob's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crouch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Loob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crouch circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
Crouch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loob.
Crouch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crouch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loob misses with a double jab
enabling Crouch to counter with a crisp jab.
Crouch slips a jab and a cross from Loob.
Loob closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crouch to the mat! Crouch manages to get full guard.
Crouch is looking to stand up but Loob isn't so interested in that idea.
Loob thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Loob drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loob jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Crouch wants to stand up but Loob is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crouch wants to get back to his feet but Loob passes into half guard.
Loob is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Crouch is just riding it out for now. Loob eventually gives up the hold.
Crouch wants to get back to full guard but Loob has passed into side control.
Crouch is bucking up trying to escape but Loob cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Loob landing strikes from the mount and Crouch is in trouble!
Crouch is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crouch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Loob working for a guillotine from mount but Crouch is in no mood to give up.
Loob looking for a guillotine from mount but Crouch is having none of it.
Crouch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Loob tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Loob punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crouch taking shots to the head.
Loob get's back to his feet.
Loob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
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 Jacob Crouch.
I think Crouch 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Crouch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Wildman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wildman comes into the arena with Kanye West - Amazing blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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180 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blaze Wildman!
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, Nick Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonhson tries to clinch but Wildman moves out of range.
Wildman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jonhson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wildman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jonhson shoots in for a takedown but Wildman shows good takedown defense.
Jonhson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wildman sprawls well. Wildman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jonhson gets slowly back to his feet.
Blaze Wildman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Jonhson.
Wildman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wildman lands strikes from half guard.
Wildman is thwarting Jonhson's attempts to control the position.
Jonhson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jonhson trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wildman controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson is refusing to be controlled, as Wildman sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wildman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jonhson.
Wildman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wildman trying to pass the guard but Jonhson defending well.
Jonhson wants to control but Wildman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wildman is keen to just control but Jonhson is a slippery customer.
Wildman wants to stand up but Jonhson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jonhson tries to roll over but Wildman keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wildman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonhson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wildman trying to control the action but Jonhson is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wildman clinches.
Wildman lands with a light punch inside.
Wildman lands with a left to the head.
Jonhson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jonhson keeps control of Wildman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jonhson goes for a takedown attempt but Wildman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jonhson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jonhson looks gassed!
Wildman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wildman connects with a nice short shot to Jonhson's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wildman in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jonhson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jonhson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jonhson is staying active underneath Wildman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jonhson is positioning himself well to prevent Wildman advancing to mount.
Jonhson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wildman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wildman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jonhson trying to hold on to Wildman's head to control him but Wildman postures up.
Jonhson is looking for a sweep. Wildman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wildman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jonhson!
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.
Wildman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wildman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jonhson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jonhson is in a horrible position here. Wildman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wildman avoids the attempt from Jonhson to control.
Wildman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wildman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Wildman dominated that round.
That's time! Wildman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jonhson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wildman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jonhson did well to prevent Wildman getting side control.
Jonhson tries to roll over but Wildman keeps him under control.
Wildman seems to be looking for submissions.
Jonhson is looking for a sweep. Wildman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wildman wants to free his trapped foot but Jonhson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jonhson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wildman is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wildman is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jonhson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildman is thwarting Jonhson's attempts to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jonhson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jonhson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wildman circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wildman is defended easily by Jonhson.
Wildman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jonhson.
Wildman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jonhson but Jonhson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wildman thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jonhson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wildman is defended easily by Jonhson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaze Wildman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Jonhson throws a combination. Wildman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jonhson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wildman doesn't seem bothered though.
Jonhson scores with a takedown into Wildman's guard.
Jonhson is stalling in the full guard.
Wildman pushes Jonhson off and gets back to his feet.
Jonhson looks for a takedown but Wildman sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildman moves into range and clinches up with Jonhson.
Wildman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jonhson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jonhson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wildman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nick Jonhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonhson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jonhson is trying to keep Wildman in close.
Wildman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jonhson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wildman postures up and lands a big shot to Jonhson's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson has a closed guard, preventing Wildman from standing up.
Wildman pushes down on Jonhson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jonhson trying to control here.
Wildman is looking to take a break and control but Jonhson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jonhson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wildman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jonhson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Wildman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wildman has closed the distance and engaged Jonhson in a clinch.
Jonhson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wildman won't allow it.
Wildman working hard to break the clinch.
Jonhson tries to score a body lock takedown but Wildman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wildman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wildman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wildman breaks the clinch.
Jonhson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jonhson is keen to just control but Wildman is a slippery customer.
Jonhson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wildman reverses the position - he's now on top in Jonhson's guard.
Wildman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jonhson's guard.
Wildman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jonhson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jonhson wants to control but Wildman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson has hold of Wildman's hands but Wildman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jonhson is not content to let Wildman control the position.
Jonhson wants to control but Wildman is keeping busy.
Wildman wants to pass the guard but Jonhson is defending well.
Wildman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wildman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jonhson defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wildman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jonhson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wildman's guard now.
Jonhson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wildman's guard.
Wildman moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wildman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wildman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildman working the ground and pound effectively.
Wildman avoids the attempt from Jonhson to control.
Wildman controlling from mount.
Blaze Wildman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jonhson wants to hold on but Wildman pushes him away.
Wildman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jonhson wants to hold on but Wildman pushes him away.
Wildman has control of Jonhson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jonhson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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.
Wildman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jonhson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wildman throws some wild stikes that Jonhson manages to avoid easily.
Nick Jonhson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wildman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wildman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wildman 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.
Wildman looking to finish with strikes here!
Wildman avoids the attempt from Jonhson to control.
Wildman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blaze Wildman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jonhson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Jonhson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wildman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaze Wildman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Ellen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Bobby!
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, Jake Ellen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bobby is out of range and Ellen settles back down.
Bobby drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bobby trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobby gets to his feet - Ellen follows without any prompting.
Bobby misses with a takedown attempt - Ellen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ellen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellen looks for the body kick but Bobby saw that one coming.
Kenny Bobby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ellen looks to land a combination but Bobby avoids it well.
A combination from Ellen does no damage.
Ellen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bobby in his tracks.
Ellen throws a head kick but Bobby moves out of range.
Bobby rushes Ellen and presses him up against the cage.
Bobby has Ellen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ellen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bobby fails to pull guard.
Ellen manages to break the clinch.
Bobby is looking to clinch.
Ellen misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellen stuffs the takedown.
Bobby has a takedown stuffed.
Bobby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ellen tries to hold on but Bobby postures up.
Bobby tries to control but Ellen wriggling away.
Bobby is breathing heavily.
Bobby goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ellen is on top in guard.
Ellen scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby wants to stand and escape but Ellen is having none of it.
Ellen wants to control from the top but Bobby keeps moving.
Ellen stands up from Bobby's guard - Ellen perhaps looking for a knockout.
A left and a right from Ellen both land. Nice combination.
Ellen misses with a series of wild punches.
Ellen is looking to slow Bobby down with leg kicks.
Ellen throws a series of punches but Bobby moves out of range.
Ellen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellen throws a series of punches but Bobby moves out of range.
Ellen lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellen throws a series of punches but Bobby avoids them all with ease.
Ellen lands an overhand right.
A leg kick checked by Bobby.
Ellen misses with the combination.
Ellen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ellen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ellen throws the kick towards the body but Bobby avoids it.
Bobby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jake Ellen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bobby moves out of range of the body kick from Ellen.
Ellen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bobby takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ellen throws a combination. Bobby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bobby backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Ellen misses.
Ellen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ellen misses with a wild combination.
Ellen misses with a body kick.
A nice combination there by Ellen.
Ellen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bobby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ellen throws the kick towards the body but Bobby avoids it.
Ellen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bobby takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bobby dives in and grabs Ellen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ellen pushes down on Bobby's head and hops out.
Bobby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Ellen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ellen looks to land a combination but Bobby avoids it well.
Kenny Bobby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellen's corner calls for a 1-2. Ellen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bobby looks for a takedown but Ellen sprawls well.
Ellen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ellen throws a series of strikes that have Bobby backpedaling.
Ellen tries to bum rush Bobby with a series of wild strikes but Bobby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ellen lands a with a good body shot.
Ellen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bobby.
Bobby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Ellen.
Ellen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellen throws a series of punches but Bobby moves out of range.
Ellen tries a low kick but Bobby avoids it.
Jake Ellen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bobby blocks a low kick nicely.
Ellen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ellen tries a head kick but it misses.
Ellen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bobby doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from Ellen does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellen.
Bobby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ellen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellen misses with a body kick.
Ellen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ellen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bobby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Ellen lands with a nice body punch.
Bobby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ellen tries to avoid it but Bobby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ellen to the ground. Ellen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bobby shoots in for a takedown but Ellen shows good takedown defense.
Bobby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bobby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ellen.
Ellen misses with a wild combination.
Ellen swinging wilding here.
A nice combination there by Ellen.
Ellen scores with a one two! Bobby had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellen lands a body shot.
Ellen throws a nice looking combination but Bobby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ellen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ellen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ellen leaves Bobby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Ellen.
Ellen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch combination from Ellen misses.
Bobby takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ellen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bobby rather than just go for the knockout.
Ellen throws a sloppy head kick and Bobby moves out of range easily.
Ellen slaps away a takedown attempt from Bobby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bobby closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ellen to the mat! Ellen manages to get full guard.
Bobby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ellen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellen has his feet on Bobby's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bobby.
Ellen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ellen pushes Bobby off and gets back to his feet.
Ellen throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bobby.
Bobby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ellen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Ellen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ellen tries a head kick but it misses.
Bobby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellen fails to land with a series of punches.
Ellen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bobby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ellen throws a right hand that Bobby ducks under and follows up with a left that Bobby also avoids with ease.
Bobby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ellen stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobby fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellen misses with a body kick.
Ellen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ellen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bobby in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ellen misses.
Ellen throws a nice looking combination but Bobby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bobby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ellen's waist but Ellen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bobby off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bobby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick from Ellen lands but Bobby takes it in his stride.
Ellen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Ellen misses.
Ellen throws a nice looking combination but Bobby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bobby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bobby showed some decent athleticism there.
Ellen is staying active underneath Bobby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellen is trying to stand up here but Bobby is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobby is pressing down on Ellen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ellen is holding on for now.
Ellen tries to kick Bobby off but Bobby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ellen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ellen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ellen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby is trying to control the position but Ellen postures up.
Bobby is looking to stand up but Ellen isn't so interested in that idea.
Ellen trying to control but Bobby is working from the bottom.
Ellen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ellen tries to stand but Bobby is controlling from the bottom.
Ellen connects with a couple of short punches.
Ellen stops Bobby from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ellen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick misses from Ellen.
A jab lands there for Ellen.
Ellen misses with a series of wild punches.
Bobby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bobby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bobby looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ellen wants to get back to his feet.
Ellen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bobby.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Ellen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ellen 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Ellen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair has chosen Flypside-Someday as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Starr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John St Clair!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Clair shoots in and bounces Starr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Starr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Clair 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.
St Clair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Starr throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Starr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Starr is breathing heavily.
St Clair wants to control from the top but Starr keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Clair drops back looking for a leg! Starr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Starr manages to kick St Clair off! St Clair jumps back into Starr's guard.
St Clair scoring with some ground and pound.
St Clair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Clair's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
St Clair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Starr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair thows a big elbow that misses.
Starr keeping moving, preventing St Clair from controlling successfully.
St Clair thows a big elbow that misses.
St Clair lands a couple of elbows.
St Clair not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St Clair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Clair is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Clair is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
St Clair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Clair wants to control from the top but Starr keeps moving.
Despite being in the dominant position, John St Clair just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Clair closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St Clair lands with a punch from half guard.
St Clair slips a nice elbow through Starr's hands, connecting with Starr's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Clair lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John St Clair dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Clair pushes Starr up against the cage in a clinch.
St Clair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St Clair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Clair has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Starr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
St Clair is trying to drag Starr to the mat but Starr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
St Clair goes for a takedown in the clinch but Starr prevents it.
Brock Starr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John St Clair.
Starr is pressed up against the cage. St Clair has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Starr down to the mat. Starr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Clair feints and as Starr raises his hands in defense, St Clair changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Clair wants to control from the top but Starr keeps moving.
St Clair not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair landing with the ground and pound.
Starr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St Clair controls the pace.
Let's hope that St Clair has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Clair lands a couple of elbows.
St Clair is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Clair looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, John St Clair just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Clair rushes Starr and presses him up against the cage.
Starr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
St Clair is trying to stand up here but Starr is controlling him well.
Starr is keen to just control but St Clair is a slippery customer.
St Clair trying to control from the bottom.
Starr wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Clair keeps working.
Starr is thwarting St Clair's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starr wants to control but St Clair is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Starr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Starr wants it to stay on the feet.
St Clair has a takedown stuffed.
Brock Starr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Clair shoots in and drives through. Starr sprawls well.
St Clair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Clair closes the distance and pushes Starr back into the cage.
St Clair drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Clair drops down looking for an ankle pick but Starr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from St Clair as Starr shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John St Clair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
St Clair decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Starr is looking to improve his position.
St Clair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Starr is defending against the submission attempts here by St Clair.
St Clair seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Starr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr is looking to control St Clair's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Starr avoid being mounted?
St Clair sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Starr taking some punishment here, with St Clair in his half guard.
Starr tries to roll over but St Clair keeps him under control.
St Clair is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Starr has managed to free his arm - good 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.
St Clair working the head and body with strikes.
Starr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Clair pulls his head out easily.
John St Clair has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Clair controlling the action here.
St Clair working over Starr with some ground and pound. Starr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair 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.
Still in half guard, St Clair seems content to control.
John St Clair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Clair scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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.
St Clair is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St Clair blocks the strikes from Starr.
St Clair sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
John St Clair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Clair 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John St Clair!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Champion comes to the cage accompanied by This Fire Burns- Killswitch Engage. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion tries to clinch up but Velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Champion lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez misses with a wild combination.
Velasquez throws a right hand that Champion ducks under and follows up with a left that Champion also avoids with ease.
Velasquez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Champion shoots in for a double leg but Velasquez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Velasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velasquez cracks Champion with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Velasquez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Champion to stand back up!
It looks like Lance Champion has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Champion misses with a head kick.
Champion lands a high kick!
Champion moves in looking to clinch but Velasquez pushes him off.
Velasquez misses with the combination.
Champion moves forwards but Velasquez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Champion plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Velasquez cracks Champion with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Velasquez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Champion to stand back up!
Champion is rocked!
Champion is holding his hands too far apart here. Velasquez throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Champion is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodrigo Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sugar rashad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Kuklinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, sugar rashad!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklinski tries to clinch there but rashad circles away.
rashad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and rashad wants it to stay on the feet.
rashad blocks a head kick by Kuklinski.
Kuklinski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuklinski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kuklinski has a takedown stuffed.
rashad slips a jab and a cross from Kuklinski.
rashad throws a nice looking combination but Kuklinski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuklinski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but rashad avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Kuklinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
rashad closes the distance and clinches.
Kuklinski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but rashad pulls him back up using the underhooks.
rashad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
rashad tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuklinski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has rashad pinned against the cage. rashad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kuklinski is breathing heavily.
rashad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from rashad. No joy for Kuklinski on that attempt.
rashad closes the distance and clinches.
rashad wants the takedown. Kuklinski is fighting it off but rashad persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kuklinski's guard against the cage.
Kuklinski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. rashad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. rashad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
rashad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kuklinski, up you get!
rashad gets a clinch.
rashad manages to break the clinch.
Kuklinski shoots in but rashad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
rashad misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rashad throws a hook but Kuklinski avoids it easily.
rashad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
rashad has Kuklinski up against the cage in a clinch.
rashad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
rashad throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
rashad throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Kuklinski stumbling backwards into the cage! Kuklinski bounces back off the cage towards rashad, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! rashad lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! rashad celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). sugar rashad!
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